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Clancy's Ski School owners and instructors have pulled together
links to
our favorite Pacific NW places to ski, our favorite snowsports magazines,
help in planning your next ski vacation, and the
professional ski and snowboard organizations that keep us well
trained and well informed.
The owners of Clancy's Ski School have formed a relationship with Everett's newest store for all
your sports clothing, equipment and rental needs. Please visit us
there at: Grass Roots Outdoor - 500 SE Everett Mall Way - Everett,
WA 98208 or call us at 425-423-0717. We hope you enjoy
your shopping experience there and our collection of linked
information below!

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Ski Resorts |
| Resort Name |
Location |
Description |
| 49º
North |
Chewelah Peak, WA |
40 mi
N of Spokane,
1,850' vertical, 2,325 acres, 68 marked runs,
good mix of levels |
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Bluewood |
Dayton, WA |
80 mi E of Tri-Cities, 1,100' vertical, 24
marked runs, great tree skiing |
| Bogus Basin |
Boise, ID |
16 mi
N of Boise, 2,600 acres, 66 marked runs, good skiing, great
prices, non-profit |
| Brundage |
McCall,
ID |
8 mi NE of McCall, 1,800' vertical, 1,500
acres, 46 marked runs, great powder, best snow
in ID |
| Crystal
Mountain |
Enumclaw, WA |
33 mi E of Enumclaw, 3,100' vertical, 2,600
acres, 57 marked runs, 2 high speed quads |
| Hoodoo |
Sisters, OR |
20
mi NW of Sisters, 1,035' vertical, 806 acres, 5
marked runs, big tube park has 20 runs |
| Lookout Pass |
Wallace, ID |
12 mi E of Wallace
on ID-MT border, 1,150' vertical, 540 acres,
43 marked runs, first ID ski resort |
| Loup Loup |
Okanogan, WA |
13 mi E
of Twisp, 1,240' vertical, 10 marked runs,
non-profit |
| Mission Ridge |
Wenatchee,
WA |
12 mi E
of Wenatchee, 2,250' vertical, 2,000 acres, 36
marked runs, dry snow, 300 days of sun |
| Mt Bachelor |
Bend, OR |
22 mi SW
of Bend, 3,365' vertical, 3,683 acres, 71 marked
runs, one of largest resorts in the US |
| Mt Baker |
Bellingham, WA |
56
mi E of Bellingham, 1,500'
vertical, 1,000 acres, 38 marked runs, Mt Shuksan
view, tons of snow |
| Mt Hood
Meadows |
Governmnt Camp, OR |
12
mi N of Government Camp, 3,634' vertical, 2,150
acres, 87 marked runs |
| Mt Spokane |
Mead, WA |
28
mi E of Spokane, 2,000' vertical,
1,425 acres, 45 marked runs, non-profit |
| Schweitzer |
Sandpoint, ID |
40
mi N of Coeur d'Alene 2,400' vertical,
2,900 acres, 92 marked runs, 3 state/Canada view
at top |
| Stevens Pass |
Skykomish, WA |
50 mi E of Monroe, 1,784' vertical, 1,125 acres, 37 marked runs,
great varied terrain |
| Summit Snoqualmie/Alpental |
Snoqualmie, WA |
18 mi E of Bellevue,
1,025'/2,310' vertical, 625/825 acres, 23/24 marked runs,
quick trip from Seattle |
| Sun Valley |
Sun Valley, ID |
163
mi E of Boise, 3,400' vertical,
2,054 acres, 75 marked runs, beautiful lodge,
great skiing |
| Timberline |
Timberline
Lodge, OR |
45 mi E of Portland, 3,960'
vertical, 41 marked runs, historic old lodge,
glacier skiing until August |
| Whistler/Blackcomb |
Whistler
Village, BC |
70
mi N of Vancouver, 5,735'
vertical, 8,171 acres, 200 marked runs, huge
resort, great skiing |
| White Pass |
White Pass, WA |
50 mi E of Yakima, 1,500' vertical, 638 acres, 32 marked runs |
| Willamette Pass |
Crescent, OR |
69
mi SE of Eugene, 1,563'
vertical, 555 acres, 29 marked runs |
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Magazines |
| Name |
Description |
| Ski
and Skiing
Magazines |
The
latest in skiing gear, travel and action.
