July 2010

  12  BAC General Meeting, 6:45pm social, 7:30pm meeting,  Englander Sports Pub, 101 Parrot St, San Leandro. 

  16-18  Monterey Ski & Social Club - Whitewater Rafting on American River, $285 rafters / $170 non-rafters, 2 nights lodging at American River Inn B&B in Georgetown, CA, 2 breakfasts, 2 evening wine parties, 1 catered dinner on the patio, rafting and lunch, space available for other clubs, contact Doug Weaver carmeldream@msn.com

  21-25  FWSA Hot Fun Under the Utah Sun Summer Trip.  From $90-$330 + $45 FWSA Amenity Fee.  4 nights stay ($90 per campsite or $175 per adult double occupancy/$315 per adult single occupancy/children under 13 free at 3 BR 3 Bath condo or $240-$330 per adult double occupancy hotel).  FWSA Amenity Fee (payable separately to FWSA) includes welcome party, farewell BBQ, concert headlined by Eric Heatherly & prizes.  Many optional activities available - Ogden City Pioneer Days with nightly rodeos, golf, horseback riding, boating, mountain biking, hiking, hot air ballooning and more.  Transportation is participant's responsibility.   Contact: Hotel & Condo Reservations (Wolf Creek UT 801-745-3787 specify Far West Ski Association Summer Trip) or Campsite Reservations at Anderson Cove Campgrounds (Gloria Raminha FWSA VP North American Travel  fwsa.natravel@sbcglobal.net or Sheri Parshall cougskier@aol.com)   FWSA CST # 2306983-40.

August 2010

  9  BAC General Meeting, Guest Speakers: Mammoth Mountain, Disabled Sports USA Far West, 6:45pm social, 7:30pm meeting,  Englander Sports Pub, 101 Parrot St, San Leandro. 

September 2010

  3  BAC Oakland As 5th Annual Disabled Sports USA Far West fundraiser, fireworks display night, $27 adults, game time Fr 7:05 pm. Tailgate BBQ planned in parking lot A (100 yards in front of where previous big McAfee sign used to be- look for BAC banner).  (more details forthcoming).  Field level section 108 seats.  Club check payable to BAC must be received by 8/16.  Contact: Norm Azevedo  nazevedo@sbcglobal.net  925-944-9816, 901 Sousa Drive, Walnut Creek, CA  94957

  4-11  FWSA Cozumel Mexico Dive Trip, $899 dive package + air or $539 non-dive package + air.  5 days of 2 tank boat dives (tips not included), 7 nights at Wyndham Reef Club double occupancy, all meals daily, all drinks daily including alcohol, all non-motorized watersports and activities, hotel taxes & tips on all other services.  Contact:  Randy Lew, fwsa13@telis.org, put FWSA Cozumel Dive Trip in email subject line, 503-304-0802.  FWSA CST #2306983-40

  13  BAC General Meeting, 6:45pm social, 7:30pm meeting,  Englander Sports Pub, 101 Parrot St, San Leandro. 

 9/25-10/2  FWSA Canada/New England Cruise - New York; Boston; Portland, ME; Saint John, NB; Halifax, NS on Carnival Cruise Lines; $625-$1016 per person double occupancy  (including taxes/fees for cruise only) + air/ground.  7 nights.  Contact: The Cruise Company 800-274-FUNN www.cruisecompany.com.  FWSA CST #2306983-40, 

October 2010

  11  BAC General Meeting, Guest Speakers: Northstar at Tahoe, Virginia City Tourism, 6:45pm social, 7:30pm meeting,  Englander Sports Pub, 101 Parrot St, San Leandro. 

November 2010

  6-7  3rd Annual SnowBomb San Francisco Ski & Snowboard Festival; Fort Mason Festival Pavilion, 99 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA; Sa 11am-8pm, Su 11am-6pm; $TBA general entry 1 day, $TBA general entry + tastings 1 day.  All ticket purchases include FREE Central Sierra lift ticket with holiday blackouts/other restrictions to Central Sierra resorts TBA plus free subscriptions to Freeskier & Snowboard magazines.  $1 million winter sports sale up to 70% off, interactive resort/ industry/ entertainment/ travel exhibits, Jobs in Tahoe Fair, Sa wine expo, Su brew expo, rail jam, BMX pros stunt show.  530-581-0553  www.sfskifest.com

  8  BAC Winter Festival / General Meeting, 7:30pm meeting.  Club Presidents/BAC Reps/Travel Coordinators invited to meet resort & industry reps.  Englander Sports Pub, 101 Parrot St, San Leandro.

