FAR WEST NORDIC CONTACTS & LINKS

XC SKI RESORTS

Auburn Ski Club Training Center
A private XC and Alpine club on Donner Summit, featuring over 30 km. of perfectly groomed trails, racing, junior programs and more.

Bear Valley Cross Country
70km of trails, groomed for both skating and classic, with sweeping vistas and a highly regarded ski school led by Director/Owner Paul Petersen.

Kirkwood Cross Country
80 kilometers of trails divided into three areas. One of the highest elevation resorts, with beautiful views and challenging trails.

Montecito Sequoia Lodge
Located in the southern Sierra Nevada near Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks, provides 60km of trails.

Mt. Shasta Cross Country Center
30km of classic and skate trails at the northern-most XC area in California.

Northstar-at-Tahoe Cross Country Center
65km of groomed trails, with a world-class downhill area right next door!

Rim Nordic Ski Area
Located in Running Springs in the Southern California San Bernardino Mountains, Rim Nordic grooms 20 kilometers of trails for classic and skate.

Royal Gorge Cross Country Ski Resort
"North America's Largest Cross Country Skiing Resort," located in Soda Springs. You won't get bored trying out their 300+ km. of trails.

Spooner Lake Cross Country
Incredibly fun trails and unbelievable views at this XC area on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe.

Squaw Creek Nordic Center
Scenic, relatively flat trails through beautiful Squaw Valley, originating at the Resort at Squaw Creek.

Tahoe Cross Country
Situated in Tahoe City, TXC is a non-profit, community-run organization providing 65km of trails groomed for both skating and striding.

Tahoe Donner Cross Country
39 trails comprising a 100km of groomed trails. One of the most scenic ski areas in the country, with incredibly fun descents and the beautiful, serene Euer Valley trails. Also with night skiing one night a week.

Tamarack Lodge Cross Country Ski Center
Located near Mammoth Lakes, Tamarack offers excellent groomed trails on over 40 kilometers of trails.

Yosemite Cross-Country Ski School
Located in Yosemite National Park, at the Badger Pass Ski Area, the Cross-Country Ski School provides 40 km of machine-groomed track, 145km of marked trails and a 17 km skating lane to Glacier Point.

FAR WEST NORDIC BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Name

Title/Description

Address/Email

Phone

Juliet Bradley

Board Vice-President

11357 Tirano
Truckee, CA 96161
julietbradley@usamedia.tv

(530) 582-4685

Bill Clark

Board Member, Director of Auburn Ski Club Training Center

P.O. Box 604
Soda Springs, CA 95728
bcasctc@hotmail.com

(530) 426-1417

Mitch Dion

Board President

12344 Springbrook Pl.
Truckee, CA 96161
mdion@psia-w.org

(530) 582-4872

John Gerbino

Board Member

P.O. Box 334
Tahoe Vista, CA 96148
johngerbino@att.net

(530) 546-7415

Ben Grasseschi

Board Member
Far West Nordic Head Coach

P.O. Box 3495
Truckee, CA 96162
skubsnax@sbcglobal.net

(530) 388-8110

Don Heapes

Board Member

P.O. Box 6053
Tahoe City, CA 96145
donheapes@sbcglobal.net

(530) 525-5119

Dan Hill

Board Secretary

PO Box 1075
Truckee, CA 96160
danhill@usamedia.tv

(530) 582-4997

Sally Jones

Board Member,
Auburn Ski Club Nordic Director

P.O. Box 8984
Truckee, CA 96162
sallyxc@gmail.com

(530) 550-1461
(530) 426-3313

Joan Jones

Board Treasurer

10061 S. River
Truckee, CA 96161
jderj@sbcglobal.net

(530) 587-2014

June Lane

Board Member

15278 Alder Creek Rd.
Truckee, CA 96161
jlaneskier@sbcglobal.net

(530) 587-1432

Mike McElravey

Board Member

PO Box 5445
Tahoe City, CA 96145
tcmac_1@yahoo.com

(530) 581-1524

Jeff Schloss

Board President

PO Box 10255
Truckee, CA 96162
jschloss1@sbcglobal.net

(530) 582-5397

Bill Sterling

Board Member

PO Box 418
Truckee, CA 96160
sterlingco@sbcglobal.net

(530) 587-2538

Molly Zurn

Board Member

4279 Water Hole Rd.
Reno, NV 89519
mzurn@esri.com

(775) 337-1195

FAR WEST NORDIC ADMINISTRATION

Name

Title/Description

Address/Email

Phone

Nordic Administrator, Publisher of the NORDIC NEWS Newsletter and the Far West auctioneer, Alder Creek Middle School Assistant Coach.

