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Far West 2013 Academic Team
SRD and WCS Scholarship - Due July 1.2013
Congratulations
U14.U16 Speed Camp - CANCELLED due to lack of sign ups!!!
Newly Passed First Year U18 FIS Rule
U10.U12 Champs Discounted Clothing Sales
Grand Prix Scholarship Winners 2013
Far West Championships Extra Jackets for Sale
POC Sponorship for 2013-2014 Season
Far West Ski Association Scholarship
Summer Ski Camp Options - Link to our camps page (these are not Far West Skiing Sponsored)
Understanding the U Class System
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May 22, 2013
Far West 2013 Academic Team
The Far West Academic Team recognizes current Srs - U16 athletes whose GPA for the previous spring season's Spring Semester was a 3.5 or better. The athletes must be registered Sr-U16 during the spring academic period. Athletes are invited to send a legible copy of the spring term report card to FWS office by September 15th, in order to be named to the Far West Academic Team. The Far West Academic Team will be announced on the FWS website by September 17th.
May 22, 2013
Congratulations
The following were awarded at the USSA May Congress event last week in Park City, Utah. Very excited for our Far West members.....
Snowboarding Athlete of the Year: Kelly Clark (Mammoth Mountain)
Outstanding Masters of the Year: Deb Lewis
Tom Reynolds Lifetime Achievement in Coaching Award: Hermann Gollner
Alpine Club of the Year: Squaw Valley Ski Team
May 20, 2013
FIS Rule Passed
Alpine Sport Committee passed the new rule below.
First year U18 athletes will begin their FIS racing season when the Northern Hemisphere racing season commences. This will restrict first year U18 athletes from racing in the Southern Hemisphere prior to the Northern Hemisphere season
- approximately
Nov 15 of each season.
May 9, 2013
U10.U12 Championships
Discounted Clothing
The Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows Foundation (SAF) is
offering discount prices on remaining U-10 / U-12 Championship sweatshirts and
long sleeve t-shirts. Choose from Adult small,
medium and large in either, or both, sweatshirts or long sleeve t-shirt.
To place an order, complete the linked Order Form and mail, with
payment, to SAF at the address indicated on the form. Quantities are limited so do not delay and
order today.
DISCOUNTED PRICES:
$25.00 SWEATSHIRTS
Adult: Small, Medium, Large, and X-Large
$15.00 LONG SLEEVE T-SHIRTS
Adult: Small, Medium, and Large
All proceeds benefit SAF, a 501c3 non-profit
organization, and our team athletes.
Thanks in advance for your support and
participating in this fundraiser.
Andrea Osborne
SAF, Director of Fundraising
May 1, 2013
Grand Prix Scholarship Winners 2013
The Grand Prix series takes place each season for U18's and U21/Srs. This series includes the Divisional FIS events, and the Far West Finals for all disciplines. The places are determined by adding up the total World Cup Points earned during ALL of these listed races. Overall champions earn scholarships to be used in the following season, 2014. These scholarships are funded by the Far West Skiing budget.
We would like to congratulate the following athletes on their successes throughout the season.
Ladies: U18's
1st place, $300 Scholarship Madeline Johnson
2nd place, $150 Scholarship, Natalie Riffel
3rd place, $100 Scholarship, Nikita Norton
Ladies: U21.Srs
1st place, $300 Scholarship Madeline Riffel
2nd place, $150 Scholarship, Morganne Murphy
3rd place, $100 Scholarship, Audrey Hume
Mens: U18's
1st place, $300 Scholarship Cody Wilson
2nd place, $150 Scholarship, Bret Nilsson
3rd place, $100 Scholarship, Nicolo Monforte
Mens: U21.Srs
1st place, $300 Scholarship Ryan Schoenfeld
2nd place, $150 Scholarship, Kirk Carlson
3rd place, $100 Scholarship, Reid Lambres
please click the link to see each Grand Prix Standings:
Mens Srs/U21 Mens U18 All Ladies
May 1, 2013
FW Extra Jr Champs Jackets for sale
Far West has extra of the U16 and WR JR Champs jackets available for purchase in SM, and M.
The cost of each jacket is $125 and quite a steal of a deal. For ordering please contact the Far West Office, lucy@fwskiing.org or 530.559.4130.
April 19, 2013
POC Sponsorship for 2013-2014 season Due June 1st
POC is looking for athletes to sponsor for hte 2013-2014 season. Applying for a sponsorship is easy, all you have to do is visit www.sponsormepoc.com and fill out an application. The application deadline is June 1st and they will not accept applications after this date, so be sure to apply ASAP. Next year's team will be named on July 1st.
Athletes need to be between the ages of 12 and 18 years of age who have a passtion for the sport, along with the will and motivation to reach an elite level.
For more information please check out the website or contact POC, not the Far West Office.
April 18, 2013
Far West Ski Association Scholarship - due June 30th, 2013
The Far West Ski Association offers financial assistance in the form of athletic scholarships to USSA licensed alpine ski competitors in the U21, U18, and second year U16 classes. Application procedures and forms can be found at the FWSA website (fwsa.org); click on Member Corner - Programs. The deadline for applications is 30 June 2013.
