Arizona <strong>Ski</strong> Councilby Arleigh Meiners, PresidentKayaking and rafting down the Salt River is a popularsummer activity for members of Arizona <strong>Ski</strong> Council clubs.photos provided by Arleigh MeinersARIZONA SKI COUNCILThe Arizona <strong>Ski</strong> Council willkick off their annual ski seasonwith a picnic at North MountainPark on Saturday, November 3.About 85 to 100 people will attendthis event, representing all memberclubs. The heat doesn’t slowdown the activities of the Arizona<strong>Ski</strong> Council and member clubsduring the summer. We just moveout of the desert! In addition tothe happy hours, parties, and dinners,the seven ski and social clubshad a lot of activities planned tobeat the heat! Check out theirwebsites for more information ontheir active calendars of events.◆ Arizona Outdoor TravelClub, (AOTC) hiked throughoutArizona this passed summer. Exercisehikes were planned everyTuesday in the Phoenix MountainPreserve. They had a 4x4 outingin Colorado and a hiking trip inCalifornia.◆ The Sailing AdventureClub (SAC) is a new member ofthe Arizona <strong>Ski</strong> Council. The SailingAdventure Club is a social clubbased in Phoenix, Arizona withactivities ranging from local sailing,and non-sailing events, to outof country sailing adventures. Singles,couples and families are welcometo join this club.◆ The Boeing Employee AdventureClub continues their hikingschedule, as well as, biking,camping, kayaking, pool partiesand family events around town.Boeing employees may contactwww.boeing.com for more informationabout recreation activitiesthat are planned!◆ The East Valley <strong>Ski</strong> Club,(EVSC) beat the heat with campoutsin the mountains, at the lakesand rivers and they attend severalDiamondbacks’ baseball games! Tojoin them, check out their websiteat www.evskiclub.org.◆ Partytime Sports, (PTS)spent a lot of the summer doingmonthly boating trips to LakePleasant, as well as playing inLaughlin and Las Vegas, Nevada.For more information, contactthem at ggg44@q.com.◆ The Phoenix <strong>Ski</strong> Club(PSC) is getting ready for a fantastic2012-2013 ski season. Seven skitrips are being planned and the skitrip over New Years is to ParkCity, Utah. Other trips include BigSky, Taos, Wolf Creek and Telluride.PSC also had many activitiesplanned for the summerwhich included many HappyHours, Dinner of the Month,kayaking, and hiking. Trips to St.66 <strong>Far</strong> <strong>West</strong> <strong>Ski</strong>er’s Guide 2O12 - 2O13John in the Virgin Islands, SanDiego, and a houseboat trip toLake Powell were also planned.The Phoenix <strong>Ski</strong> Club will be celebratingtheir 65th Anniversarynext year. Planning events havestarted. Details can be found ontheir website: www.phxski.org.◆ Scottsdale Sea & <strong>Ski</strong> Club,(SS&SC) (www.scottsdale-skiclub.com) started their summer schedulewith a Wine and Cheese party,and a Luau. A Pub Crawl on thefamous Whiskey Row in Prescottis a popular favorite getawayweekend in August. Mountaincampouts, water skiing, and boatingwere some other highlights forthis past summer.The 2012-2013 ski schedulesfor the member clubs, are postedon each club’s individual website.Clubs will be skiing Colorado,Utah, New Mexico, and Montana.To keep track of these and otherexciting Arizona <strong>Ski</strong> Councilevents, please go to:www.arizonaskicouncil.org.ASC has elected their newofficers for 2012-2013. They are:President - Arleigh Meiners; vicepresident- Sue Birmingham; secretary- Jim Nachbar; treasurer -Carla Kramer; and race coordinator- Linda Johnston.To beat the heat of thedesert, members head toareas where the cool breezesblow. This sailing trip wasto St. John, Virgin Islands.
