by Armand Gutierrez, President
It’s November and let the rain begin! There are a number of resorts planning on opening for some Thanksgiving skiing, but right now it’s going to be a wait-and-see what Mother Nature decides. Before the ski season starts there are still a number of non-ski events coming up:
- 9 November, Saturday – Pickle ball Event with Tina Woo/Jeanne Katsuro
- All of November – Sports Basement SnowFest
Membership Report
There were no new/returning members for the month of October and our total remains at 81 members.
Sports Basement SnowFest
The annual Sports Basement SnowFest, presented by Palisades Tahoe, will be offering a variety of discounts, awesome giveaways, and more at all of their stores. The SnowFest starts 2 November and goes through 24 November. Go here, https://shop.sportsbasement.com/pages/snowfest, to sign up for tickets at a store near you. I’m also working on getting a club discount so stay tuned.
Where To Ski Over Thanksgiving
The big event in November is Thanksgiving and that brings up plans for heading to the slopes for some Thanksgiving weekend skiing. But, the big question is – will there be enough snow? OK, he’s not exactly a turkey, but a skiing ostrich is awesome!
- November 8 – Mt. Rose
- November 15 – Mammoth
- November 15 – Boreal
- November 16 – Sun Peaks, BC
- November 22 – Heavenly Valley (California side)
- November 22 – Northstar
- November 22 – Sugarbowl
- November 27 – Palisades/Alpine
- November 29 – Big Bear
- November 29 – Sierra-at-Tahoe
- December 6 – Kirkwood
- December 7 – Bear Valley
- December 12 – Diamond Peak
Ski Pros Avalanche Sale
The San Francisco and San Jose Avalanche sales have come and gone, but the remaining sale in Sacramento is coming up.
Sacramento — Nov 22-24 — https://theavalanchesale.com/event/sacramento/
Uncrowded Ski Resorts
Thanks to eagle eye Dan Lew for identifying the location for this lift at Vail, and it was right after the Covid Pandemic ended and ski resorts started opening up again.
2025 NSC Ski Week
The Sun Peaks ski trip is full with 22 people occupying six condos. There are two condos still available, but it will require a group of four for each condo. If you’re interested then you need to contact me at your earliest convenience. The photo was taken on Sunday, November 3rd and Sun Peaks is scheduled to open on 16 November. Sports America has posted the Epic/Ikon links for the 2024-2025 season and is offering a 6.5% trip rebate (based on pass price) if you purchase the passes from Sports America and go on the Sun Peaks trip:
Use this for Epic passes: https://www.sportsamerica.com/epic-nisei
Use this for Ikon passes: https://www.sportsamerica.com/ikon-nisei
Password: snow
Questions: contact president@niseiskiclub.org
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