Social Corner
Please mark your calendars now for the following dates. There is always room for more.

FaGOWEE FUNCTION OR EVENT SIGN-UP LATE FEES
(Approved and Adopted at the Executive Board Meeting on July 11, 2006)

SIGN-UP LATE FEES: On each and every advertised FaGowee club event published in the Snow News newsletter, a sign-up due date will be listed as well as the member and non-member prices to attend that function or event. Any person who signs up and submits their payment for attendance after that published due date will be assessed a 50% late fee penalty. In addition, any person who does not sign up at all to attend a function or event and just shows up at the door will be assessed a 100% late fee penalty (payable in full at that time) before being allowed admittance to that function or event.

FaGOWEE EVENT / TRIP REFUND POLICY
Revised, Approved and Adopted at the Executive Board Meeting, October 8, 2003

1. The following Refund Policy applies to any Club event for which a fee is charged.

2. You will automatically receive a 100% refund fur any trip or event cancelled by the Club.

3. If you cancel and someone takes your place from the waiting list, you will receive a refund of the amount you paid, less a cancellation fee. The cancellation  fee will be $10.00 or 10% of the event/trip fee- whichever is more, unless a specific cancellation fee is advertised for the event/trip.

4. If you cancel and there is no waiting list, or no one on the list takes your place, you will receive a refund of the amount you paid less a cancellation fee and less any expenses that the Club incurs due to your cancellation.

5. If you arrange for someone not on the waiting list to take your place, you will be responsible for full payment to the Club plus any transfer fees or costs the Club incurs because of the change. Other money transactions are between you and your replacement. You must provide that replacement with a note for the trip leader or you must confirm the replacement directly with the trip leader prior to the event/trip. The person who submits payment must request all refunds from the Executive Board in writing within 60 days after the completion of the event/trip. The Executive Board will review the final financial report from the event/trip and may approve refunds in accordance with this refund policy.

6. Any member may appeal to the Executive Board for refunds greater than provided by this policy if special circumstances warrant.

7. There will be no refund for events that are designated as "Fund Raisers" unless they are cancelled or rescheduled by the Club.

Discount Tickets

Lift ticket prices just keep going up. The year most Tahoe resorts will be charging from $3 to $13 more for lift tickets during XMAS week and the holiday weekends. But there is a way to lower your tickets costs. Each year the club offers members the chance to purchase lift tickets to the most popular North Tahoe resorts at a discount of $4 to $13 off the normal ticket price. These tickets are also good during holidays for a discount of up to $18.

Members who purchased tickets last year should have already received their order forms. For other members who would like to participate, an order form is available on the discount ticket web site, or contact me via phone or e-mail and I’ll send you an order form. Order forms must be received back by 11/10/2006 to guarantee your order. You can also purchase tickets throughout the season while supplies last. And the best part is, you can turn in your tickets at the end of the season by the posted deadline for a credit towards tickets next year.

At this time I have tentative price information for all areas except for Homewood.

Alpine Meadows – $41 discount tickets. The regular price will be $46 and $55 during holidays.

Homewood – $36 discount tickets (estimate). Last year’s regular weekend price was $44.

Northstar-at-Tahoe/Sierra-at-Tahoe – $51 discount tickets. The regular price will be $63 and $66 during holidays. You get an $8 cafeteria/bar voucher when tickets are used at Sierra-at-Tahoe.

Squaw Valley – $53 discount tickets. The regular price will be $69 and $73 during holidays.

Sugar Bowl – $42 discount tickets. The regular weekend price will be $50 and $63 during holidays.

Robert Rice
FaGowee Discount Ticket Coordinator
Phone: (916) 996-9842
E-mail: fagowees@ricro.com
Web Site: www.ricero.com/fagowee

If you want a race pass, you will need to get your Sierra League waiver form and check in NOW if you want a FAGAOWEE DISCOUNTED RACE PASS! (To make it easier for yourself down the line, you can also send in the individual ski resort waivers available at the Sierra League website) The FaGowees subsidize the pass by $25. This makes your club membership practically free! The pass is good for all 8 regular season races. The Sierra League waiver form is in this newsletter and can also be accessed at the Sierra League website: www.sierraleague.com.

The form, waiver and check (made out to the FaGowees) must be received by 11/24/06. After that date the cost will rise $25!

Send it to FaGowee Ski Club
c/o Andrea Woelfle
4002 Hillcrest Lane
Sacramento, CA 95821
(916) 487-9052
andreajoew@sbcglobal.net

You must include a check for $95. This covers the $75 race pass fee plus the $20 refundable gate-keeping fee.

If you don’t want a pass, you can sign up at registration on race mornings.
First time racers are FREE! Subsequent races are $20 each.
After your first race in the Sierra League, you will also need to pay $20 for the refundable gatekeepers fee.

Everyone who races 3 or more times will get a surprise gift at the end of the season from the FaGowees.

Race Schedule
http://www.sierraleague.com/schedule.jsp

The FaGowees race in the Sierra League, which is comprised of several ski clubs in Northern California and the Reno area. Racer levels range from low intermediate to expert. There are 10 ability levels with two age groups in each level. You race against skiers that have the age and ability as you do! Everyone is there to have fun and to improve their skiing while having a friendly competition. There are GS, slalom and one giant slalom races each season for a total of 8 races plus the NorCal and Far West finals.

Races are $20 each or you can buy a race pass for about $75 (FaGowees subsidize your race pass by $25, making your membership almost free!) You (and your friends that show up in the morning to register for the races) get discounted lift tickets on race day!

Scared to race? Don’t despair! The first race is free and there are several race clinics, including those before the first races, which are sponsored by the Sierra League

Keep up with the Sierra League at their website
http://www.sierraleague.com/home.jsp
Check out their Travel Page that has been updated with new trips!!

Located in the Colorado Rockies, Steamboat Ski Resort is one of North America's largest ski mountains. With 143 trails, 3,600 vertical feet, and nearly 3,000 skiable acres, Steamboat provides a variety of terrain for every level of skier. The trail classification is 13% beginner, 56% more difficult and 31% advanced/expert. There are definitely runs for every skier.
Steamboat is a complete mountain range with Mt. Werner, Sunshine Peak, Storm Peak, Thunderhead Peak, Christie Peak and Pioneer Ridge. Steamboats six peaks are filled with groomed cruisers, bumps, steep, open meadows and legendary tree skiing. The phrase "champagne powder snow" was coined at Steamboat.

 You, as a FaGowee, are automatically a Sierra League member.
Don’t miss this opportunity to have fabulous skiing vacation.
Contact Debbie Stewart to sign up;
also contact Andrea Woelfle (andreajoew@sbcglobal.net)
so that we can coordinate transportation and attendance of FaGowee members.

Contact:
Norm  or Mary Azevedo
V.P. International Travel
Far West Ski Association (FWSA)
925-944-9816