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▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼continued from page 42ular FWSA Silent Auction. North Americanand international ski industry and resort representativeswill be present to answer questionsand share information about thesplendors of their resorts and products. You’llalso have an opportunity to place bids onmore than $100,000 worth of great deals onski, sport and adventure packages, plus sportsequipment! There is no admission charge forthe FWSA Silent Auction and it includes acomplimentary drink!On Saturday morning, there is a TravelExpo where approximately 100 resort representativesand tour operators will be availablefor one-on-one meetings to discuss planningyour group’s next ski or adventure trip.Snowsport celebrities will be featured at theafternoon Multi-Media Presentation. PublicAffairs and other FWSA programs will haveinformational panels both in the morning andafternoon.A very important element to the FWSAConventions is the Snowsports LeadershipAcademy. These sessions take place on Saturdayand give your delegates and the publicknowledge that they can take back to theirclubs. We are all volunteers. How do we learnto be leaders? This is accomplished by takingpart in the FWSA Snowsports LeadershipAcademy. Admission to the FWSA LeadershipAcademy Sessions is included as part ofthe package for all Full Package Delegates tothe FWSA Convention and is available in aSaturday Only package to the general public.Saturday night is a black tie optionalevening of Mountain Magic Moments. Thiswill include the FWSA Awards Banquet andDance. Service awards and recognitions willbe given to many of our most honored volunteersand industry partners. After the dinneris complete, and the presentations are done, iswhen the party and dancing really gets started.All this fun and activity will be followedon Sunday morning with the business end ofThe Silent Auction is THE place to be togather information on your next ski trip.Jason Forrest from Whitefish Mountain Resortin Montana speaks to several delegates at the80th Annual FWSA Convention in Ogden,Utah. photo by Emilio Trampuzthe Convention. This is when officers areelected, by-laws and resolutions are voted on,and all other FWSA business is addressed.The morning’s General Session is all plannedaround a sumptuous Sunday Brunch.Yes, attending a FWSA Convention is afun experience, plus you’ll return with importantknowledge on how to make your clubsstronger and hopefully increase the numbersof your volunteers and members.If you’d like to assist the Bay Area SnowSports Council as a volunteer for the 2013FWSA Convention, please contact Host CouncilConvention Coordinator, Linda Indreboe atbac.publicaffairs@skibac.org. For additional informationregarding registration or conventionactivities contact Jane Wyckoff, FWSA ConventionChairperson at janewyckoff1@cox.net.Our FWSA Industry Partners can contactDebbie Kor, FWSA V P of Marketing atfwsadebbie@comcast.net.Detailed information and a registrationform will be posted on the FWSA website,www.fwsa.org in early 2013. Registrationmaterials will also be distributed to the clubsand councils. We invite you to join us andlook forward to seeing you at the Grand SierraResort and Casino where we will all share inthe Mountain Magic Moments. ▲▲The Saturday luncheon brings everyone together to dine, to meet celebrity guests andhear motivational speakers. Bill Singleton / Shutterrific Photography44 Far West Skier’s Guide 2O12 - 2O13 / See the Digital Edition of the Far West Skier’s Guide at www.fwsa.org.