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About Edie

I am a 72 year old female webmaster, avid cross country skier, kayaker and mountain biker. I do what I love and love what I do!

I’m Sadly Announcing That Our March 4th-6th Three Day Event Has Been Canceled Due to An Impending Storm!

It is with sadness that we share with you our board’s decision to cancel our SRSFL Three Day Event this weekend.  Both the National Weather Service in Reno and for the west slope have issued Winter Storm Watches for Saturday … Continue reading

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February 11th Day Trip Coming Up!

It will be at Tahoe Donner Cross Country.  VIP Children are welcome on day trips. The number of VIP persons we can accept depends upon the number of guides available. The fees for this day trip are as follows: First … Continue reading

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Sierra Regional Ski for Light’s 3 Day Winter Event will be March 4th-6th

The 2023 SRSFL three-day cross-country ski event will be held in Truckee, CA Saturday,  March 4, 2023–Monday March 6, 2023.  This year all of our application forms are online forms!  There is nothing to download. Simply go to our Skier, … Continue reading

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Very Sad News!

Sharon Fong, a long time accomplished guide for Sierra Regional Ski for Light, suffered a tragic accident and passed away in the early afternoon on Friday 10/7/2022, a week before her 65th birthday. She was a registered organ donor and … Continue reading

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Our Monte Rowell Memorial Hiking Weekend Was Fabulous!

The hiking weekend was tremendously successful — from lovely trails, to delicious food, but most of all to wonderful camaraderie and the building of friendships!  After coming back from a 2 year Covid induced halt of all activities it was … Continue reading

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Don’t Miss the “MONTE ROWELL MEMORIAL HIKING WEEKEND”

The ” Monte Rowell Memorial Hiking Weekend”  will be held in Truckee, CA Saturday, June 11 through Monday, June 13, 2022. It will be held in Truckee with lodging available at the Truckee Best Western.   For the VIP Hiker application  … Continue reading

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Sadly Our February 26th-28th, 2022 Tom Gorin Memorial3 Day Event Has Been Cancelled!

Last night our Ski for Light Board made a difficult decision and cancelled our Tom Gorin Memorial 3 Day Event scheduled for February 26th thru 28th.  The Sierra Sun article, linked below, from Friday, February 26th was certainly a factor … Continue reading

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Our Beloved Monte Rowell Has Passed!

Monte died peacefully this morning at 1:35 am, at the wonderful age of 95. or, as Betsy said to me, he kayaked off to Heaven.  Monte was one of the four cornerstones of SRSFL, contributing so much more to its … Continue reading

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Our January 22nd Day Trip is Cancelled

Last night our board made the difficult decision to cancel our January 22nd Day Trip.  With the current rise in covid cases we feel it would be irresponsible to hold the event on the 22nd.   We are still hoping to … Continue reading

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Join Us for our 30th Anniversary Tom Gorin Memorial Three Day Event!

Think snow!! Our 2022 30th Anniversary Tom Gorin Memorial Three Day Event will be held on February 26-28, 2022 at Tahoe Donner Cross Country Center,  15275 Alder Creek Road, Truckee, CA 96161. Thanks to generous donations in Tom’s memory we … Continue reading

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