Arizona <strong>Ski</strong> Councilwww.arizonacouncil.orgPresident: Arleigh Meiners480-391-1442president@arizonaskicouncil.orgArizona <strong>Ski</strong> &Social ClubsMember Clubs &Contact InformationARIZONA OUTDOORTRAVEL CLUBwww.azotc.comPresident: Dan Rothman480-991-1647Dwrr1@yahoo.comBOEING ADVENTURE CLUBwww.boeing.comRepresentative: Janice RoedelJanice.c.roedel@boeing.comEAST VALLEY SKI CLUBPresident: George Kinnamangmkinnaman@yahoo.comPARTY TIME SPORTSPresident: Gary Gertzggg44@q.comPHOENIX SKI CLUBwww.phxski.orgPresident: William Behnke602-828-0050wbehnke1@earthlink.netSAILING ADVENTURE CLUBwww.sailingadventureclub.orgCommodore: Ralph Morganrhmorgan@oco.netSCOTTSDALE SEAAND SKI CLUBwww.scottsdale-skiclub.comPresident: Wanda Himlerpresident@scottsdaleskiclub.comAttendees of the 2012FWSA <strong>Ski</strong> Week enjoyedburgers and billards at thepopular Jackson HoleTown Square Tavern.photo courtesy of Ken CalkinsBAY AREA SNOW SPORTS COUNCILBay Area SnowSports Councilby Dennis Heffley, PresidentThe Bay Area Snow SportsCouncil (BAC) www.skibac.org isa very active part of the <strong>Far</strong> <strong>West</strong><strong>Ski</strong> <strong>Association</strong> www.fwsa.organd the National <strong>Ski</strong> Council Federationwww.skifederation.org.Our focus is Having Fun! Onemight ask, “who should join a BACclub?” The very simple answer isYOU!The BAC has 30 activemember clubs based in thegreater San Francisco Bay areawhich extends as far north as theNapa Valley, south to Monterey /Carmel and east to Modesto. Wefeature two separate leagueswithin the BAC. Our OpenLeague has 25 clubs and welcomesindividuals, couples, familiesand their children. OurSingles League is made up of fiveclubs with their full membersbeing over 21 years of age andmust be single to initially join oneof their clubs.There is the social aspect ofall of our BAC clubs! Non-skiersand non-snowboarders find theirway to our member clubs for activitiessuch as dancing, hiking,camping, bike riding, tennis, golf,adventure travel, etc! In fact, wehave members who have been onall seven continents of the world.Yes, even Antarctica!The variety of trips availablethrough the BAC to go skiing,snowboarding, snow shoeing,cross country skiing and includingnon-skiing activities, can be foundwithin our various club trips,council trips and <strong>Far</strong> <strong>West</strong> <strong>Ski</strong> <strong>Association</strong>trips. The locations includemany Tahoe venues, domesticlocations, adventures toEurope and just about all pointson a compass. You can find membersof the BAC going to theslopes just about anytime duringthe winter!Another wonderful part ofthe BAC clubs and our membersis how we volunteer our time andenergy through community outreachand fund raising. Our mainbenefactor is Disabled Sports,USA <strong>Far</strong> <strong>West</strong> Division (DSUSA)www.dsusafw.net. Over the yearswe have raised over $375,000 fortheir program! On September 14,2012, we held our 7th AnnualBAC / DSUSA Oakland A’s BaseballGame, Tailgate BBQ and Fireworksevent. Members of theBAC, their friends and family hada great night. Thank you to theOakland A’s Baseball and Vail Resortsfor supporting this event!The history of the Bay AreaSnow Sports Council is just asamazing as what is taking placetoday. In mid-1941, the Bay Area<strong>Ski</strong> Federation was organized “Forthe welfare of Bay Area <strong>Ski</strong>ers” andvoted to join <strong>Far</strong> <strong>West</strong> <strong>Ski</strong> <strong>Association</strong>as the Bay Area Council(BAC) <strong>Ski</strong> Clubs in 1961. To embraceall snow sports activities,the current name of the BAC is“Bay Area Snow Sports Council”.During all four seasons our BACclubs are very active!The Singles League portionof the BAC holds an AnnualSnow Ball in November to celebratethe coming winter sportsseason. This year, we are havingour 38th Anniversary of this galaevent! The evening consists of awonderful black tie optional dinner/ dance along with a silentauction and an amazing raffle.Our auction and raffle would notbe possible without the tremendoussupport that we receive fromthe ski industry and resorts!We, in the leadership of theBAC, are very lucky to have ourclubs and their members associatedwith us along with havingthe Lake Tahoe area in our “backyard”.Our members are amazing<strong>Far</strong> <strong>West</strong> <strong>Ski</strong>er’s Guide 2O12 - 2O13 67At this year’sConvention, Fire& Ice <strong>Ski</strong> Clubin the BACreceived theFWSA Charity &Community ServiceRecognitionAward. DennisHeffley gladlyaccepts the honor.photo courtesy ofEmilio Trampuzand the amount of history and diversityof places to ski / snowboardis a true gift.Our Recreational Race Schedulesfor 2012 - 2013 will be featuringAlpine Meadows, North-Star California Resort and SquawValley! The <strong>Far</strong> <strong>West</strong> Championshipswill be held at AlpineMeadows Resort! Become one ofour “racers” and come out to havea great time. Even if you don’trace, please join us at the slopesduring any of our on-mountainevents. Cowbells are encouraged!In our continued efforts toshare information with our BACmembers, we have a monthlyBAC General Meeting where wewelcome and look forward to havingguest speakers who talk abouttheir resorts, products and/ortravel opportunities. This year, weare also putting a great deal of energyinto sharing information onhow to improve our various clubsthrough information and interactiveconversations!As the host of the 81st Annual<strong>Far</strong> <strong>West</strong> <strong>Ski</strong> <strong>Association</strong>’sAnnual Convention, we inviteeveryone to The Grand Sierra Resortand Casino in Reno, Nevada,June 6-9, 2013. The BAC andFWSA volunteers are putting togetheran amazing event just foryou!If you have any questions orneed more information about theBAC, please contact me at bac.president@skibac.orgor look at ourwebsite at www.skibac.org.To our members, clubs andthose who donate and support ourefforts - I always like to say . . .“Thank you for being the one whomakes the difference!”▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼
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