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on the symptoms and not the
cause.  We need positive, smart,
insightful, and committed leadership to sift through the distraction, and not to be the distraction.
  On behalf of the Western
Region of the National Brotherhood of Skiers, I would like to
thank and show appreciation to
Jane Wyckoff, Steve Coxen, Jane
Gutierrez, and Gloria Raminha
for their vision, outreach, and
commitment to diversity and inclusion in the Far West Ski Association.  Without that team, the
NBS Western Region would likely
have not been invited, nor joined
Far West.  Since 2015 in San
Diego, I personally have met hundreds of great leaders through my
involvement with FWSA.  That
said, we would be remiss and underserving the organization and
the snowsports industry if we do
not stand for what we know is
true.
  The member organizations
of the FWSA have much in common, yet we have differences that
we hesitate to share and speak
about freely.  To date, we have all
peacefully co-existed, but we
have truthfully not shared our
worlds.  I am asking the clubs of
the NBS Western Region and the
clubs and councils of the Far
West Ski Association to step out
of our comfort zone and seek opportunities to have difficult discussions in order to cultivate
cultural harmony.  In an effort to
have true cultural harmony, it is
my belief that open and honest
channels of communication are
key.  Neither the clubs and councils of the Far West Ski Association, nor the NBS Western Region
have social activism as a mission
or a priority.  We all came together, not to change the world,
but to share our world of fun
with others, which in time, can
change the world.
  Much of the world has

wrestled with terms like " playing
the race card " , racism, anti-racism, diversity, inclusion, reparations, Affirmative Action, Black
Lives Matter, All Lives Matter,
Black on Black Crime, Blue on
Black Crime, Defund the Police,
etc.  Although these concerns are
easily politicized, it is not a political issue.  It is a societal issue. 
What is most important to understand is, while nearly every one
of us is ingrained with cultural
biases, it is up to each of us to
recognize our biases, and manage
them for fruitful living.  Until we
face it, the issue lurks below the
surface and is swept under the
rug, or placed in the corner.  The
fourteen organizations that comprise the NBS Western Region
are in support of a concept of
serving as a resource for members of the clubs and councils of
the Far West Ski Association to
increase all of our mastery of cultural differences (Cultural Quotient), and to achieve a greater
sense of " welcome " in snowsports.
  U.S. Ski & Snowboard recently hosted a panel web meeting regarding race in snowsports.
Please see the link to the
recording at https://youtu.be/
1zLMXTtCaLk.
Snowsports Industries America is also hosting panel discussions https://snowsports.org/
inclusion/.
We are all here for fun, so it
is our belief that fun for all of us
is increased through cultural harmony.  To that end, a resolution
is pending for the Far West Ski
Association to regularly pursue
and provide opportunities to help
members of clubs and councils of
the Far West Ski Association recognize and manage cultural biases in order to cultivate cultural
harmony in snowsports for all
participants on and off the slopes. 
See you in the snow soon!

In 2021, the NBS will host a virtual
NBS Black Summit. Check the website for
more information - http://www.nbs.org. 

Leaders of NBS Western Region at Presidents' Meeting hosted in
San Diego, CA L to R: Keith Green - Executive Board Snowboard
Association, Teri Allard - Inland Empire Ski and Sports, Skip Roberts U2 Can Ski, Brenda Holden - SnowBusters Ski Club, Ida Cochrane Winter Fox, Gary Garrett - All Seasons Ski Club, Yolanda Lockhart SnowBusters Ski Club, Shaunna Kinsey - SnowBusters Ski Club, Cliff
Sims - Four Seasons West, Shirley Wallace - Mountainview Ski Club,
Todd Hood - SnowBusters Ski Club, Frank Robertson - Winter Fox,
and Michael Cunningham - Fire & Ice. photo provided by Todd Hood

National Brotherhood of
Skiers - Western Region
www.nbswr.org
Vice President: Todd Hood
(203-570-5733)
vicepresident@nbswr.org

NBSWR
Member Clubs &
Contact Information
ALL SEASONS SKI &
SNOWBOARD CLUB
Oakland, California
www.asscskiclub.org
President: Gary " G Money " Garrett
AllSeasons@nbswr.org
BLADERUNNERS SKI CLUB
Los Angeles, California
President: Gale Frazier
BladeRunners@nbswr.org
CAMELLIA CITY SKI CLUB
North Highlands, California
camelliacityskiclub.homestead.com
President: Charles Ward
CamelliaCity@nbswr.org
EBONY SKI & RACQUET CLUB
West Sacramento, California
www.facebook.com/EbonySkiClub
President: Sharon Sargeant
Ebony@nbswr.org
EXECUTIVE BOARD
SNOWBOARD ASSOCIATION
Los Angeles, California
President: Keith Green
EBSA@nbswr.org
FIRE & ICE SKI CLUB
San Jose, California
President: Michael Cunningham
FireAndIce@nbswr.org

FOUR SEASONS WEST SKI
& SNOWBOARD CLUB
Los Angeles, California
www.4sw.com
President: Clifford Sims Jr.
4SW@nbswr.org
INLAND EMPIRE SKI
& SPORTS CLUB
Riverside, California
President: Teri Allard
IESSC@nbswr.org
MOUNTAIN VIEW SKI CLUB
San Diego, California
President: Shirley Wallace
Mountainview@nbswr.org
SIERRA SNOW GLIDERS, INC.
Las Vegas, Nevada
www.sierrasnowgliders.com
President: Carolyn Haywood
Sierrasnowgliders@nbswr.org
SNOWBUSTERS SKI CLUB
Pasadena, California
www.Snowbusters.com
President: Yolanda " Yoli " Lockhart
Snowbusters@nbswr.org
SNOWPROS SERVICE CLUB*
Pasadena, California
President: Forrest King-Shaw
SnowPros@nbswr.org
U2 CAN SKI CLUB
Stockton, California
President: Steven " Skip " Roberts
U2canski@nbswr.org
WINTER FOX SKI
ASSOCIATION
Los Angeles, California
https://www.facebook.com/
winter.fox1
President: Ida Cochrane
Winterfox@nbswr.org

* Probationary Club
through 2020-211
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