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PACRAT Racing
NWSCC web site
FWSA web site
NSCF web site
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Click on photo for a
short video about our
club.
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Mt. High Events
Last
updated: April 24 2021
Latest news in the left column,
Click on underlined events in
the Calendar on the right or
scroll down for details of
upcoming events.
Weather
forecast for Government Camp on
the right.
See
bottom of this page for ski
area reports.
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NEWS
April
Lift Lines
- Mt.
High
Newsletter
Video
about The
National
Brotherhood of
Skiers.
This video
comes from the
US Ski &
Snowboard Hall
of Fame. It
begins with
Dan Egan
interviewing
some of the
latest
inductees into
the Hall of
Fame: Art Clay
and Ben
Finley.
The interview
is about 30
minutes long.
If you don't
have the time
to watch all
of it, skip to
minute 35 to
see a 3.5
minutes video
produced by
REI about the
early days of
the National
Brotherhood of
Skiers and
their first
trip to Aspen.
To startt,
click on the
heading of
this news
blurb.
 Far
West Skiers'
Guide
Click
on the image
here to see
this very
colorful
magazine.
Learn all
about past and
upcoming Far
West events,
the annual
Convention,
winter trips,
and more. See
what other
clubs and
councils are
doing.
Click
on each 2-page
spread to
thumb through
the rest of
the pages.
Man
and Woman of
the Year.
Our
2020 man and
woman of the
year are: Bill
King and Linda
McGavin.
Congratulations!
See our Awards
page for a
list of past
men and women
of the year
and other
awards. Please
send us your
nominations
for Man &
Woman of the
Year for 2021
(by October or
early
November).
Bill
King
Linda McGavin
NOTE
TO NEWCOMERS
Our club
provides
numerous
activities in
the following
categories.
a) Day
trips to Mt.
Hood ski areas –
currently on
TRIPS
page,
b) Ski
trips
to other ski
areas in the
West --
see
TRIPS
page.
c) Recreational
racing –
RACING
pages.
d) Social
events,
parties, etc. –
on the
HOME
page.
e) Summer
activities
(Biking,
Hiking,
Rafting,
Picnic, etc.) –
usually on our
HOME
page.
To fully
understand
what our club
does, please
see a whole
year of past
photos on the
PHOTOS
page.
Let's
ski together!
Join for an
informal fun
day on the
slopes! Our weekend
skiers
tend to go to
Timberline
and/or
Skibowl.
Our
mid-week
skiers usually
go to Meadows
on Thursdays
or whenever
there is some
fresh powder.
How to connect
with us?
-
See
the weekend
& mid-week
entries on our
TRIPS
page.
-
Click
on our two FORUM
buttons in the
menu and see
who is going
skiing and
when.
Participate in
the
discussions!
-
See
our
Facebook
page, where
all our
members can
post their own
messages and
often invite
others to come
ski with them.
Start by
clicking on
the Facebook
button in our
main menu.
- On
the mountain,
if
you have a 2-way
radio,
tune it to
channel 6-19.
Mt.
Hood Express
bus service
 We
have always
encouraged
carpooling
from Sandy,
and that is
still an
option. But,
now you can
take the new
Mt. Hood
Express bus
instead. For
only $2 (or
just $1.50 if
you prepay for
20 tickets),
you can ride
the bus from
Sandy to
Skibowl,
Government
Camp, or
Timberline.
Catch the bus
right on Hwy.
26, at a park
and ride bus
stop half way
between
Champion Way
and 362nd
(which is the
Fred Meyer
traffic light
in Sandy).
Turn into
Champion Way
to park at the
Information
Center.
The most
convenient bus
starts at 7:45
am and arrives
at Skibowl at
8:32 and at
Timberline at
9 am. Click
here for the
complete
schedule.
Also
note that
Timberline
runs its own
hourly shuttle
between
Government
Camp (stopping
at the Mt.
