by Armand Gutierrez, President  

September is going to be a busy month – our board meetings resume (we took August off), a Saturday hike on the Timberline Trails, the Giants vs. Dodgers ball game, and work on the Snowmass trip. And it appears we are heading for some cooler weather and not the string of hot days that we’ve had in the past few weeks. For you Palisades fans rejoice in the fact that they’re making the following updates:

  • Updating some of the KT and Funitel towers
  • Improving snowmaking with new pipe
  • Snowmaking improvements at Alpine Meadows as well

Membership Report

August was fairly weak for membership with only six sign-ups, and that brings our roster to 94 members. Our all-time high from last year was 114, so there’s still time to hopefully break that record. We also have 15 new members for this year.

2027 NSC Ski Week – Important Update

Snowmass for 2027 is slowly making progress but not where we should be. We currently have 17 signups and we need at least 4 more people (a couple and two singles) to meet our minimum lodging requirement. If you’re thinking about going on Snowmass then now is the time to take that step forward and send in your application and payment. Also, the second payment is due September 20, so get your checkbooks out.

The Ikon Pass includes Snowmass, Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands, and Buttermilk, and the Ikon Base Pass is good only for Snowmass. However, if you don’t want to get an Ikon Pass then Sports America is offering 5/6-day (adult/senior) lift tickets that will be good for all four mountains. Details and signups are in the Snowmass Flyer on the Events & Ski Trips tab.

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 was sent earlier as a separate email).

FWSA Adventure Trip

FWSA has recently announced an adventure trip to Quito, EC and the Galapagos Islands from 17 – 26 October 2027. The flyer and order forms can be found on the BAC & FWSA tab on our website.

Questions: contact president@niseiskiclub.org
 
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