nwskiers-eletter : Message: NWSCC Meeting & Announcements

Northwest Ski Club Council

NEXT Meeting: Wednesday, March 19, 2003

6:00 pm Social Hour --- 7:00 pm Meeting

Gourmet Stuft Pizza, 4200 Mercantile Drive, Lake Oswego, OR (503-635-1313)

NWSCC is giving away a door prize of one, Mt. Hood Meadows, 10-Time Punch Pass----come and be the winner and ski free the remainder of the season!!!!

NWSCC - MAN AND WOMAN OF THE YEAR
At Wednesday nights meeting we will be voting on the Man and/or Woman of the Year. Please join us for this annual event for NWSCC. All club honorees will be honored at the Council's spring event "The Snow Rose Casino Night" on May 9, 2003. All club honorees are also eligible to become Northwest Ski Club Council's Man and Woman of the Year and represent the Northwest Council at the Far West Ski Association Convention from May 29 thru June 1 in Palm Springs, California.

CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN 1/2 PRICE DAY

On Sunday, March 30th, ski Crystal Mounain, Washington for 1/2 price!!! Just show your FWSA card.

SNOW ROSE'S CASINO NIGHT:

Friday, May 9th, 2003 will be the date for NWSCC's forst annual �Spring Fling.� This semi-formal event will be held at McMenamin's Edgefield, 2126 SW Halsey, Troutdale, in Blackberry Hall, beginning at 6:30 p.m. with a no-host bar. There will be wine tasting and a sit-down dinner, followed by an evening of fast action at the gaming tables. We will have black jack and craps tables for your evening's enjoyment. Your winnings will lead you towards a raffle for prizes at the end of the evening. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Mt . Hood Cultural Center & Museum. Bring your spouse or significant other! Bring your friends! This promises to be an exciting event, filled with fun, food and fast action. The cost will be approximately $40 per person, limited to 150 attendees. See your NWSCC representative for tickets or Debbi Kor at 503- 682-1563 ijustwannarun@... Diane Hicks at dskier1@... .

FAR WEST RACE CHAMPIONSHIPS-----or------A GREAT SKI GETAWAY WEEKEND FOR NON-RACERS.

Skiers and snow-riders of all sorts will be having fun enjoying the snow on Mt. Bachelor and partying at the Riverhouse in Bend, during the weekend of April 4-6. This event will have several dimensions: A chance to ski and party with fellow snow-lovers from Washington, California, Arizona, Nevada and Oregon. You don't have to be a racer, you don't even have to be a good skier. Hey, you don't even have to be a skier at all! Come learn how to ski. Or come just for the party (Saturday night, April 5)! PACRAT racers will have their last race of the season on Saturday (April 5). Come race or come cheer our racers! Far West Race Championships will be held. A world-cup style Slalom (on Saturday), and a Giant Slalom (on Sunday). Must qualify--Pacrat automatically qualify, races held during the FWRA week at Big Mountain, and the Masters race organized Skiyente Ski Club. Racing Clinics will be held on Thursday (free 2-hour clinics) and on Friday, April 4 (whole-day clinic for $45). So, come a day early and get some training (optional) before the main event. Everything is optional. There is no "package deal". Things have been made flexible. Sign up for as much or as little as you want. Here are the elements to choose from:

* 2 nights lodging at the Riverhouse: $93. (Lodging is $46.50 per person per day (i.e. $93 per person for 2 nights).

* FWRA Racing fee (Slalom & GS): $35.

* Optional full day race clinic Friday: $45.

* Discounted lift tickets only $33. (Racers, non-racers, and family)

* Saturday night Awards Party: $20.

To be part of all this fun stuff, register by mailing a check (made out to NWSCC) and your contact info to: Marilyn Sigler, 2100 NE 77th Ave., Vancouver, WA 98664. (360) 883-6937 or marski@... .

You can check out the Far West and the NWSCC web sites for more info on the Championships:

1) www.fwra.com/Championships/ 2) www.nwskiers.org

For racing-related questions, contact Jim Martin: crebholtz@....

For lodging and/or complete package, contact Marilyn Sigler: marski@...

Timberline Ski Resort - A weekend with Jeanne Thoren - March 28-30, 2003

This is a very special Weekend with Nationally renowned women's equipment expert Jeannie Thoren. Jeannie knows first hand the challenges women face in achieving proper equipment set-up. Sometimes just a few subtle, but critical, adjustments to a skiers exisiting equipment will produce immediate results. The two day package includes: lift tickets, two days with Jeannie, Friday evening reception, breakfast, lunch and dinner on Saturday and breakfast and lunch on Sunday. The cost is $399. Lodging is available at Timberline by calling 503-231- 5400. To register or for more information please call 503-622-0750. You can also check out Jeannie's home page at http://www.jeanniethoren.com/.

Camille Frederick - Event/Promotions Coordinator, Timberline Ski Resort (503-622-0750

PNSA CHAMPIONSHIPS - MT. BACHELOR, OREGON:

Mt. Bachelor Ski Education Foundations brings you the PNSA Championships. Any skier, 21 years or older, may enter the PNSA Championships to be held at Mt. Bachelor, April 10-13.
     April 10 - Super G Training on Cliffhanger trail
          11 - Super G on Cliffhanger, choice of 1 or 2 races
          12 - GS on Thunderbird trail
          12 - Dinner and Awards at Widgi Creek Golf Club
          13 - SL on Thunderbird
Go to MBSEF (www.mbsef.org), click on "Events," go April in calendar, for complete information and entry form or call MBSEF at 541-388-0002. Entry deadline: must be postmarked by April 2, 2003.

Thanks!!!
Please contact NWSCC with questions: contact@...

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