Hood Brewing
Co., at
Collins Lake
Resort, and at
the Chevron
station at the
top end of
Govy). This
shuttle runs
only on
weekends and
holidays.
Approximately
once an hour
to make the
full round
trip.
Powder
Alliance.
Unlimited
skiing at Timberline
and Mt.
Hood Skibowl
+ 3 free
tickets at
each of 17
other ski
areas, for a
total of 51
free ski days
Not valid on
Saturdays.
Those 71 and
over pay only
$50.
All prices
will increase
after Nov. 5
and 26.. See
more at:
www.powderalliance.com and on the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/powderalliance
Season
Passes
compared.
Compare the
cost and
benefits of
various lift
ticket passes.
This was first
published in
Lift Lines. It
is now on our
Articles
page.
 Mt.
High Cookbook
available.
A great gift.
Debbi
Kor put
together a
Club Cookbook,
full of
recipes
contributed by
many of our
club members.
You can
purchase the
book at any of
our social
events and ski
trips, or
Contact
Debbi
at:
ijustwannarun1@comcast.net
Ski
Areas page -
new &
improved
The
best way to
get info about
ski areas. The
updated page
contains
almost all the
ski areas in
the West, 186
of them. It's
the easiest
way to get
info for a
trip. Just
click on
whatever ski
resort you
want.
Also
find info on
heli-skiing.
Also
available on
our Ski Areas
page is an
Excel
Spreadsheet
containing a
list of all
the ski area
in Norrh
America. Use
it to track
the places you
have skied.
Membership
renewal.
Please
renew your
club
membership in
the Fall
(September,
October, or
early
November).
This is also
the best time
to sign up for
a ski trip
with the club.
It is best to
renew in
person at the
annual Ski
Fair or at our
annual Kickoff
Party. If
you do it by
mail, simply
print
print the Dough
Transmittal
form and
mail it in.
You can find
it on our Membership
page and on
the Forms
& Docs
page.
 Join
a PACRAT team
Teams
are being
formed in
October and
November, and
many teams
need a few new
team-mates.
Camaraderie,
fun, racing,
après ski
parties and
more!
Check
it all out on
our Racing
page and on
the
PACRATs
web
site.
Contact:
Racing@mthigh.org
Member
Benefits
updated - 20%
off at the
Taco Shoppe
Thanks
to Kevin
Bastin, owner
of the Taco
Shoppe and a
Mountain High
club member,
we have now
been offered
20% off of any
item on the
menu (not just
the burritos).
But only 10%
discount
during the
summer months.
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Color
code:
This
color code is valid
until you use the
links. The viewed
links will then change
color, due to your
browser's settings,
but the dates will
still remain the
original color.
Blue: Mountain High club
events
Maroon: NWSCC, FWSA, or
multi-club events
Black: General events
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JULY
TBA
Hikes,
Bike rides, etc.
Club
electionsare
postponed
indefinitely, until we
can meet safely again.
For now, the planned
annual Mt. High Season
Kickoff party has been
cancelled.
See more
event details in the next
section below.
Club
membership has
steadily increased
from 2002 - 2011, and
has stabilized around
250 - 300 since then.
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Last Monday
of the month, we
meet at the Round
Table Pizza
10070 SW Barbur
Blvd., Portland
(near the corner of
Capitol Hwy.) to
plan future club
events, trips.
If you'd like to get
a bit more involved
with the club,
please come and join
us. This is a
working and
planning
meeting, but it's
open to all. Social
gathering: 6:00
pm, and the
meeting starts at:
6:30 pm.
NOTE:
Due to the COVID
pandemic, these
meetings are now
being held
virtually,
through Zoom.
NWSCC meetings
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Representatives
of local ski clubs
gather to
coordinate
activities, plan
joint events and
trips. Sometimes,
there's a guest
speaker. These
meetings are open
to all.
Time:
Socializing starts
at 6 pm. Meeting
starts at 6:30
pm..
Dates:
Meetings are held
quarterly on the
3rd Wednesday in
October, December,
March and June.
