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LOS ANGELES COUNCIL OF SKI CLUBSDavid Felker and DiranDonigan in Schweitzer.(See caption below.)Los Angeles Councilof Ski Clubsby Norbert Knapp, PresidentCongratulations to David Krupp,Century City Ski Club, recipient ofthe 2012 FWSA J. Stanley MullinAward (Man of the Year). Theaward was presented by RandyLew, President of the FWSA. BillSingleton / Shutterrific PhotographyThe Los Angeles Council of SkiClubs, with 29 member clubs, isone of the oldest and largest councilsin Far West Ski Association.Together, with our sister councilsin Southern California, we enjoy adiverse and wide-ranging homestretching from Mammoth andJune Mountains in the Inyo Forestto Mount Waterman and MountSan Jacinto in Los Angeles andSan Bernardino Counties.Our 5,000 plus members, fromSanta Barbara to Long Beach,enjoy sports of ALL kinds, winterand summer – snow skiing andboarding, water skiing and windsurfing, hiking, river-rafting, softball,volleyball, golf, tennis – not tomention the time-honored sport offine dining!But, to focus on winter sports,many of our larger clubs have severalweekend or mid-week trips toMammoth Mountain, as well astrips scheduled out of state and/orinternationally. L.A. Council runsone or more week-long trips toNorth American and/or internationaldestinations each season.For the 2012-13 season, our annualtrip is scheduled for February23 - March 2, 2013 to Mt. Bachelor.The highlight of our year is theannual Snow Gala at the OdysseyRestaurant overlooking GranadaHills and the San Fernando Valleyon October 27. More than just awonderful party, this event is designedto recognize outstandingmembers of each L.A. Councilclub. Each club chooses their outstandingman and woman to representthem at the Snow Gala. Itprovides everyone a chance tolearn about each club and aboutthe achievements and contributionsof at least two of its members.At the Gala, the councilselects a Council Man and Womanof the Year who go on to competeagainst other council representativesat the Annual Far West SkiAssociation Convention everyJune. Congratulations to our 2011-12 Los Angeles Councils’ Man andWoman of the Year, Aaron Algazy,Century City Ski Club, and SigridNoack, Unrecables. Sigrid was recognizedas the FWSA Councils’Woman of the Year. Congratulationsalso to: Catherine Ohl, PacificRim Alliance, recipient of the FWSAHans Georg Award; David Krupp,Century City Ski Club, recipient ofthe FWSA J. Stanley MullinAward; and John James, EdelweissSki Club, recipient of the FWSAWestern Ski Heritage Award at theAnnual Far West Ski AssociationConvention in Ogden, Utah.The Los Angeles Council hastwo race leagues, ULLR andRokka. See page 24 for contact information.Each league has fourraces at Mammoth, plus the SoCalChampionships. The Los AngelesCouncil Ski, Ride & Race CampCongratulations to Rokka League of Los Angeles Councilof Ski Clubs, winner of the Far West Racing AssociationChampionships at Mammoth Mountain. Members of thewinning Rokka Team are: Back Row - Marie LaFayette,Single Ski Club; Salliebett Tomei, Single Ski Club; SusanCook, Westwood; Debbie Warzynski, Westwood; BobWarzynski, Westwood; Al Tomei, Single Ski Club. FrontRow - Kathy Lewis, Single Ski Club; Dennis Frieborn,Single Ski Club; Laura Priess, Single Ski Club; Scott Peer,Westwood; Judith Miller, Single Ski Club; Richard Orosco,Westwood; Dave Olson, Westwood. Rokka League also wonthe Roma McCoy Trophy for the most points per racer.photo provided by Bonnie WestTOP LEFT: David Felker, Trip Leader for the LAC AnnualTrip 2012 to Schweitzer and Silver Mountain in Idaho, andDiran Donigan, enjoy the spectacular mountain views atSchweitzer. Diran, at 82 years young, earned a Nastarmedal the next day.ABOVE: A large group of skiers and boarders attended theLAC Annual Trip February 4-11, 2012. Participants werevery pleased with their mountain snowsports experiencesand the high quality service provided by the staff at bothresorts. photos provided by David Felker72 Far West Skier’s Guide 2O12 - 2O13