by Armand Gutierrez, President

It’s November and the main attraction will be Thanksgiving. Yup, this is when we all gather around the feasting table and forget about diets, counting calories, and enjoy a bountiful meal with family. For those of you that dream about skiing in November, and before Thanksgiving, here are some important resort opening dates:

  • Mammoth – 11 November
  • Northstar – 18 November
  • Heavenly – 18 November
  • Alpine/Palisades – 22 November
  • Kirkwood – 2 December

Palisades is opening the Base-to-Base Gondola this winter that will take you from Palisades to Alpine Meadows (and return). This has been in the works for many, many years and is now a reality.

SkiFest (formerly known as SkiBomb)

The SkiFest ski shows are back again, but only in Sacramento and Marin. This is another year they skipped San Jose, and this year the San Francisco venue has been moved to Marin. BAC will have a booth at both venues and will be promoting the local bay area ski clubs (including NSC). The dates/times are as follows:

  • Sacramento – Cal Expo Center – Nov 18-20, 2022
  • Marin – Marin Civic Center – Dec 2-4, 2022

Sports Basement SnowFest

Sports Basement is bringing back their biggest, most exciting, most snow-tastic event of the year – SnowFest (presented by Palisades Tahoe). This year they’ve taken it up a notch – and the epic celebration of all things snow will take place at all twelve of their stores, including their newest store in Orange County! RSVP now for a SnowFest near you and get stoked to hang out with all your favorite vendors, score raffle prizes, nab promo codes from our favorite resort, Palisades Tahoe, and enjoy some tasty local brews for a good cause while you shop. Don’t miss out – select your local Sports Basement SnowFest at https://shop.sportsbasement.com/pages/snowfest and grab your free ticket today!

Name This Resort

OK, this is for the seasoned ski-junkies that have been around the block (or slopes, if you will) and think they know their ski resorts. If you can name this resort, and ski run, then send me an email (president@niseiskiclub.org). Wild guesses are welcome as well. I know, you’re probably expecting a prize for the correct answer. But alas, poor Yorick, the only prize will be bragging-rights that you know your ski resorts, and it’s pretty safe to say that many of you have skied here.

2023 NSC Ski Week in Breckenridge

The Breckenridge trip is less than three months away and Breckenridge has started to receive snow. Their projected opening date is November 11th, but I can wait until January when there is better coverage and all lifts are open.

2023 FWSA Ski Week in Zermatt, Switzerland

This trip is almost sold out so if you’re interested in going then please contact me directly (president@niseiskiclub.org).

This trip is from 25 Feb – 4 Mar, with an extension week to Costa del Sol (Spain) and Mallorca. Zermatt is on the IKON pass for five days of skiing. The IKON pass is not good for skiing Cervinia, Italy and an International Ski Pass can be purchased if you want to venture over to Cervinia for a day of skiing.

QotM: Complaining about a problem without posing a solution is called whining – Teddy Roosevelt