Location:
At various
locations around
the Portland metro
area. See the
NWSCC web site
for details.
NOTE:
Due to the COVID
pandemic, these
meetings are now
being held
virtually,
through Zoom.
Searching for
the Perfect
Ski Watch
Check
out some of the
features available
on watches these
days: Altimeter,
Compass,
Clinometer,
Barometer,
Stop-watch, and
more. And water
resistant to 200
meters. Sadly, not
all in one watch.
Read this
article.
Oregon Skiing
& Boarding
Blog
A
blog set up by
Drew Jackson, the
weatherman at
KPTV-12, writing
about snow
conditions from a
skier's
perspective. This
has been added to
both our
Blogs and
Links pages.
Vision
for the 21st
Century
A
whole new vision
of enhancing both
safety and fun on
the slopes. Read
all about it
(click on the "Vision"
button. Get
involved. Write to
the ski areas.
Write to ski
magazines. Refer
them to our
website:
www.mthigh.org/Vision.htm.
Trips Survey
Results
Thanks to
the 60
people who
completed the
online survey. See
the results
summarized in the
July issue of
"Lift Lines", or
see the complete
results
here:
Mt Hood List
- A great
new site!
Go to
MtHoodList.com
to post your own
message, to find a
carpool to Mt.
Hood, to find
buddies for a
Meadows 4x4,
or any other Mt.
Hood related
activity.
Check
out this content
on our site!
a) Blogs
eg.: David Schor's
adventures
b) Videos
(our recent trips
and racing)
c) Skis
for sale
on our
Bulletin Board!
Send us your
photos/stories!
What
did you do this
past winter?
Where did
you ski? Where
were you 20 or 30
years ago?
How did you learn
to ski? Any
spectacular
falls? Any
embarrassing
moments? Send in
your personal
short stories or
reminiscences.
Please add a photo
of yourself or the
people in your
story. Digital
photos are most
welcome. Printed
photos will be
scanned in and
returned to
you. Contact
Emilio.
Free $kiing
corner.
Free
or half-priced
lift tickets.
In
the
Forum,
post your
questions,
requests,
offers, or
help provide
answers.
Bulletin
Board
vs.
Forum
For plain
text announcements
or questions, feel
free to post your
own message in the
Forum.
For more
elaborate,
announcements,
including
graphics, photos,
etc. please email
them to us at webmaster@mthigh.org
and we'll post it
on the Bulletin
Board.
We Want You!
We
know you have
something to
contribute to the
club.
Organize a party,
a hike. a game of
cards, a visit to
the theater, or
just a TGIF. Take
your favorite
activity and
invite other club
members to join
you. Just let us
know what you
could do for the
club. Or, better
yet, come to our
monthly planning
meeting, any last
Monday of the
month, at the
Round Table Pizza.
2-way
Radios on the
slopes!
Connect
with other club
members on the
slopes. Simply get
on the radio
channel 6-19,
and call for
Mountain High
members. That is
Channel 6, Privacy
code 19. There is
a permanent note
about this on our
TRIPS page.
Free Antivirus
Say
goodbye to your
paid antivirus.
Avast!
is totally free
and performs even
better in tests.
Download it and
try it yourself:
http://www.avast.com/en-us/get/6SK2Jprm
Web
site &
Newsletter
At the 2020
FWSA
Convention in
June, we won
1st place
for Web
site.
1st place
for Newsletter.
See more on
our Awards
page.
Boots &
More
Performance
LLC
with
Greg Coulter
 Greg
Coulter has
left Hillcrest
Sports to
focus on Boots
and More.
He has been
involved with
the ski
industry for
25+ years and
has chosen to
go his own
direction.
Boots and More
is service
only.
Boot fitting,
and ski &
snowboard
tuning and
repair. It
also sells
insoles and
liners as well
as boot
accessories.
The big
difference
between Greg
Coulter and
everyone else
is that he
will pick up
and drop off
the customers
equipment.
