by Armand Gutierrez, President
My week of skiing at Chamonix brought back memories from 2012 and there was plenty of snow. That’s a group photo of us skiing at La Flégère, one of six resorts at Chamonix. After returning from my ski week (and week in Paris/Normandy) I thought I’d be able to get a few more weekends of skiing up at Tahoe. Wrong! After looking at the Northstar, Heavenly, and Palisades webcams it became apparent that my ski season was over. Would it be correct to assume that this ski season was one of the worst for Tahoe? Let’s hope that next season is better than this season.
Here is a list of resort closing dates:
April 12, Northstar
April 19, Heavenly
April 26, Kirkwood
April 26, Mt. Rose
May 24, Mammoth
May 25, Palisades/Alpine Meadows
Keep in mind that the numbers of open lifts/trails are limited.
Upcoming Events
There are a numerous events scheduled for 2026 and a few for 2027. Many thanks to Jeanne Katsuro for putting together a Calendar of Events and those events are now on the Events & Ski Trips tab on the website at: https://www.niseiskiclub.org/events-ski-trips/.
Membership Report
Let’s welcome new member Geoffrey Wong that joined in March and our total is now 114 members.
2027 NSC Ski Week
Plans for Snowmass for 2027 are in progress, with lodging confirmed 6-13 February. The Ikon Pass includes Snowmass, Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands, and Buttermilk, and the Ikon Base Pass is good for only Snowmass. So, stay tuned for further developments in the coming months
Use this for Epic passes: https://www.sportsamerica.com/epic-nisei
Use this for Ikon passes: https://www.sportsamerica.com/ikon-nisei (requires a password that will be sent as a separate email).
Board Nominations & Elections
Well, it’s that time again for holding our board nominations and elections for the 2026-2027 season, and an email for making your nominations for the board will soon find its way to your inbox. There is an opening for a regular board member as Joel Hayashida has decided to take a break, so please consider nominating yourself if interested. As you know,volunteers run this club, and without them this club would cease to exist, and it’s been in existence for over 65 years! You are encouraged to take this opportunity to nominate an individual for one, or more, of the board positions. All individuals that accept the nomination(s) will go through an election process in May, and final results will be announced in the June Newsletter. Many of you have served on the board in the past, and your efforts were greatly appreciated and perhaps you would like to join the board again. For those that have never served then perhaps now is the time to consider a board position and provide new ideas and useful experience.
Questions: contact president@niseiskiclub.org
QotM: If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s, we’d grab ours back.
