Far West Skiing

Congratulations to the 2024 Far West Ski Team!

The 4 Women and 6 Men that qualified for this years team have less than 90 points in two disciplines as a man and 100 points or less in two disciplines as a woman. Two of these athletes qualified based on their results at Regional Championship events.

Congratulations to the following athletes:
Women's FWST
Bobbi Jo Griffin, Tatum Akers, Regan Clute and Autumn Ellingford-Rhodes

Men's FWST
Rhett Lindsey, David Morken, Carl Ottosson, Jack Schrady, Charlie Pantelick and Vivaan Alleyne

Click here for listing with athlete pictures

We will be hosting another Update & Review and Referee Course with Exam at Sugar Bowl December 9 starting at 12pm at the Sugar Bowl Academy building.

If you are attending either course, both begin at 12pm, Review and Update will finish first. 

Please email Kayla [email protected] and Branko [email protected] to sign up.

The Far West Academic Team recognizes current U21-U16 athletes in the Far West whose grade point average for the previous season’s spring semester was 3.5 or better. Athletes are invited to send a legible copy of the spring report card to the FWS office by September 15, in order to be named to the Far West Academic Team.

Congratulations to our 2023 Scholar Athletes

The Grand Prix series is scored for U18’s as a series to qualify for scholarships to be used for the following season. The places are determined by adding up the total World Cup Points earned during ALL the races listed in the Grand Prix series for that season. Each race is scored by separating only the U18 class. Foreign, out of division, current USST and U16 participants in each race are removed and results are sorted by class prior to assigning WCP’s for each race. Athletes must have competed in at least half of the scheduled Grand Prix races in order to qualify for the scholarships.

Overall Champions from the Grand Prix Series will be awarded the following:

            1^st  place – U18 men/women       $1800 Scholarship 
             2023 Recipients:    Evi Barber and Domenico Lazzareschi

            2^nd place – U18 men/women       $900 Scholarship
             2023 Recipients:    Maya Phillips and Jacob Brown

            3^rd  place – U18 men/women      $600 Scholarship
            2023 Recipients:    Mayzie Seward and Bryce Robb

Congratulations to this years recipients, funds are available for use for the 2024 season!

We have past season jackets available for sale in the below styles. Each style has multiple sizes available from Women's Small, Adult XS, S, M, L, XL.

Each jacket is $100.

Please reach out to Kayla: [email protected] for specific sizing per style. 

LTSCF is proud to offer various scholarships for ski racers from the Tahoe/Truckee area. Our first scholarship application (U14, U16, U18 and U21) deadline for this fall is November 30.
LTSCH started in 1929. We raise funds for Alpine Ski racing in Tahoe Basin area. LTSCF is led by a Board of Directors with passion of ski racing. Our main fundraising event is the ASADO event held each summer to raise funds for scholarship athletes. 

Below is the link to apply for Scholarships:
https://laketahoeskiclub.com/ltscf-financial-aid/

Far West Skiing would like to recognize the following recipients of the Far West Special Awards!
Please help us thank each reciepent and congratulate them on their award!!

Jill Kinmont: Outstanding athlete. Presented to a male and female SR for their outstanding performance during the current season internationally, nationally, or regionally as well as within the division. In addition to their outstanding performance this athlete (one male and one female) demonstrated a willingness to give back to the division. Jill Kinmont was an up-and-coming ski racer out of the Mammoth area in the 1950s.

Allison Mollin and Travis Ganong

Jinny Glass: Outstanding Jr (U21/U18). Presented to a male and female Junior (U21/U18) for their outstanding performance during the current season internationally, nationally, or regionally as well as within the division. In addition to their outstanding performance this athlete (one male and one female) demonstrated a willingness to give back to the division.

David Morken and Bobbi Jo Griffin

Bobby Mehrhof: Outstanding U16. Presented to a male and female U16 for their outstanding performance during the current season internationally, nationally, or regionally as well as within the division. This award was named in memory of Bobby Mehrhof, a Mammoth Mountain Ski Team member that enjoyed ski racing throughout his life.

Julia Cunningham and Luca Peterson

Stanley Walton: Outstanding Official. Presented to the outstanding official for the current season.

Jenn Ragan

Bill Mackey: Outstanding Race Organizer. Presented to the most outstanding Race Organizer and organizing Committee for the current season.

Jo Abbott

Dave McCoy: Outstanding Coach. Presented to the most outstanding coach for the current season.

Lindsay Dowd

Far West Volunteer of the Year. Presented to an individual/group that have gone above and beyond by volunteering time to the Far West Skiing juniors community. This award is only voted upon by the Far West Board of Directors. All Far West Special Awards will be presented at the awards ceremony during the Far West Fall Convention

McKinley (Mac) Mercer