By John Watson Placer County Board of Supervisors 175 Fuller Avenue Auburn, CA 95603 I represent the Far West Ski Association and the Far West Ski Foundation which is the fund raising arm of the Association. I am President of Christian Power Equipment, Inc., past Chairman of the Board of Trustees of FWSA, past FIS representative […]
By John Watson Placer County Board of Supervisors 175 Fulweiler Avenue Auburn, CA 95603 The Trustees and contributors of the Foundation anticipate with great enthusiasm the construction and operation of the Squaw Valley Olympic Museum and Winter Sports Heritage Center. Legacy preservation is one of the Foundation’s four missions. We have named Mr. Alan Christian […]
J. WATSON, FWSF PRESIDENT FWSF raised through auctions, gifts, and partnerships well over $10000 for the 2015 cycle of grants. This occurred Friday through Sunday June 7, 2015, with the big push coming on Sunday. Alpine scholarships basically made their basic target for this cycle and will certainly go even higher as partnerships roll in […]
By John Watson June 7, 2015 Far West Ski Association at its 83rd Annual Convention at the Town and Country Resort & Convention Center in San Diego, California unanimously passed a resolution in support of the Squaw Valley Ski Museum. Resolution by Delegate #2 Randy Lew Seconded by Delegates #142 Mike Sanford, #190 Harry Davis, […]
July 13, 2015 Women’s Ski Jumping USA Park City, Utah The Trustees of the Far west Ski Foundation are pleased to provide Women’s Ski Jumping, and the Fly Girls program specifically, $1000 to support the development of the jumping program. This grant is in honor of the FWSA 2009 Snowsport Builder Deedee Corradini, a lady […]
By John Watson The Far West Ski Foundation celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. It continues to offer individuals and organizations a way to make donations with tax advantages to four principal snowsport missions. These missions range from international competition to support of aspiring junior competitors as well as the recognition of the importance of on-snow […]
Annual ReportFAR WEST SKI FOUNDATIONJohn Watson, President History FWSF was formed in January 1964 by seven prominent California skiers to support the development of athletes for the Alpine skiing events in the Winter Olympics. For the next 45 years, the Trustees continued to raise funds and make grants to support athletes, including Nordic, for international […]