Contact Greg
via email;
gcoulter40@gmail.com, or phone 503-917-9360.
Visit the
Boots and More
Facebook page
and Like
it.
Also, see the
BAM
Performance
website
to find out
more.
 ShredHood.org is a
web site
devoted to
everything Mt.
Hood. It
contains the
latest news,
classifieds,
racing, new
school, old
school,
videos,
slides,
events,
resources.
The web site
was started by
Ben Jacklet,
a local
journalist.
Check it out:
http://shredhood.org/
Mid-Week
skiing at
Mt.
Hood Meadows
A
group of us
skis more or
less regularly
mid-week at
Mt. Hood
Meadows. Come
join us.
See details
below.
Weekend skiing
at Timberline
A
group of us
skis more or
less regularly
on weekends
att Timberline
Come join
us. See
details below.
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EVENT DETAILS
Note: Trips and Racing
events have their own pages.
The events listed below
are events other than ski trips and
races.
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Mt. High members at
Stevens Pass
Mt. High members on
Mt. Hood
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NOTE
TO NEWCOMERS
Our club provides numerous
activities in the following
categories. Most of them
have their own separate pages on
our web site:
a) Day trips to Mt.
Hood ski areas
(both weekend and mid-week) –
currently on the
TRIPS page..
b) Ski trips
to other ski areas in the
West -- see
TRIPS page.
c) Recreational
racing –
RACING pages.
d) Social events,
parties, etc. – on
the
HOME page.
e) Summer
activities (Biking,
Hiking, Rafting,
Picnic, etc.) – usually
on our
HOME page.
Our Home page is mainly a calendar
of events and a place to post
social events that don't have
their own separate pages, such as
Trips and Racing events
do.
To get a better view of what our
club does, please check the
ABOUT US page and the
PHOTOS page, which
shows almost everything we did in
the past year(s). Each season, we
start to build a new Photos page,
so if you are checking us out at
the beginning of the season, check
out one of the previous year's
Photos page, which will be more
complete.
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Online
meeting of the
NW
Ski Club Council
March
17, 2021. (Wednesday)
6:45
pm - Start signing in.
7:00
pm - start meeting.
8:00
pm - end meeting
The next NWSCC Council meeting via
ZOOM!! A great opportunity to
see and hear what's new in 2021.
There will be door prizes
Guest Speakers:
1.
Glen Anderson with the Mt.
Hood Ski Patrol discussing
what they do and how to qualify; and
2. Harlan Sheppard
with the Washington
Department of Transportation,
an avalanche forecaster and
control technician for the North
Central Region. Harlan will
speak about general avalanche
awareness, avalanches in a highway
context, and resources for
continuing education
Meeting ID: 810 0375 4078
Passcode: 544525
Everyone is invited. See
more info at: https://nwskiers.org/
Have an idea on something we should
be discussing? Please let us
know. Know of a good speaker
in the ski industry that you would
like to hear from, let us know that
as well. We're open to new
speakers and ideas.
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Mountain
High
All-club
Zoom Meeting
April 22,
2021. (Thursday) 6:30
pm.
This meeting is open to all our club
members. Please join us for about an
hour or so.
The meeting will have three main
purposes:
- To see each other and socialize
a bit virtually.
- To make some trip and activity
announcements.
- To share any other news we might
have at that time.
Mt. High Snowsport Club is inviting
you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Join Zoom Meeting at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89999582428?pwd=VzFsWFowSnVJRWE4UHhLVjNtWERqUT09
Meeting ID: 899 9958 2428
Passcode: 097194
Or: One tap mobile
+12532158782,,89999582428#,,,,*097194#
US (Tacoma)
Meeting ID: 899 9958 2428
Passcode: 097194
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Mt.
High
Monthly
meeting
Usually
on the last Monday of the month.
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Mountain
High
Monthly Board meeting
AS
LONG AS THE VIRUS THREAT IS
STILL PRESENT,
WE
WILL HOLD AN ONLINE MEETING
INSTEAD.
