BAC Newsletter

Inskiers BAC Update Fall 2011

***  Bay Area Ski Shows 11/5-6, 12-13 + Volunteers still needed to represent our snowsports club & BAC - online sign up

SKI SHOWS

There are some upcoming ski shows (SnowBomb San Francisco Ski & Snowboard Festival/Wine & Beer Expo 11/5-6; SnowBomb Silicon Valley Ski & Snowboard Festival/Wine & Beer Expo11/12-13 in Santa Clara) which should be fun events with excellent promotions. Stop by the BAC booth to say hi. BAC also needs volunteers (see #3) to work at the BAC booth at these shows. We look forward to seeing you there.

Help your snowsports club, your race league (BAC Singles League & BAC Open League), BAC (Bay Area Snow Sports Council) and FWSA (Far West Ski Association) by volunteering to work for a few hours at the BAC table at the ski shows.

It is a wonderful opportunity to have fun, meet new people, check out the latest gear, and to talk to other snowsports enthusiasts about your league and your club as appropriate, BAC (www.skibac.org), FWSA (www.fwsa.org), NSCF (www.skifederation.org). Also, you will earn 3 extra chances to win the BAC Lake Tahoe Weekend for Two Sweepstakes for each shift that you work.

As a member our snowsports club, you are automatically part of these 3 larger organizations (BAC, FWSA, NSCF) and have access to their benefits (see www.skibac.org & select Benefits from left navigation menu).

#1 4th Annual SnowBomb San Francisco Ski & Snowboard Festival/Wine & Beer Expo Sa-Su 11/5-6

Location: Fort Mason Festival Pavilion, 99 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA; Sa 11am-8pm Su 11am-6pm. www.sfskifest.com

All paid admission ticket purchases $20 general entry 1 day or $40 VIP (general entry + unlimited tastings 1 day + 1 free night Grand Sierra Resort).  530-581-0553 www.sfskifest.cominclude:

* FREE 3 Central Sierra resort lift tickets with holiday blackouts/other restrictions, 2 for 1 lift ticket vouchers & other discounts

* Free subscriptions to Ski or Transworld Snowboarding magazines.

Show features include:

* $1 million winter sports sale up to 80% off on equipment & clothing.

* Sa wine expo with over 50 wineries, Su brew expo with over 35 microbreweries. Each drink tasting ticket includes unlimited tastings from 1-5pm.

* Interactive resort/industry/entertainment/travel exhibits with 25 resorts & many other exhibitors.

* Live snow play arena.

* BMX pros stunt show.

#2 3rd Annual SnowBomb Annual Silicon Valley Ski & Snowboard Festival/Wine & Beer Expo Sa-Su 11/12-13

Location: Santa Clara Convention Center, 5101 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA; Sa 11am-8pm Su 11am-6pm. www.sfskifest.com

All paid admission ticket purchases $20 general entry 1 day or $40 VIP (general entry + unlimited tastings 1 day + 1 free night Grand Sierra Resort).  530-581-0553 www.sfskifest.cominclude:

* FREE 3 Central Sierra resort lift tickets with holiday blackouts/other restrictions, 2 for 1 lift ticket vouchers & other discounts

* Free subscriptions to Ski or Transworld Snowboarding magazines.

Show features include:

* $1 million winter sports sale up to 80% off on equipment & clothing.

* Sa wine expo with over 50 wineries, Su brew expo with over 35 microbreweries. Each drink tasting ticket includes unlimited tastings from 1-5pm.

* Interactive resort/industry/entertainment/travel exhibits with 25 resorts & many other exhibitors.

* Live snow play arena.

* BMX pros stunt show.

#3 Volunteer to Work at a 2011 Bay Area Ski Show and Receive Free Admission + 3 Extra Chances to Win the BAC Lake Tahoe Weekend for Two Sweepstakes

Help your snowsports club, your race league (BAC Singles League & BAC Open League), BAC (Bay Area Snow Sports Council) and FWSA (Far West Ski Association) by volunteering to work for a few hours at a ski show (SnowBomb San Francisco Ski & Snowboard Festival/Wine & Beer Expo Sa-Su 11/5-6 www.sfskifest.com at Fort Mason Festival Pavilion, 99 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA; SnowBomb Silicon Valley Ski & Snowboard Festival/Wine & Beer Expo Sa-Su 11/12-13 www.sfskifest.com at Santa Clara Convention Center, 5101 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA).

In return you will receive free admission* for yourself for the day that you are working. Also, you will earn 3 extra chances to win the BAC Lake Tahoe Weekend for Two Sweepstakes for each shift that you work. It is a wonderful opportunity to have fun, meet new people, check out the latest gear and to talk to other snowsports enthusiasts about NSCF (www.skifederation.org), FWSA (www.fwsa.org), BAC (www.skibac.org), your league and your club as appropriate. * Please note that this free admission is admission only and does not include the promotions that accompany paid admission.

Please go to www.skibac.org, click on the Volunteers Needed to work at a Bay Area ski show link under What's New center section and fill out the signup form to help us out. I plan to notify you as to your shift assignment(s) with an initial email with BAC Ski Show Volunteer in the subject line shortly after you volunteer and with a later reminder email.

Thanks much for your help.

Scott Bowker - BAC Marketing Director
bac.marketing@skibac.org

Hi Inskiers,

There are some great Far West trips coming up this year and next. I'm going on the Jackson Hole and Chamonix/Morocco trips and I really hope I'll see some Inskiers there as well! Please see the email below and the attachments for all you need to know about these trips, including cost and registration information.

Mammoth Mountain Summer Adventure, July 21 to 24, 2011
New Zealand/ Australia Adventure trip. Oct. 25 to Nov. 9, 2011
Roatan, Honduras Dive trip, Oct. 22 to 29, 2011
Far West Jackson Hole, Wyoming Ski Week, Jan. 28 to Feb. 4, 2012

And the biggest trip of all:

Chamonix Ski Week, Mar. 9 to 17, 2012
One week Morocco extension after Chamonix, Mar. 17 to 25, 2012
Two week Morocco extension after Chamonix or the two week Morocco trip without Chamonix, Mar. 17 to 31, 2012

Best Regards,

Cathy Wilson - outgoing BAC rep.

BAC is one of 11 Councils in the Far West Ski Association (representing 45,000 people). BAC also belongs to the National Ski Council Federation along with approximately 30 other councils across the United States, representing over 300,000 people! Please see the following web sites for a list of benefits and more available from membership in BAC, FWSA and NSCF:

· BAC (www.skibac.org)

· Far West Ski Association (www.fwsa.org)

· National Ski Council Federation (www.skifederation.org (user name: ski club; password: member).)