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above topics as they apply to ski club dynamics was the mission of the attendees in the afternoon session of the Snowsports Leadership Academy. The attendees split into three groups where each brainstormed on ways to be more effective in their marketing efforts, mentoring successors for club board positions, and the use of various mediums to convey the club message. In the final stages of the session, each group presented their findings to the entire audience. To begin, each group had a facilitator to assist in getting the ideas flowing. Marketing was the task taken on by Jo Simpson, President of Sierra Council, to help foster ideas on building club membership. They focused on defining the club demographic, creating interest, and how to convey the message. San Diego Council President Eileen Sanford was charged with the duty of helping her group come up with creative ways of cultivating successors for club board positions. The theme centered on developing an action plan, utilizing resources in the club, and how to monitor the results of your efforts. Sheri Parshall, President of Northwest Council, led her group through the process of discussing media and effective outreach communications. Emphasis was placed particularly on websites, social media, and networking as the standard today.
Greg Thomson Shows Way to Preservation of Ski History
by John Watson
Historian, FWSA
Next…
The Snowsports Leadership Academy sessions have provided a high degree of enthusiasm and have been well attended each year. Next year at the 2013 convention in Reno will bring something new to the program. Don’t miss out.
photos by Bill Singleton / Shutterrific Photography
in Held Utah Ogden,
Convention attendees enjoyed a variety of optional events including a pool party with a mechanical bull at the Marriott Ogden, and the 6th Annual Michael German Memorial Golf Tournament at the Wolf Creek Resort Golf Course in Eden, Utah.
The legacy of ski history is rapidly fading to forgotten. Firsthand experience older than about 1965 now resides only in octogenarians. Memorabilia, photographs, journals, banners, medals are vulnerable to disposition by people who don’t understand their value as history. Even well meaning descendents and friends puzzle over what to do with these collections. Dr. Greg Thompson, our 2012 Snowsports Builder honoree, showed us the way in his presentation at the Ogden convention. He has for 22 years conducted acquisitions for the Ski Archives (he is a cofounder with the late Sue Raemer) in the University of Utah’s J. W. Marriott Library. He is the Associate Dean for Special Collections, which includes ski materials. This has entailed a tenacious long term effort to capture personal materials from skiers piece by piece before the material vanishes or goes into the dumpster. Thompson has conducted the Ski Affair for 20 years, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to maintain the special collections activity. Special collections is an initiative all regions, councils and clubs need to take up as well, naming an archivist who can serve as a collection point, cataloging and securing material for ultimate educational purposes in a suitable library, university or museum. Save your paper products, memorabilia, paraphernalia and records of skiing’s legacy and let’s get local special collections archives started.
The Making History DVD provides a history of Ski Clubs and Racing over the last 150 years. See page 27.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Far West Skier's Guide - 2012-2013
Far West Skier's Guide - 2012-2013
Contents
Board of Directors, Trustees
President’s Message: FWSA Offers A Variety of Activities & Trips
FWSA Committee Chairmen and Other Representatives
National Ski Council Federation Serves Councils & Clubs Nationwide
Springtacular . . . What?
Council Information
Councils Come Together: Identify Common Strengths & Problems, Assist to Provide Solutions
The New Ski Season is Here
Direct Membership is Available in FWSA
FWSAIndividual Membership Form
FWSA Revamps Website
It’s Been 25 Years
FWSA Travel Program
FWRA Silent Auction Donors
FWRA: Racing is Fun & Helps Improve Technique!
2013 FWRA Championships Alpine Meadows, California
FWRA Board of Directors
FWRA League Race Chairs
FWRARace Schedule
FWSA Athletic Scholarship Program
Far West Ski Foundation Expands Program
FWSA Ski Clubs Continue Generous Donations in Time & Fundraising
FWSA 2012 Convention
Greg Thompsom Shows Way to Preservation of Ski History
FWSA 2012 Convention Sponsors
Convention Door Prize Donors
FWSA Industry Award Recipients
Travel Expo/Silent Auction Milestones
2012 Councils’ Man & Woman of the Year
Silent Auction & Travel Expo Participants - 2012
FWSA Safety Person of the Year
FWSA Western Ski Heritage Award
FWSA 2012 Service Award Recipients
FWSA Snowsports Builder Awards
Harry Leonard Inducted into U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame
2013 FWSA Convention - Reno, Nevada
Reno/Lake Tahoe: Come Early - Stay Longer
Lodging Options
2014 FWSA Convention - Bend, Oregon
Public Affairs - 2012 Update
Chuck Morse Honored - “Veteran of the Year”
FWSA Historic Ski Clubs
Skiing on Grass
Innsbruck . . . The Epicenter of Austrian Sports
Sensory Overload: Helicopter Skiing in the Chugach Mountains, Alaska
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FWSA Council & Club Information
Regional Ski Shows
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