Keystone (NAASF SKI WEEK #1 Jan21-26)
We’re just days away from our season opener. And with about 40 of us currently registered to attend, I’m predicting an awesome time at Keystone Resort. Here’s the (nearly) complete Ski Week itinerary.
Mon Jan-22 Sign Race Waivers 8am – 10am and 4pm – 6pm
08:00 – 17:00 Purchase lift tickets during normal business hours
9am – 12pm, Snowboard Training: Flying Dutchman Race Arena
9am – 12pm, SL Training: Flying Dutchman Race Arena
12pm – 3pm, GS Training, Flying Dutchman Race Arena
15:00 – 17:00 Après‘ Ski
19:00 – 22:00 Welcome Party at the Keystone Lodge and Spa Arapahoe Room
Tue Jan-23 09:00 – 09:30
Women’s Snowboard Location: Flying Dutchman Arena
09:00 – 12:00 GS Training Location: Richter
09:45 – 10:30 Men’s Snowboard Location: Flying Dutchman Arena
11:00 – 12:00 Newcomers Race Immediately follows the men’s snowboard racing.
12:00 – 15:00 SL Training Location: Richter
15:00 – 17:00 Après‘ Ski & Race Awards(weather permitting)
Team Dinner Night
18:00 Red Mountain Grill The restaurant has asked us to start our Team Dinner at 6:00pm as we plan to have at least 30 in our group for dinner. They are located in Dillon, just a 10 minute drive from the resort. We’ll have to carpool to/from the restaurant. And, from the calls I’ve made, we will have enough vehicles to cover our group. We’ll be proactive and plan a meeting spot for anyone needing a ride. Let’s say that anyone needing a ride should be at the Keystone Lodge and Spa at 5:30pm. So, anyone with any spare car seats can just make a quick stop, fill your empty seats and head to the restaurant. That should work…right?
Wed Jan-24 10:30 – 11:15
B Women’s Giant Slalom Location: Flying Dutchman Arena
*Official start times are still TBD
10:30 – 11:00 A Women’s Giant Slalom Location: Upper Go Devil/Richter
11:00 – 11:45 A Men’s Giant Slalom Location: Upper Go Devil/Richter
11:15 – 12:00 B Men’s Giant Slalom Immediately follows B Women on Flying Dutchman Arena
15:00 – 17:00 Après‘ Ski & Race Awards(weather permitting)
19:00 – 23:59 Wednesday night theme party
Theme: Rockin‘ The Rockies Location: Keystone Lodge and Spa / Arapahoe Room
Thu Jan-25 10:30 – 11:15 B Women’s Slalom
10:30 – 11:00 A Women’s Slalom Location: Upper Go Devil/Richter
*Times may change
11:00 – 11:45 A Men’s Slalom Location: Upper Go Devil/Richter
*Official Start times are still TBD
B Men’s Slalom
15:00 – 17:00 Après‘ Ski & Race Awards(weather permitting)
I’ll post daily itinerary updates to our Facebook page as well as to our website. Speaking of websites… if you haven’t yet registered to attend this ski week, please do that now, here’s the link, I’ll wait….
There’s still plenty of time to make your plans to join in on the fun.
Steamboat (NAASF Ski Week #2 Feb 4-9)
There’s lots of new info to share with you about our second stop of the season. It’s going to be a busy week in Steamboat. Here’s some of what’s going on…
Registration is open for this event. Please go to https://www.naasf.com/ to complete your registration.
Lodging
I’ve already shared with you the lodging discount available to us at The Steamboat Grand. You can view that on our website here.
For another lodging option and discount go to simplysteamboat.com or mtn-resorts.com to get 5% off. Apply NAASF24 promo code at checkout to have our discount applied. Our discount is available for stays during February 3rd to 9th only! Lodging can be booked between December 23, 2023 and February 1, 2024 only!
Homewood Suites by Hilton 30% off! There are 25 rooms available and they must be booked by 1/15 to receive the discounted rate! Please use this link to book. The NAASF discount has already been applied.
Lift Tickets and Rentals
Lift tickets will be $118 a day and must be purchased in advance. We will be getting a 30% discount on rentals, including demos. This discount is only available online. Steamboat has also set up a race clinic for us on Monday 2/5 from 10am to 3pm for $199 for those interested. Please use this link to purchase prior to our event.
