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I THE NORTH AMERICAN
TRAVEL PROGRAM
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by Nancy Ellis
Vice President - North American Travel, FWSA
We had a great 2023 travel year. We started the season with an all-councils' Ski Week to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Jackson
Hole Mountain Resort had a record snowstorm near the end of our week and people were thrilled to ski powder before they
headed home. Our Mini Ski Trip was Taos, New Mexico. Taos had a few snowstorms prior to our arrival and during our trip.
Fresh powder and calm winds brought lots of smiles to those that skied from the top of Kachina Peak at 12,481 feet.
It felt like pre-COVID ski trips this year as the ski resorts didn't have COVID protocols such as masks and limits on numbers
of people riding chairlifts or gondolas. We held our Welcome and Farewell Banquet without rules for social distancing and extra
spacing. Everyone was aware that COVID, the flu, and a new respiratory virus were around, and participants were respectful
to not attend events if they were sick. This is the new " normal " for travel and seemed comfortable for everyone.
The North American travel program offers trips for Ski Club and Direct Members to destinations in North America, Canada,
and U.S. territories. Steamboat Ski Week is January 27-February 3, 2024. Past Ski Weeks have included: Snowmass, Sun Valley,
and Big Sky. The 2025 Ski Week will be to Banff, Canada, January 25 - February 1, 2025. Our annual Mini Ski Trip will be to
Copper Mountain, Colorado March 17-22, 2024. In 2025, we will be going to Big White Ski Resort, Canada.
There are adventure trips every two years that are non-ski trips. In June, 2022 we toured Fairbanks and Denali National
Park and took a cruise down the inland passage on the Majestic Princess. Past adventure trips have been a Windjammer Cruise
aboard the Vela, exploring the fabulous British Virgin Islands; summer trips to Mammoth Lakes with fishing, kayaking, and bike
riding; Panama Canal Cruise; Caribbean Cruise to the U.S. Virgin Islands, Bahamas, and St. Maarten; a Mississippi Steamboat
Cruise and New Orleans trip; and a trip to see the start of the Iditarod in Anchorage, Alaska. We're exploring options for a 2025
Adventure Trip and will post this trip on the Far West Ski Association website, www.fwsa.org, in spring 2024.
Check the Far West Ski Association website www.fwsa.org for a listing of our trips and how you can sign up. Looking forward
to seeing you on one of our trips!
Enjoying the FWSA Taos Mini Trip are Front to Back: Kathy Brewington,
Becky Stuart, Nancy Ellis, Joyce Hedlund, Ditah Rimer, Ronnie Schultz,
and Rick Harrington. Taos had a few snowstorms prior to our group's
arrival, to the delight of the powder fans.
FWSA skiers at the top of Kachina Peak at the Taos Mini Ski Trip:
Joyce Hedlund in the foreground and Ann Christensen in the background.
photos
provided by Nancy Ellis
In 2017, Taos Ski Valley became the first ski resort in the world to become a certified B-Corporation. These corporations
are businesses that meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal
accountability to balance profit and purpose. The B Corps are accelerating a global culture shift to redefine success in
business and build a more inclusive and sustainable economy. For further details go to www.skitaos.com.
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