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Bay Area Snow
Sports Council
by Paul Vlasveld, President
The Bay Area Snow Sports
Council (BAC) is a very active
part of the Far West Ski Association
and the National Ski Council
Federation (www.skifederation.org).
Our focus is Having Fun!
One might ask, " Who should join a
BAC club? " A very simple answer
is YOU!
We welcome snowboarders,
skiers, cross country skiers, snowshoers,
and even those who prefer
non-snow social activities. Bay
Area Snow Sports Council has
fun doing a variety of club and
council activities on and off the
snow.
The BAC has 16 active
member clubs based in the
greater San Francisco Bay area
which extends as far north as the
Napa Valley, south to Monterey /
Carmel and east to Modesto. We
feature two separate leagues
within the BAC. Our Open League
has 12 clubs and welcomes individuals,
couples, families and their
children. Our Singles League is
made up of four clubs with their
full members being over 21 years
of age and must be single to initially
join one of their clubs. You'll
find fun things to do all year long
with our clubs.
There is the social aspect to
the BAC clubs! Non-skiers and
non-snowboarders find their way
BAC Council members gather at the FWSA Ski Week held at the Steamboat Ski Resort for the Council Night
Party in 2020. Preparations are currently being made for the 2022 Ski Week to be held at Aspen Snowmass in
late January - early February. You will not want to miss this one! photo by Cathy Wilson
to our member clubs for activities
such as dancing, hiking, camping,
bike riding, tennis, golf, adventure
travel, etc. In fact, we have
members who have been on all
seven continents of the world. Yes,
that includes Antarctica!
You will be amazed by the
variety of trips available through
the BAC, our various clubs, and
the Far West Ski Association. The
locations include many Tahoe
venues, domestic locations, adventures
to Europe and just about all
points on a compass. You can find
members of the BAC going to the
slopes just about any time during
the winter (In both the Northern or
Southern Hemispheres!) As an example,
in 2021, we had members
skiing in Sun Valley, ID, and many
additional locations. During 2022,
trips are scheduled to Aspen/
Snowmass, CO; then Sölden, Austria;
and Valle Nevado, Chile in
2023.
Another wonderful part of
the BAC clubs and our members
is how we volunteer our time and
energy through community outreach
and fund raising programs.
Our main benefactors are Achieve
Tahoe (Formerly DSUSA) and the
Far West Ski Foundation Scholarship
program. Over the years, we
have raised over $395,000 for
their programs! Many of the
clubs' volunteer time and money
to their designated charitable organizations.
The
history of the Bay Area
Snow Sports Council is just as
amazing as what is taking place
today. In mid-1940, the Bay Area
Ski Federation was organized " For
the welfare of Bay Area Skiers " and
voted to join the Far West Ski Association
as the Bay Area Council
(BAC) Ski Clubs in 1961.To embrace
all snow sports activities, the
current name of the BAC is " Bay
Area Snow Sports Council " . During
all four seasons our BAC clubs are
very active!
In November, BAC will hold
the Annual Virtual Winterfest
event where the BAC clubs can
meet with our industry partners in
a relaxed and fun atmosphere to
celebrate the coming winter sports
season.
We, in the leadership of the
BAC, are very lucky to have our
clubs and their members associated
with us along with having the
Lake Tahoe Area in our " backyard " .
Our members are amazing and the
amount of history and diversity of
local places to ski and/or snowboard
is a true gift.
Our Recreational Race Schedules
for 2021 - 2022 will feature
Alpine Meadows, Sugar Bowl, and
Heavenly Valley (venues subject to
change). In addition, there are the
Far West Championships at Mammoth
Mountain! Become one of
our " racers " . Come out and have
a great time! Even if you don't
race, please join us at the slopes
during any of our on-mountain
events. Cow bells are encouraged!
In our continued efforts to
share information with our BAC
members, we have a monthly
BAC General Meeting where we
welcome and look forward to having
guest speakers who talk about
their resorts, products and/or
travel opportunities. This year, we
are also putting a great deal of
energy into sharing information
on how to improve our various
clubs through informative and interactive
conversations!
If you have any questions or
need more information about the
BAC, please contact me at
bac.president@skibac.org or look
at our website at www.skibac.org.
To our members, clubs and those
who donate and support our efforts,
I always like to say - " Thank
You for Being the One Who Makes
the Difference! "
Please check out one of our
clubs, come to the slopes with us
and have fun with our Volunteer
Non-Profit Organization!
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