**after you enter Dates and number of Adults, click “Search package” that is orange. Do NOT clink the blue tabs at the top of the page. It will kick you out of the package and you will have to start over.**
Bring the Kids
The Steamboat Kids Ski Free program entitles children 12 years of age and under to ski free the same number of days as their parents or grandparents when a parent or grandparent purchases a 5-or-more day lift ticket! Proof of age is required and is a one-to-one offer, so one free child ticket per one paid parent or grandparent.
Getting to Steamboat
We have a 10% discount from Go Alpine. You can book online at goalpinetaxi.com or by calling (970)728-6000. Our booking discount code is NAASFWEB. There are shuttles from HDN as well as DEN. Want 20% off?! Grab your friends and get a group of 14 or more together to get 20% off! This group booking must be paid on one payment transaction and booked with KATIE by calling (970)615-8089. Don’t forget our booking code, NAASFWEB.
Sweet Pea Tours also provides an airport shuttle from HDN. This is also a private shuttle option and would need to be coordinated with friends. Their smaller group of 6 people and under is $250, their larger option is for groups of 7 to 11 people and is $450. Sweet Pea is offering us $25 off each option! You must call Kayla at (970)985-4324 to book and tell her you’re with NAASF.
Sunday Arrival Event
Have you ever been to the Strawberry Natural Hot Springs?! This is one of my favorite Steamboat activities. Admission is $20 and you can drive yourself, but it’s not an easy drive if there is a lot of snow and you MUST HAVE CHAINS! We have a $5 off discount code with Sweet Pea Tours to book with them during the week. Use code NAASF5 when booking at this link.
Only 56 spots available! Let‘s turn the Hot Springs into an all NAASF party! Pick up and Drop off will be at The Grand, please be there between 6pm to 6:10pm, SHUTTLE LEAVES PROMPTLY AT 6;15pm! Use this link to book the Sunday event.
**Book one person at a time, set pickup location as a private residence, then type The Grand Hotel. Enter promo code NAASF10 at the bottom**
All the discounted spots filled up with Sweet Pea Tours? There is also The Hot Spring Shuttle that can be booked online at www.thehotspringsshuttle.com. This option is full priced at $50. Select the 6:30pm time slot to go around the same time!
Getting Around
Steamboat has a free bus! Go to the main Street for some local shopping, Walmart or Safeway for groceries, and right to the base of the mountain.
Shopping
Enjoy 10% off on Steamboat logo soft goods, such as apparel, at S sport locations. Show a photo of your airline ID and mention NAASF.
Ohana, located at 843 Lincoln Ave, is giving our members 20% off their Ohana screen printed items.
Themed party
Animated Characters!
You favorite Disney movie, Pixar, TV show, foreign characters too! Looking forward to seeing all different characters come to life.
Fun things to do after our event
The 111th Winter Carnival will be taking place from 2/8 to 2/11, if you’ve never experienced it I highly suggest sticking around Steamboat for a few extra days to participate in all the fun! You can find more information about the Carnival events here. https://www.sswsc.org/events/winter-carnival
Jim Tullos is putting something together with the Nordic Center! A “Nordic Experience” on Friday, February 9th. We plan to offer an hour of skate lessons and an hour of Classic, with a break between. Rates are TBD (hopefully in the next few days). For anyone interested please contact Jim at 817-946-5736 or,
Jim@Fundensity.com
Lenzerheide, Switzerland (World Airlines Ski Championships Mar 10-15)
So…we wait. We’re just going to have to wait for the L’heide LOC to figure out how they’re going to fulfill the lodging request. Please be aware that Lenzerheide has assured the IASF that they have lodging capacity for 600 persons. In fact, that was one of the prerequisites for a resort to submit a bid. They have hosted a WASC previously. I have no reason to believe that they cannot complete their mission. I encourage you to be patient, and to keep planning to attend. It’s going to happen. And, it’s going to be an amazing event.
We’ll be going forward with our plans. I already have some volunteers to coordinate our hospitality table during the Fun Race. We’re looking for a Team Dinner venue. And, we have some ideas for a group costume for the “Crazy Circus” theme party. We’ll finalize these items in the coming weeks.
Telluride (NAASF Ski Week #3 Mar31-Apr5)
The final stop in our Colorado hat trick. There’s lodging info on our website. I’ll post more info as soon as I get it.
Club Gear
I haven’t forgotten about this. I’ve just been avoiding it. But, we do have a plan to simplify our Club jackets, This email is already too long. I can see that you’re losing interest. I’ll regroup and post in a new email.
