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There are numerous ski clubs in the Far West Ski Association. A current list appears,
beginning on page 81 of this issue of the Far West Skier's Guide. Some clubs cater to singles,
others are family oriented. Many offer ski trips where children can particpate, learn to ski, race
or just have fun in the mountains with other children of a similar age. Members of the Phoenix
Ski Club enjoy a family ski trip to the Arizona Snowbowl in Flagstaff. photo provided by Kristy Welsh
Family & Youth Programs
by Jane Wyckoff
Past President, FWSA
Industry initiatives for the sustainability
of snowsports include youth and family development
and diversity in snowsports.
There are some clubs and councils in the Far
West Ski Association supporting these very
important initiatives. The Phoenix Ski Club
in the Arizona Ski Council offers ski trips
where children can participate, and the
Sierra League & Council offers a Junior
Racing Program. One of the largest programs
is through the National Brotherhood of
Snowsports.
The National Brotherhood of Snowsports
Western Region is one of the Far West
Ski Association's 10 regional councils. There
are four NBS regions across the United
States, with 15 active ski clubs in the Western
Region. The mission of the National Brotherhood
of Snowsports is to identify, develop
and support athletes of color who will win
Olympic and International winter sports competitions
representing the United States, and
to increase participation in winter sports.
NBS has been conducting a Winter Outreach
Program, sponsoring ski and snowSocial
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" In the Know "
by Joe Harvis
Social Media Chair, FWSA
board trips at the regional and local club level
for more than 45 years. The goal of the NBS
Winter Outreach program is to increase participation
in winter sports within underrepresented
communities by offering organized
ski and snowboard trips to people of color
who would otherwise not have the opportunity
to participate in them. At the core of the
mission is that, " Inclusion is critical for the perpetual
existence of our world and the outdoors,
therefore, providing equal access to opportunities
and resources will empower all and foster new intellectual
insight, growth, and the answers we cannot
develop individually. "
Barriers to snowsports for minorities include
geographic, economic, and cultural factors.
A simple way to overcome these barriers
is through exposure. A way to address these
barriers is to conduct ski and snowboard outings
in conjunction with local NBS clubs.
Such outings serve to connect people of color
to the joys, benefits and beauty of winter
sports and can continue to support participation
in winter sports throughout a lifetime.
Some of the trip outings have been " payThe
Winter Outreach Program of the
National Brotherhood of Snowsports, has been
sponsoring ski and snowboard trips at the
regional and local club level for 45 years.
photo provided by National Brotherhood of Snowsports
as-you-go " on the part of the participants. In
those cases where NBS has been able to subsidize
ski and snowboard outings for economically
disadvantaged youth and adults,
the response has been incredible. The joy of
exposing someone to a sport that they otherwise
would never have the opportunity to
experience is one of the greatest outcomes of
the NBS mission.
The National Brotherhood of Snowsports
Olympic Scholarship Fund provides
scholarships to athletes that meet the criteria
established to qualify for " Team NBS. " The
athletes that become members of " Team
NBS " exemplify the hard work and dedication
required to represent the National
Brotherhood of Snowsports and the United
States on the regional, national and international
stage. The OSF grants scholarships
annually and those awards are coordinated
and managed by the NBS Olympic Scholarship
Committee. Team NBS has provided
scholarships and funding for more than 45
athletes since the inception of the program.
It has had four (4) Olympians, two (2) in the
Paralympics, Bonnie St. John and Ralph
Green, and two (2) in the Olympics, Seba
Johnson and Errol Kerr, both representing
Caribbean nations. For additional information
about the NBS missions and programs
please visit www.nbs.com. ss
The Far West Ski Association has a Facebook page and a Facebook group. Find our
page by searching for Far West Ski Association@fwsa.org and " like " us, then you will
be getting all of our current news and activities. Our group is found under Far West Ski
Association, click " join " , and you will be able to interact with us as we post new information
for you. We periodically post information about the varied FWSA programs. Like
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