April
26, 2021. (Monday)
6:30 - 8:00 pm
Current
location: Online. Join us on
"Go To Meeting" from your
computer, tablet, or smartphone
at:
You
can also dial in using your phone.
(For supported devices, tap
a one-touch number below to join
instantly.)
United
States: +1 (571) 317-3122
- One-touch:
tel:+15713173122,,348167965#
Access
Code: 348-167-965
Future
Location (after the COVID
pandemic): Round Table
Clubhouse, 16444 Boones
Ferry Rd, Lake Oswego, Oregon.This
will be our future location.
For now, we are meeting online via
Zoom.
This is an
organizational and planning
meeting, attended mainly by Board
members, trip leaders, activity
organizers etc., but it is open to
all. Anyone wanting to get
more involved with the club is
welcome.
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Road sign just 2
miles before Government Camp.
Gathering in
Skibowl's parking lot.
NOTE:
DURING THE CLEANUP, WE ARE
SEPARATED INTO GROUPS OF JUST ONE
OR TWO PEOPLE, SO IT'S EASY TO
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCE.
LIKE, ONE
PERSON ON EACH SIDE OF THE ROAD.
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Mt. High
Highway
Cleanup
Our 15th cleanup.
June 5 , 2021
Saturday, 10am
Our club has adopted a
2-mile section of Highway 26,
mileposts 51-53. We have
been keeping it clean since
2010.
We'll meet in Mt.
Hood Skibowl's parking lot at 10
am sharp. We'll do some good
work for 2 hours.
Click on
the map to enlarge.
12:00 (noon) -
approximately. The club will
cover the cost of lunch either
at the Brew Pub or at The
Taco Shoppe in Government
Camp. Let's replenish our energy
and enjoy each other's
company.
Those who plan to help,
need to go on-line with the
State Highway Department, and
just review the "rules of the
road" so to speak. We used to
have to watch a video, but that
is no longer required. Now, you
just need to read through the
rules and instructions, and we
can deal with the rest
ourselves. Just go to:
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_700/oar_734/734_029.html
and scroll down to the
"Specific Requirements".
The "Applicant" is our club, and
the Participants are all who
show up on the day of the event.
NOTE: We only need
about 10 people. Debbi
will have the waivers we all
need to sign on the day of the
event.
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Mt.
High
Social (Seafood or BBQ)
July 24, 2021
(Saturday) at 6:00 pm.
Social gathering at Debbi’s place. We
can either do a backyard BBQ, or turn
it into the Annual Seafood
Party. We’ll let the club decide
what they want to do.
Location: Debbi Kor, 8513 NE
149th Avenue, Vancouver WA 98662.
See Google
map.
. EVERYONE PLEASE
RSVP by July 17.
We can have a
maximum of 45 people.
First come, first served. Once
we reach 45, we cannot accept
anyone else. Sorry about
that!
Please RSVP to Debbi
Kor at
ijustwannarun1@comcast.net
or (503) 314-7078.
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Mt.
High
Social at McMenamin's
Edgefield
August 21, 2021.
(Saturday). 11
am - 5 pm
Location:
McMenamins
Edgefield Blackberry Hall
2126 SW Halsey St.
Troutdale, OR
97060 (Map)
Social gathering at McMenamin’s
Edgefield for some food and drinks.
Also, optional, possibly some golf.
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Click on the logo to go
the FWSA web site:
Click here for
Convention
flyer
The Convention will be held at the
Town and Country Resort &
Convention Center
500 Hotel Circle North
San Diego, CA 92108
800-772-8527
www.towncountry.com
See a great video of
San Diego at sunrise, filmed with
a flying quad-copter drone:
https://vimeo.com/113168936
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89th
annual
Far
West Convention
San Diego,
California
October 7 - 10,
2021
October
7 - 10, 2021.