Thanks for reading. I’ll see you very soon!
Woody
We’re just days away from our season opener. And with about 40 of us currently registered to attend, I’m predicting an awesome time at Keystone Resort. Here’s the (nearly) complete Ski Week itinerary.
Mon Jan-22 Sign Race Waivers 8am – 10am and 4pm – 6pm
08:00 – 17:00 Purchase lift tickets during normal business hours
9am – 12pm, Snowboard Training: Flying Dutchman Race Arena
9am – 12pm, SL Training: Flying Dutchman Race Arena
12pm – 3pm, GS Training, Flying Dutchman Race Arena
15:00 – 17:00 Après‘ Ski
19:00 – 22:00 Welcome Party at the Keystone Lodge and Spa Arapahoe Room
Tue Jan-23 09:00 – 09:30
Women’s Snowboard Location: Flying Dutchman Arena
09:00 – 12:00 GS Training Location: Richter
09:45 – 10:30 Men’s Snowboard Location: Flying Dutchman Arena
11:00 – 12:00 Newcomers Race Immediately follows the men’s snowboard racing.
12:00 – 15:00 SL Training Location: Richter
15:00 – 17:00 Après‘ Ski & Race Awards(weather permitting)
Team Dinner Night
18:00 Red Mountain Grill The restaurant has asked us to start our Team Dinner at 6:00pm as we plan to have at least 30 in our group for dinner. They are located in Dillon, just a 10 minute drive from the resort. We’ll have to carpool to/from the restaurant. And, from the calls I’ve made, we will have enough vehicles to cover our group. We’ll be proactive and plan a meeting spot for anyone needing a ride. Let’s say that anyone needing a ride should be at the Keystone Lodge and Spa at 5:30pm. So, anyone with any spare car seats can just make a quick stop, fill your empty seats and head to the restaurant. That should work…right?
Wed Jan-24 10:30 – 11:15
B Women’s Giant Slalom Location: Flying Dutchman Arena
*Official start times are still TBD
10:30 – 11:00 A Women’s Giant Slalom Location: Upper Go Devil/Richter
11:00 – 11:45 A Men’s Giant Slalom Location: Upper Go Devil/Richter
11:15 – 12:00 B Men’s Giant Slalom Immediately follows B Women on Flying Dutchman Arena
15:00 – 17:00 Après‘ Ski & Race Awards(weather permitting)
19:00 – 23:59 Wednesday night theme party
Theme: Rockin‘ The Rockies Location: Keystone Lodge and Spa / Arapahoe Room
Thu Jan-25 10:30 – 11:15 B Women’s Slalom
10:30 – 11:00 A Women’s Slalom Location: Upper Go Devil/Richter
*Times may change
11:00 – 11:45 A Men’s Slalom Location: Upper Go Devil/Richter
*Official Start times are still TBD
B Men’s Slalom
15:00 – 17:00 Après‘ Ski & Race Awards(weather permitting)
I’ll post daily itinerary updates to our Facebook page as well as to our website. Speaking of websites… if you haven’t yet registered to attend this ski week, please do that now, here’s the link, I’ll wait….
There’s still plenty of time to make your plans to join in on the fun.
Steamboat (NAASF Ski Week #2 Feb 4-9)
There’s lots of new info to share with you about our second stop of the season. It’s going to be a busy week in Steamboat. Here’s some of what’s going on…
Registration is open for this event. Please go to https://www.naasf.com/ to complete your registration.
Lodging
I’ve already shared with you the lodging discount available to us at The Steamboat Grand. You can view that on our website here.
For another lodging option and discount go to simplysteamboat.com or mtn-resorts.com to get 5% off. Apply NAASF24 promo code at checkout to have our discount applied. Our discount is available for stays during February 3rd to 9th only! Lodging can be booked between December 23, 2023 and February 1, 2024 only!
Homewood Suites by Hilton 30% off! There are 25 rooms available and they must be booked by 1/15 to receive the discounted rate! Please use this link to book. The NAASF discount has already been applied.
Lift Tickets and Rentals
Lift tickets will be $118 a day and must be purchased in advance. We will be getting a 30% discount on rentals, including demos. This discount is only available online. Steamboat has also set up a race clinic for us on Monday 2/5 from 10am to 3pm for $199 for those interested. Please use this link to purchase prior to our event.