PO Box 10015
Truckee, CA 96162
info@farwestnordic.org

(530) 587-0304

FAR WEST NORDIC COMMITTEES

Far West Nordic has a variety of working committees in its organization. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD TO JOIN A COMMITTEE. We encourage all members to be active in the division. Please call or write us if you would like to help by joining one of these committees.

COMMITTEE NAME

MEMBERS
(Chairpersons in all caps)

EDITORIAL

BUDGET

JUNIORS

BEN GRASSESCHI
Jeff Schloss
Glenn Jobe
Sally Jones

Mike McElravey
Bill Clark
Mark Nadell
Elyah Gordon
Julie Bradley
Don Heapes

Kelsey Dion

FUNDRAISING

SYDNEY DION
Bill Sterling
Jody Sterling
Pati Johnson
Dan Hill
Mitch Dion
Julie Bradley

Don Heapes

HIRING

JEFF SCHLOSS
Bill Sterling
Joan Jones
Mark Nadell
Molly Zurn

MASTERS

JUNE LANE
MOLLY ZURN
Julie Bradley
Mark Nadell

John Gerbino

COACHES

SALLY JONES
Glenn Jobe
Nancy Fiddler
Debbi Waldear
Gary York
Ben Grasseschi

SENIOR DEVELOPMENT

DAN HILL
Sally Jones

Ben Grasseschi

Molly Zurn

FUTURE FUND

BILL STERLING
Jeff Schloss
Joan Jones
Julie Bradley

NORDIC COMPETITION

JEFF SCHLOSS
Dan Hill
June Lane
Molly Zurn
Bill Sterling
Sally Jones
Bill Clark
Julie Bradley
Mark Nadell
Peter Werbel

FAR WEST NORDIC DIRECTORY
Other Notable XC Luminaries

Name

Title/Description

Address/Email

Phone

Elyah Gordon

Auburn Ski Club Development Team Coach

North Tahoe High School Nordic Coach

14776 Russell Valley Rd.
Truckee, CA 96161
elyahg@yahoo.com

(530) 414-0477

Glenn Jobe

Former Board Member and Head Coach

former US Biathlon Olympian

PO Box 147
Sierraville, CA 96126
gjobe@aol.com
(530) 994-1041
Nancy Fiddler Far West Nordic and Mammoth Lakes Coach,
former US National Champion and Olympian
Rt. 1 Box 141
Crowley Lake, CA
93546
nfiddler@qnet.com
 (760) 935-4891
Debbi Waldear Far West Nordic Coach, Kirkwood XC manager, former Masters World Champion
350 Barbor Rd.
Woodfords, CA 96120
dwaldear@gbis.com
(530) 694-1701

RESORTS | FAR WEST BOARD | COMMITTEES | NORDIC DIRECTORY | WEB LINKS

WEB LINKS

Name
Description
Faster Skier.com Torbjorn Karlsen's website of great racing and training info.
A valuable resource for coaches and everyone else; a huge number of links to other cross country sites
Team Today The site for updates about the US Nordic Team run by Pete Vordenberg
Master Skier The #1 printed source for the xc ski competitor in North America.
Dream of It The official site of the Subaru / Salomon Factory Team
Team FsX Fischer/Swix Racing Team with Great Blogs, articles, etc.
U.S. Collegiate Ski & Snowboard U.S. Collegiate Ski & Snowboard Assn.
Nordic News Use-Net Group A group solely dedicated to discussing cross country skiing issues
TUNA (Utah Nordic) Cross Country Ski Racing in Utah
Sun Valley SEF A good place to check for Sun Valley races
Mt. Bachelor SEF The Pacific Northwest's major race site
Boulder Nordic Cross Country Ski Racing in Boulder, Colorado
NCCSEF National Cross Country Ski Education Foundation
Skinnyski.com Adelman's Website devoted to Nordic skiing in Minnesota and Wisconsin
New England XC Cross Country Skiing in New England
Central Cross Country Ski The Central Division's Website for Nordic Racing
Inter-Mountain Nordic Junior Racing in the Intermountain Region (North)
Rocky Mountain Nordic Junior Racing in Colorado and the Rockies
U.S. Ski Team United States Ski Team XC Site
SkiFaster.net Canadian XC Site
XC Skiing.com Norwegian Site devoted to XC Skiing
Eurosport Up to the minute race results from around the world.
Magnifye Truckee-local site for webcams, resort information and more.

HOW TO REACH US:

Far West Nordic Ski Education Association
P.O. Box 10046, Truckee, CA 96162
Phone (and Fax): (530) 587-0304
Email: info@farwestnordic.org

RESORTS | FAR WEST BOARD | COMMITTEES | NORDIC DIRECTORY | WEB LINKS