The
Convention date was changed from
June to October, due to the
COVID 19 pandemic, in the hopes
that by October most of us will
be vaccinated.
Remember we
are all part of larger
organization. Yes, we are part of
the NW Ski Club Council, ... but
also of the Far West Ski
Association, which encompasses
eleven Councils in Arizona,
California, Colorado, Idaho,
Montana, Nevada, New Mexico,
Oregon, Washington and Utah.
FWSA represents all our local ski
clubs, and organizes at least 3
trips every year:
1) the FWSA Ski Week (at
Aspen this past winter);
2) the FWSA International Ski
Week (usually in Europe);
3) an International Summer
trip (like a trip to China
or the Alaska Cruise).
Activities at the Convention:
Thursday
and Friday are the fun days, in
the form of golf, hiking, biking,
pool party, etc.
FWSA organizes a number of club
competitions — for best
Newsletter, best Web site,
Outstanding club, Safety person of
the year, Man and Woman of the
year, etc. Awards are given at the
annual Convention..
A big part of the annual
Convention is a Travel Expo,
where club members can meet with
dozens of Ski Industry
representatives.
A number
of ski celebrities are usually
present. In the past, we had
several Olympic ski champions,
some extreme skiers, some founders
of famous ski areas, famous
film-makers, and more.
Registration and
info:
Register by May 8, 2021 to secure
your spot.
Register and Pay Online
or download the
Registration Form.
For more information see the FWSA
Convention web pages at:
YET TO BE ANNOUNCED.
Also, please notify Debbi Kor
that you are coming to the
Convention, so that all our Mountain
High delegates are registered as a
single group. Contact Debbi at:
ijustwannarun1@comcast.net
This year's FWSA Convention is being
hosted by the San Diego Council of
Ski Clubs
http://skisandiego.org/
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go the FWSA web site:
Click below to
go the Convention web site:
Click here for
Convention
flyer
The Convention will be held at the
The Red Lion
Hotel on the River
Jantzen Beach
909
N Hayden Island Dr.,
Portland,
OR 97217
Reservations:
TBA
or
call 503-283-4466
Group
name: Far West Ski Association
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90th annual
Far
West Convention
Portland, Oregon
June 9 - 12, 2022
June
8 - 12, 2022
This
year, we - the NW Ski Club Council -
are hosting the Far West Convention
in Portland, OR.
Remember
we are all part of larger
organization. Yes, we are part of
the NW Ski Club Council, ... but
also of the Far West Ski
Association, which encompasses
eleven Councils in Arizona,
California, Colorado, Idaho,
Montana, Nevada, New Mexico,
Oregon, Washington and Utah.
FWSA represents all our local ski
clubs, and organizes at least 3
trips every year:
1) the FWSA Ski Week (at
Aspen this past winter);
2) the FWSA International Ski
Week (usually in Europe);
3) an International Summer
trip (like a trip to China
or the Alaska Cruise).
This
year' theme: "Rolling on
the River"
Experience
tje mighty Columbia River, as well
as Mt. Hood, Oregon.
Activities at the Convention:
Thursday
and Friday are the fun days, in
the form of a Pub crawl, golf,
hiking, biking tour, pool party, etc.
FWSA organizes a number of club
competitions — for best
Newsletter, best Web site,
Outstanding club, Safety person of
the year, Man and Woman of the
year, etc. Awards are given at the
annual Convention..
A big part of the annual
Convention is a Travel Expo,
where club members can meet with
dozens of Ski Industry
representatives.
A number
of ski celebrities are usually
present. In the past, we had
several Olympic ski champions,
some extreme skiers, some founders
of famous ski areas, famous
film-makers, and more.
Registration and
info:
See more info about this year's
Convention and register at:
TBA
Please notify our very own Debbi
Kor that you are coming to the
Convention. Contact Debbi at:
ijustwannarun1@comcast.net
This year's FWSA Convention is being
hosted by the Northwest Ski Club
Council, www.nwskiers.org.
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