  12-14  15th Annual Ski Dazzle - Bay Area Ski Show & Snowboard Expo (aka Bay Area Ski Show or San Jose Ski Show); San Jose McEnery Convention - South Hall, 435 S. Market St, San Jose, CA; Fr 3pm-10pm, Sa 10am-9pm, Su 10am-6pm; $15 adults includes FREE Super Lift Ticket/$3 children 6-11 (no free lift ticket).  Million dollar ski/snowboard sale up to 70% off, extreme movie theater, climbing wall, vert ramp show, rail slide demo.  979-497-4977 x68  www.skidazzlebayarea.com

  13-14  2nd Annual SnowBomb Silicon Valley Ski & Snowboard Festival; Santa Clara Convention Center, 5101 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA; Sa 11am-8pm, Su 11am-6pm; $TBA general entry 1 day, $TBA general entry + tastings 1 day.  All ticket purchases include FREE Central Sierra lift ticket with holiday blackouts/other restrictions to Central Sierra resorts TBA plus free subscriptions to Freeskier & Snowboard magazines.  $1 million winter sports sale up to 70% off, interactive resort/ industry/ entertainment/ travel exhibits, Jobs in Tahoe Fair, Sa wine expo, Su brew expo, rail jam, BMX pros stunt show.  530-581-0553  www.sfskifest.com

  20-21  9th Annual Ski Dazzle - Sacramento Ski Show & Snowboard Expo (aka Sac Show); California Exposition & State Fair, 1600 Exposition Blvd, Hall A & B, Sacramento, CA; Sa 11am-8pm, Su 11am-5pm; $15 adults includes FREE Super Lift Ticket/$3 children 6-11 (no free lift ticket).  Million dollar ski/snowboard sale up to 70% off, extreme movie theater, climbing wall, ski & rail slide lessons, rail jam contest.  70% off subscriptions to Freeskier & SnowBoard magazines 979-497-4977 x68  www.skidazzlesacramento.com

December 2010

  6  BAC General Meeting, 6:45pm social, 7:30pm meeting,  Englander Sports Pub, 101 Parrot St, San Leandro. 

  29-1/12  FWSA Antarctica Cruise with New Year's in Buenos Aires  From $5,643-$9,348 (prices reflect a $500 Early Booking discount for deposits received by 11/30/09) per person double occupancy, 15 days including 3 nights in Buenos Aires with daily breakfast buffet & half day guided tour, 10 day Antarctica adventure cruise with breakfast/lunch/dinner while viewing glacier, majestic cliffs, humpback & killer whales, various penguins, Elephant seals, roundtrip air from LAX to Buenos Aires, local transfers + estimated airline fuel surcharges & taxes $250 + cruise gratuities $9/day.  Contact: Holidaze Ski Tours 800-526-2827  FWSA CST # 2306983-40.

January 2011

  10  BAC General Meeting, 6:45pm social, 7:30pm meeting,  Englander Sports Pub, 101 Parrot St, San Leandro. 

  22-29  FWSA Ski Week, Sun Valley, ID. $1,005-$1,325 + air/ground. 5 of 7 day lift ticket, 7 nights lodging double occupancy, welcome party, pub crawl, BAC council night party, 3 races, mountain picnic, farewell awards banquet with dancing, apres ski party.  Contact: Paula Kinahon pkinahon@gmail.com, put FWSA Ski Week Sun Valley in email subject line  510-357-6127 evenings FWSA CST #2036983-40 BAC CST # 2050870-40

February 2011

  14  BAC General Meeting, 6:45pm social, 7:30pm meeting,  Englander Sports Pub, 101 Parrot St, San Leandro. 

  26-3/7  FWSA International Ski Week - Engelberg / Interlaken, Switzerland.  *1,357 per person double occupancy + $758 for associated air SFO/LAX (includes estimated $390 for departure taxes, customs, immigration & fuel charge) + exchange rate changes, 8 hotel nights (3 star Engelberg Terrace hotel 5 nights with nightly entertainment, 4 star Metropole Hotel 3 nights), welcome wine & cheese orientation, American breakfast buffet & dinner daily, roundtrip air from SFO/LAX, ground transportation.  Contact: Norm Azevedo fwsaitravel@sbcglobal.net, put FWSA 2010 Cortina in email subject line, 925-944-9816  FWSA CST #2036983-40

March 2011

  7-11  FWSA Bulgaria Post Trip Extension - Ski Bansko & Tour Sofia.  **$954 per person double occupancy (includes estimated $215 for extension flights & air taxes) + exchange rate changes.  3 nights at 4 star Banderitsa Hotel in Bansko, 2 nights 5 star Anel Hotel in Sofia.  American breakfast buffet & dinner daily, half day city tour in Sofia, ground transportation.  Must be taken in conjunction with FWSA  International Ski Week.  Contact: Norm Azevedo fwsaitravel@sbcglobal.net, put FWSA 2011 Engelberg in email subject line, 925-944-9816  FWSA CST #2036983-40

