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gratulations to this year's winner for the Club
& Council History competition to Après Ski
& Social Club of the Bay Area Snow Sports
Council.
The amount of work that must go into a
substantial history discouraged participation
and caused us to create a recognition other
than the original. So, we started the Historic
Ski Club (HSC) program for clubs who could
prove operation for 50 years or more. Note
that this now means formation before and operation
since 1973. Just provide the History
Chair an application available on www.fwsa.
org, your proof of founding date and a good
hi-res color logo. The HSC program proves
the enduring attraction of clubs and the need
for them to provide a basic information center
at the grassroots. We welcomed three additions
to the HSC alumni this year at the
FWSA Convention in Portland. Congratulations
to All Seasons Ski Club of the NBS
Western Region Council, Après Ski & Social
Club and Rusty Bindings Singles Ski Club,
both members of Bay Area Snow Sports
Council.
The HSC programs also include Ski Patrols
and Ski Schools within the Far West region.
If you know of a deserving Ski School;
or Patrol that has been in existence for 50 or
more years, please, as above, contact the
FWSA History Chair with a completed application
available on www.fwsa.org, along with
proof of founding date and a good hi-res color
logo.
The Western Ski Heritage Award is
sponsored by Steamboat. Western Ski Heritage
is an odyssey. It was designed to recognize recent
work which shows the role of snowsport
in the larger community. We have recognized
many authors and research projects, all
shown on www.fwsa.org. This year, the WSH
was awarded to Lowell Skoog, author of
" Written in the Snows: Across Time on Skis in
the Pacific Northwest. "
We still have work to be done in the preservation
of Association records and the trends
that could be gained from them. If you read
through previous issues of the Far West Skier's
Guide, The Councilman and/or The Far West Ski
Association Turns 90 booklet, you will see several
possible historic sketches that need authors.
Using the Secretary's minutes and
reports from councils and committee
chairmen, an annual narrative could be
written. All good for recruiting. Any volunteers
out there that enjoy research and
writing? Get in touch with us and let's start
planning. Congratulations to our winners! ss
FWSA Historic Ski Clubs & Councils
Historic Club
Location
Cascade
Sahalie
Fresno
Longview
San Diego
Sequoia
Modesto
Mt. Hood Ski Patrol
Bogus Basin
Marin
Long Beach
Bay Area Council
Los Angeles Council
Schnee Vogeli
Idaho Falls
Phoenix
Grindelwald
Vand Bakke
Desert
Hawaii
Balboa
Skiyente
Wailers
Nisel
Cheyenne
Single
Torrey Pines
Snowbounders
San Diego Council
Après
Orange County
Bergfreunde
4 Seasons West
Orange Council
All Seasons
Rusty Bindings
Portland, OR Northwest
Snoqualmie Pass, WA Northwest
Fresno, CA Central
Longview, WA Northwest
San Diego, CA San Diego
Visalia, CA Sierra
Modesto, CA Bay Area
Mt. Hood, OR Northwest
Boise, ID Intermountain
Marin County, CA Bay Area
Long Beach, CA Los Angeles
San Francisco, CA Bay Area
Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles
Portland, OR Northwest
Idaho Falls, ID, Intermountain
Phoenix, AZ Arizona
Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles
West Covina, CA Orange
Richland, WA Northwest
Alea, Hawaii Northwest
Newport Beach, CA Orange
Portland, OR Northwest
Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles
San Francisco, CA Bay Area
Cheyenne, WY Intermountain
Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles
San Diego, CA San Diego
Anaheim, CA Los Angeles
San Diego, CA San Diego
San Jose, CA Bay Area
Fountain Valley, CA Orange
Portland, OR Northwest
Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles
Orange County, CA Orange
Oakland, CA NBSWR
Walnut Creek, CA Bay Area
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California Ski Library to Expand
Ingrid Wicken, the Curator of the California Ski Library in Norco, California, announced
that she will soon be expanding the library to double its size. The library
has a unique collection of books, magazines, photographs, and ephemera related to
all facets and disciplines of skiing. The expanded space will be the magazine room,
and display historic skis. For additional information about the library, visit
www.skilibrary.com.
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