Links to subscriber-based Ski Magazine and
Skiing Magazine websites. |
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Snowboarder Magazine |
Snowboarding videos, photos and snow cams.
Link to the subscriber-based Snowboarder
Magazine website. |
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Ski Vacation Planning / General Information |
| Name |
Description |
| Snow Link |
Choosing
the right gear, ski / snowboard apparel,
accessories, packing for your snowsport
vacation, stretching exercises, etc |
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Professional Ski and Snowboard Organizations |
| Name |
Description |
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AASI |
American Association of Snowboard Instructors.
This offshoot of PSIA (Professional Ski
Instructors of America)
teamed up with them in the last decade. They are
the premiere professional ski and snowboard instruction
association in America. PSIA was founded in 1961. All Snowboard Instruction
certifications is the US are tested by
and
achieved through the PSIA-AASI organization. |
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NSAA |
National Ski Areas Association. The
trade association for ski area owners and
operators representing over 300
alpine resorts which accounts for more than 90% of
the skier/snowboarder visits nationwide. The
association's
primary objective is to meet the needs of ski area owners and operators nationwide
and to foster, stimulate and
promote growth in the industry. |
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NSP |
National Ski Patrol. The world’s
largest winter rescue organization. Since
1938 NSP has worked to care for the
injured or those having difficulty in the mountain environment, but their primary
work is in preventing the problems that
can
confront those involved in outdoor winter activities through rider and skier
education. They work closely with
PSIA/AASI to promote safety. |
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NSSRA |
National Ski and Snowboard Retailers
Association. The retail voice for the ski and
snowboard industries and provides
information
and services needed to operate more
successfully. They work closely with
manufacturers and
instructors on programs such
as the professional equipment discount program
that is available to qualified members
of PSIA-AASI. |
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PSIA |
Professional Ski Instructors of America.
THE on-line resource to get fired up about
skiing and snowboarding: membership information
and services, tips from the pros and much more. |
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PSIA-NW |
Professional Ski Instructors of America - Northwest chapter.
Provides multi-faceted support to the
professional snowsport instructors that make up
their membership. Elements of this support
include developing and providing high level
education, promoting snowsport instruction as a
profession, and preparing and administering
certification standards. |
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SIA |
Snowsports Industries America (SIA). SIA is a partner of the snow sports
industry. SIA focuses on fueling ski and
snowboard business with efficiency, growth
and success. |
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Special Olympics |
An international organization dedicated to empowering
individuals with intellectual disabilities to become physically
fit,
productive and respected members of society through sports
training and competition.
1133 19th Street NW Washington, DC 20005.
Contact them at: 202-628-3630. |
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USASA |
United States of America Snowboard Association. The first governing body for competitive grassroots
snowboarding. The
efforts of the USASA and its regions have enabled men and women, and boys and girls of all
ages to participate in
its organized events. |
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US Olympic Team & Committee |
The US Olympic Team represents the United
States in the Olympic Games sports competition
and the US Olympic
Committee is the non-profit organization that serves as the National
Olympic Committee (NOC) for the United States. |
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USSA |
US Ski and Snowboard Association is the
national governing body for Olympic skiing and
snowboarding. Founded in
1904, this century-old organization provides leadership and direction for
tens of thousands of young skiers and
snowboarders who share an Olympic dream. PNSA is the Northwest’s
local division of USSA. |
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USSCA |
United States Ski and Snowboard Coaches
Association. This is the organization for
all coaches within the country.
This body provides coaches training and certification, and develops the
standards for coaches. Like an instructor,
the coach is trained to give support to a large segment of the ski and
snowboard competition community. They
train
children who are just getting started in competition, and the elite
athletes who may be members of the U.S. Olympic
Team. |
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