  13-19  FWSA Bucharest & Romania Post Trip Extension. $1,140 per person double occupancy (estimated visa & departure taxes & fuel charge subject to change) + exchange rate changes includes 6 hotel nights at 4 star hotels except Bucharest 5 star hotel, all breakfasts, dinners with glass of wine, 4 lunches, a wine tasting, English guide & program entrance fees, all transportation.  Tour Arbanassi, Curtea de Arges, Bucharest - Parliament Palace, Brukenthal, Sighisoara, Brasov, Sinaia - Peles castle, plus more locations.  Must be taken in conjunction with FWSA International Ski Week.  Contact: Norm Azevedo fwsaitravel@sbcglobal.net, put FWSA 2011 Engelberg in email subject line, 925-944-9816  FWSA CST #2036983-40

  14  BAC General Meeting, 6:45pm social, 7:30pm meeting,  Englander Sports Pub, 101 Parrot St, San Leandro. 

June 2011

  9-12  FWSA 79th Annual Convention, Industry Hills, CA - Pacific Palms Resort, One Industry Hills Parkway, registration TBA, room rates include complimentary parking & no resort fees - $145/night + tax single/double occupancy or $175/night + tax executive level upgrade, reservations 800-524-4557  www.pacificpalmsresort.com group code: Far West Ski Association. Snowsports Leadership Academy, Silent Auction, Travel Expo, celebrity speakers, Saturday awards luncheon, multimedia presentation, Saturday awards banquet & dance, FWSA general meeting & elections. Optional activities - pub crawl, San Antonio winery tour, Huntington Art Collections & Botannical Gardens tour, spa day, golf tournament, pool party, ski club happy hour. Contact: David Krupp - LA Council Host Convention Coordinator, davidkrupp@roadrunner.com  310-319-3757

  13  BAC General Meeting, 6:45pm social, 7:30pm meeting,  Englander Sports Pub, 101 Parrot St, San Leandro. 

July 2011

  11  BAC General Meeting, 6:45pm social, 7:30pm meeting,  Englander Sports Pub, 101 Parrot St, San Leandro. 

  24-27  FWSA Rarotonga (Cook Islands) Pre-Trip Extension. $250 per person double occupancy (estimated visa & departure taxes & fuel charge subject to change) + exchange rate changes includes 2 hotel nights at 4 star Edgewater Resort Hotel, tropical island breakfasts, welcome party with wine, Island Party with drinks finger food & music.  Must be taken in conjunction with FWSA New Zealand Ski Trip.  Contact: Norm Azevedo fwsaitravel@sbcglobal.net, put FWSA 2011 Rarotonga in email subject line, 925-944-9816  FWSA CST #2036983-40

  24-8/5  FWSA New Zealand Ski Trip.  *2,891 per person double occupancy (estimated visa & departure taxes & fuel charge subject to change) + exchange rate changes includes 8 hotel nights (Sky City Hotel -  Auckland 1 night, breakfast buffet & half day city tour; Wanaka 2 nights, breakfast buffets & dinners, cocktail welcome party; Novotel Queenstown Lakeside Hotel 5 nights, breakfast buffets, welcome dinner, Kiwi Haka Show at Skyline Gondola), roundtrip air from SFO/LAX, ground transportation.  Contact: Norm Azevedo fwsaitravel@sbcglobal.net, put FWSA 2011 New Zealand in email subject line, 925-944-9816  FWSA CST #2036983-40

August 2011

  5-12  FWSA Sydney/Cairns Post-Trip Extension. $1,099 per person double occupancy (estimated visa & departure taxes & fuel charge subject to change) + exchange rate changes includes 7 hotel nights (4 star Holiday Inn at the Rocks - Sydney 3 nights, breakfast buffets, orientation tour, welcome cocktail party, Captain Cook Coffee Cruise of Sydney Harbor; 4 star Trade Winds Esplanade Hotel - Cairns 4 nights, breakfast buffets).  Must be taken in conjunction with FWSA New Zealand Ski Trip.  Contact: Norm Azevedo fwsaitravel@sbcglobal.net, put FWSA 2011 Sydney in email subject line, 925-944-9816  FWSA CST #2036983-40

  8  BAC General Meeting, 6:45pm social, 7:30pm meeting,  Englander Sports Pub, 101 Parrot St, San Leandro.