Join the Yosemite Winter Club, Yosemite Ski Team, and over 100 young ski racers from around the central Sierra on Saturday, March, 20 and Sunday, March, 21 as they compete in the historic Silver Ski Race at Badger Pass!

• Please register online with aplinereg.com

• Entry Fees: $22.00 per race.

• This is a non-scored race. Entries due Monday, March 15, 2010.
• Liability Release: Each racer must sign a liability release in order to compete.
  Helmets are required for all racers. LIABILITY RELEASE
• USSA License: Each racer must be a current USSA/Far West member.
  Make sure your USSA License is current or you will be unable to race.
• Race Schedule: Registration: 7:00 a.m. Upstairs in Snowflake Room.
• Coaches Meeting: 8:00 a.m. Sat/Sun mornings – upper deck
• Course inspection: 8:15 – 9:30
  Start Time: 10:00 a.m. Course: Wildcat
• Bib Deposit: Please bring your own bib or $20 deposit for rental
• Lift Tickets: There will be special racers/team family rates on race day.
• Awards Dinner: Mexican buffet at the Pavilion in Curry Village. 
• Results Sunday: One hour after race in the Snowflake Room. 

A Mexican theme dinner will be held at the Curry Village Pavilion starting at 5pm. Adults $20 & Children $15

Dinner Tickets Available Here  Reserve now to save your spot!

Membership Links:

Family Membership

Adult Membership

Child Membership 

09/10 Membership

WHAT IS INCLUDED?

Joining the Yosemite Winter Club is a great idea for many reasons.You will not only support winter sports for youth, but also receive the following membership benefits:

• Free admission to the Dinner Dance at Curry Pavilion
• Free admission to the Ancient Jocks Race (fun giant-slalom race for members who are 30 or older!)
• Option to participate in fun winter events such as the YWC Snowball(formal dinner/dance), cross-country ski group-trips to Ostrander Ski Hut, Glacier Point Ski Hut, or the famous trans-Sierra.
• Option to purchase exclusive benefits package for $20 which includes: 3 days of free skiing at Badger Pass, a discounted ski rental, 3 free ice-skating passes at Curry Skate Rink or 50% off full season ice skating pass.
• Insurance coverage for Winter Club Programs (ice-skating, ski team, hockey, and cross-country ski club)

Price:

• Adults $15
• Adult Member with a benefit card $35
• Child Member $10 (17 and under)
• Child member with a benefit card $30
• Family Membership $100 --Family of Four Benefit Package

Choosing to purchase a benefit card will add the following benefits to you:

• Three free days of skiing at Badger Pass
• Three free ice skating sessions at Curry Village
• A half price ice skating season pass
• A discounted ski rental

BEST VALUE!
Family memberships $100- Through the support of Delaware North Co. YWC offers discounted family benefit  package. A family of four can be members with full membership privileges and four benefit cards for each individual. *You can only purchase this package for groups of four persons.

Black Out Dates: YOU MAY NOT USE YOUR Benefit cards on the following dates: December 28th through January 1st, January 18th, and February 15th through 19th.

You may also download this Membership Application and Liability PDF, print, sign and mail it in.

Badger Pass Ski Area is Open for the season!

With over 7' of snow the whole lodge seems to be buzzing with energy for the new season.
Come up and join us!

Call 209-372-8430

Badger Pass Facebook Page

Lifts open 9am to 4pm

Download the> 2009 Snowflake Newsletter PDF

The Yosemite Winter Club Cross Country section (XC Section) was established about 30 years ago as a component of the Yosemite Winter Club (YWC). The Cross Country Ski Section of the YWC is open to everyone who is a Winter Club member.

The XC Section carries on the long-standing tradition of cross-country outings into the backcountry of Yosemite in an organized fashion. We are brought together by our love of both Yosemite and the cross-country ski experience that together make a truly unique experience. We welcome new skiers wishing to share in that experience with us.

Our ski year begins with a food packing party held annually, generally on the last Saturday in September. We pack food into mouse-proof containers to cache in the high country. These provide for dinners and breakfasts as well as snacks, juices and an assortment of beer and wine. Members going on trips are responsible for bringing their own lunches. Paper plates and bowls are also provided by the club. This helps minimize the weight of your pack for the trips.

January 22-24, we will kick off cross country skiing with our “First Ski” weekend, held at the home of long time members and former club leaders Don and Kay Pitts at their “Falcons’ Nest” in Yosemite West. We usually gather 40-50 members for a great party – pot luck/get together and sleep over and enjoy some semi-organized skiing on Saturday and Sunday, usually out of Badger but we have been known to ski Yosemite West if the conditions are right.

Overnight trips

Interested in learning the basic skills of hockey? If so, The Yosemite Winter Club Hockey Program will be teaching basic hockey skills for the 2009-2010 winter season.

Lessons will start in December providing the ice rink is open. 

We also have scrimmage nights for folks whom have completed the program. If you already have good strong skills you can probably pass the test in a night or 2 and play. Scrimmage times to be announced.

You may sign up at any time by joining the Yosemite Winter Club and the Ice Skating Institute.

• Basic Hockey lessons will be every Thursday night from 6-7 p.m., excluding December 24 and January 31. You must be at least 5 years old at the time of sign up, be able to skate forward in control and be a member of the Ice Skating Institute (ISI) and the Winter Club. Hockey players will also need to provide their own hockey skates, full face, helmet, gloves and a stick for classes. Other gear may be required as students advance.
• Those who completed last year’s Hockey Program can sign-up for Scrimmage Nights as well: Tuesday and Friday nights 6-7 p.m.excluding holidays.

You must join the Yosemite Winter Club ( Adults $15/Children $10), the Ice Skating Institute ($13) and fill out the YWC Release of Liability and the DNC Release of Liability.

Snow Ball at The Ahwahnee

This year’s Snow Ball will be on February 27, 2010 at the elegant Ahwahnee.  Enjoy a music-flled, champagne reception, a silent auction that celebrates the arts, an exquisite four-course dinner and a night of dancing to live music.  Chef Percy Whatley has planned a delicious menu with a choice of entrees that includes Red-wine-braised Brandt Farms Beef Shortrib, Pan-seared Pacifc Black Cod Fricassee, or Risotto Verde.  Spend the night
in a cozy room and have breakfast before you hit the slopes at Badger Pass or head to Curry Village for ice skating.

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL - Buy your tickets by December 15 for $75 per person (a $20 discount)! Tickets purchased after December 15 will be $95.00 per person. Early Bird Special tickets will be available for purchase at the Dinner Dance on December 5 or by calling 209/379-2602.  Don’t wait, last year tickets were sold out weeks before the event.  BOOK EARLY.

HOTEL ROOMS – This year we have a wide range of hotel options for our Snowball guests.  Curry Village Cabins with Baths will be $99 if booked by December 1, 2009 and $119 if booked after that date.   Yosemite  Lodge Rooms will be available for $129 and Ahwahnee rooms will be available for $399.  These rates are only for Snow Ball guests. Booking information is available on our website yosemitewinterclub.com.  

Invitations will be sent to members in December.  For more information, call 209/379-2602 or 209/988- 6104. Hope to see you there!

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