**after you enter Dates and number of Adults, click “Search package” that is orange. Do NOT clink the blue tabs at the top of the page. It will kick you out of the package and you will have to start over.**
Bring the Kids
The Steamboat Kids Ski Free program entitles children 12 years of age and under to ski free the same number of days as their parents or grandparents when a parent or grandparent purchases a 5-or-more day lift ticket! Proof of age is required and is a one-to-one offer, so one free child ticket per one paid parent or grandparent.
Getting to Steamboat
We have a 10% discount from Go Alpine. You can book online at goalpinetaxi.com or by calling (970)728-6000. Our booking discount code is NAASFWEB. There are shuttles from HDN as well as DEN. Want 20% off?! Grab your friends and get a group of 14 or more together to get 20% off! This group booking must be paid on one payment transaction and booked with KATIE by calling (970)615-8089. Don’t forget our booking code, NAASFWEB.
Sweet Pea Tours also provides an airport shuttle from HDN. This is also a private shuttle option and would need to be coordinated with friends. Their smaller group of 6 people and under is $250, their larger option is for groups of 7 to 11 people and is $450. Sweet Pea is offering us $25 off each option! You must call Kayla at (970)985-4324 to book and tell her you’re with NAASF.
Sunday Arrival Event
Have you ever been to the Strawberry Natural Hot Springs?! This is one of my favorite Steamboat activities. Admission is $20 and you can drive yourself, but it’s not an easy drive if there is a lot of snow and you MUST HAVE CHAINS! We have a $5 off discount code with Sweet Pea Tours to book with them during the week. Use code NAASF5 when booking at this link.
Only 56 spots available! Let‘s turn the Hot Springs into an all NAASF party! Pick up and Drop off will be at The Grand, please be there between 6pm to 6:10pm, SHUTTLE LEAVES PROMPTLY AT 6;15pm! Use this link to book the Sunday event.
**Book one person at a time, set pickup location as a private residence, then type The Grand Hotel. Enter promo code NAASF10 at the bottom**
All the discounted spots filled up with Sweet Pea Tours? There is also The Hot Spring Shuttle that can be booked online at www.thehotspringsshuttle.com. This option is full priced at $50. Select the 6:30pm time slot to go around the same time!
Getting Around
Steamboat has a free bus! Go to the main Street for some local shopping, Walmart or Safeway for groceries, and right to the base of the mountain.
Shopping
Enjoy 10% off on Steamboat logo soft goods, such as apparel, at S sport locations. Show a photo of your airline ID and mention NAASF.
Ohana, located at 843 Lincoln Ave, is giving our members 20% off their Ohana screen printed items.
Themed party
Animated Characters!
You favorite Disney movie, Pixar, TV show, foreign characters too! Looking forward to seeing all different characters come to life.
Fun things to do after our event
The 111th Winter Carnival will be taking place from 2/8 to 2/11, if you’ve never experienced it I highly suggest sticking around Steamboat for a few extra days to participate in all the fun! You can find more information about the Carnival events here. https://www.sswsc.org/events/winter-carnival
Jim Tullos is putting something together with the Nordic Center! A “Nordic Experience” on Friday, February 9th. We plan to offer an hour of skate lessons and an hour of Classic, with a break between. Rates are TBD (hopefully in the next few days). For anyone interested please contact Jim at 817-946-5736 or,
Jim@Fundensity.com
Lenzerheide, Switzerland (World Airlines Ski Championships Mar 10-15)
So…we wait. We’re just going to have to wait for the L’heide LOC to figure out how they’re going to fulfill the lodging request. Please be aware that Lenzerheide has assured the IASF that they have lodging capacity for 600 persons. In fact, that was one of the prerequisites for a resort to submit a bid. They have hosted a WASC previously. I have no reason to believe that they cannot complete their mission. I encourage you to be patient, and to keep planning to attend. It’s going to happen. And, it’s going to be an amazing event.
We’ll be going forward with our plans. I already have some volunteers to coordinate our hospitality table during the Fun Race. We’re looking for a Team Dinner venue. And, we have some ideas for a group costume for the “Crazy Circus” theme party. We’ll finalize these items in the coming weeks.
Telluride (NAASF Ski Week #3 Mar31-Apr5)
The final stop in our Colorado hat trick. There’s lodging info on our website. I’ll post more info as soon as I get it.
Club Gear
I haven’t forgotten about this. I’ve just been avoiding it. But, we do have a plan to simplify our Club jackets, This email is already too long. I can see that you’re losing interest. I’ll regroup and post in a new email.
Thanks for reading. I’ll see you very soon!
Woody