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2019 FWSA Environment Award:
Janine Rands
by Fran Long
Vice President, Public Affairs, FWSA

Steve Coxen, Awards Chair, presented Peter Smith of
the Wailers Ski Club with the Safety Person of the Year
Award, for his outstanding volunteerism as National Ski
Patrol Director at Snow Valley Ski Resort.

Safety Person of the Year:
Peter Smith
The Far West Ski Association is a constant proponent of safe skiing. Safety should be given the highest regard by both ski resorts and
participants. This annual award honors the person who has done the
most to promote safety consciousness within the Association. This can
be done through a variety of methods including safety articles, on
mountain activities, presentations, public speaking, working ski patrol,
and many other activities.
This year's Safety Person of the Year Award winner is Peter
Smith, a member of the Wailers Ski, Snowboard and Social Club, Los Angeles Council of Ski Clubs. He has been a member of the Wailers for
17 years, and is an active proponent of safety within his club and council.
Pete has been a member of the National Ski Patrol since 2008.
He works as the Ski Patrol Director of Snow Valley Ski Resort. He
averages 100 days per year including his off-season activities. He also
recruits others to join the National Ski Patrol. Pete is responsible for
briefings and meetings with the other Patrollers, and his day begins
long before most of the other Patrol members.
Whether large or small, all ski resorts need to have a ski patrol to
help set up and maintain the mountain for safety. Many have full time
paid patrollers, but quite a few mountains still use the volunteer National Ski Patrol. Among the patrollers' many duties, they respond to
injuries and emergencies all around the mountain. This is essential for
the safety of every resort.
Pete indeed is an exemplary Safety Person of the Year. Congratulations and thanks for improving safety for your fellow skiers and
snowboarders.
The Safety Person of the Year recognition program is sponsored
by Telluride Ski Resort and Mountain Lodge Telluride. Peter received a voucher from the sponsors for a trip during the upcoming ski
season. ss

Palm Court of the Palace Hotel / October 10, 2020

Janine Rands of SLO Skiers Ski Club was presented
with the 2019 Environment Award by Mary Manning,
Senior National Sales Manager of Aspen/Snowmass,
sponsor of the program, and Fran Long, Environment
Committee Chair.

The Environment Award is designed to encourage good stewardship of our environment. We want to inspire and reward creative
efforts to conserve and protect our environment. This Award recognizes a special action that the applicant took, or something he or
she put in place that made a difference. This award is graciously
being sponsored by Aspen/Snowmass, The Gant Aspen, and The
Crestwood Condominium Hotel.
The winner of the 2019 Environment Award is Janine Rands,
a member of SLO Skiers Ski Club in San Luis Obispo (Central Council).
Janine was recognized for her efforts in encouraging her local club,
local communities, and ski areas to more heavily emphasize "zero
waste".
Janine's program included obtaining enough reusable tableware
to serve 150 people, organizing a local tableware share lending library
in several neighborhoods, preparing talking points to use with ski
areas and community organizations, and presenting at local community meetings and ski areas. Congratulations, Janine! Janine and
her husband will enjoy a very nice weeklong vacation enjoying both
Aspen and Snowmass.
A huge Thank You is extended to Aspen/Snowmass, The Gant
Aspen and The Crestwood Condominium Hotel for sponsoring this very
important program. ss

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