by Armand Gutierrez, President

It’s June and the start of the 2021-2022 NSC season. Our recent election resulted in no changes to the board. Thanks to all of you that took the time to vote, and you can read the full election results in Hoyt’s article.

NSC Annual Membership Meeting and Luau Picnic

The NSC Annual Membership Meeting and Luau Picnic is slated for late August so mark your calendars. With pandemic restrictions being eased this month we’re counting on having our picnic at Las Palmas Park in Sunnyvale and currently working on making reservations.

2022 NSC Ski Week to Steamboat, CO

Plans are moving smoothly for the Steamboat ski week trip for 2022 and the date is from 29 January – 5 February 2022. A number of people have all ready secured their Ikon Passes for the Steamboat trip, and it’s not too late to get yours if you haven’t done so yet. There is one limitation that we haven’t encountered before and that is airline reservations. We have 36 airline seats booked on Alaska Airlines, but there is a limit of 25 sets of skis that can be loaded onto the aircraft from Seattle to Hayden. Like I said, we’ve never had this limitation imposed on us on previous Steamboat trips. See the attached Steamboat flyer details on the trip and signups.

Steamboat is on the Ikon Pass, and is also good for Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows. Here is what you need to know about the Ikon and Epic Passes for the Steamboat trip:

  • Purchase an Ikon Pass (Squaw/Alpine) from Sports America and receive a:
    • $30 trip discount for an Ikon Base Pass, or 
    • $50 trip discount for an Ikon Pass.
    • Go to this link to purchase: : www.sportsamerica.com/ikon-nisei.
    • The Ikon Base Pass is good for five days skiing at Steamboat.
  • Purchase an Epic Pass (Northstar, Heavenly, Kirkwood) from Sports America and receive a:
    • 20% discount offered by Epic Pass
    • $30 trip discount for an Epic Local Pass, or 
    • $50 trip discount for an Epic Pass
    • Go to this link to purchase: www.sportsamerica.com/epic-nisei.
    • Epic passes cannot be used at Steamboat.
  • Purchase both the Ikon/Epic passes and you will receive a combination trip discount based on the type of passes you purchase.

If you have any questions about either of the passes then drop me a line at president@niseiskiclub.org.

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