Sierra Regional Ski for Light

Join us for another fun filled SRSFL hiking weekend in the Truckee area:  Saturday, June 22 – Monday June24, 2024. Make sure you mark your calendars and sign up early.  We will be staying at the Best Western Hotel in Truckee for two nights, with dinners at the Glenshire Clubhouse, a short drive away from the hotel. We are sure the hiking weekend will fill up fast for VIP Hikers and will be dependent on the number of guides available. There is no fee for guides unless they are staying at the hotel or joining us for dinner.  To secure your space, your application and trip fee must be received before the sign-up deadline of June 10, 2024.  Your application, and trip fee for VIP hikers of $230.00 double occupancy, (an additional charge of $190.00 for a single room) will secure your space at the Best Western.  We are looking forward to seeing all of you.  VIP Hiker Applications are available on the VIP Hiker Page.  For the Guide and Volunteer application go to the Hiker Guides and Volunteers page.

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the cancellation of our Sierra Regional Ski for Light 2024 3 Day event that was to be held on March 2^nd-4^th.  We do not make this decision without great sadness!  We must err on the side of safety! For days we have consulted multiple weather sources and the manager of Tahoe Donner Cross Country.  Here is what one weather forecaster stated, “Snow amounts will be so much and difficult to accurately measure due to strong winds producing prolonged periods of near zero visibility, and blowing/drifting snow capable of burying vehicles and making it difficult to locate roads,” the weather service’s Reno office, which provides the forecast for the Lake Tahoe Basin, wrote in its forecast. “Even walking outside would not be advised during this storm as a person could quickly become lost or disoriented.”  Here is what Sally Jones, Manager of Tahoe Donner Cross Country wrote to me last evening, “Yes we are watching the weather and we would suggest you either reschedule or cancel. I think Sunday will be a dig out day, if we are lucky.  Monday could be ok – but we would have to keep watching the storm and how dug out the town is.

We did briefly discuss rescheduling, but with hotels, food and transportation scheduled months ahead of time, rescheduling before the end of the ski season will not be possible.

The sun was shining and the snow was perfect!  We trained 4 new guides and 4 of our VIP Skiers had a great time.   Much thanks to Carol Harrington, Cathy Masters and Rich Holcomb for the great job they did training new guides.  Also, thanks go to our great guides and drivers!

Fall is in the air!  It is time to start thinking of winter ski events!  Our Day Trip is set for Saturday, February 10th and our annual Three Day Event will be March 2nd-4th.  Both are planned to be held at Tahoe Donner Adventure Center.  Go to the Skier Page to access the Skier Application.  Go to the Guide or Volunteers pages to access the Guide and Volunteer Application.

This is the biggest SRSFL Event in many years!  It was a fantastic 3 days!

A lot of work has gone into this newsletter!  Please take the time to read it.

SRSFL 2023 Summer Newsletter 

Join us for another fun filled SRSFL hiking weekend in the Truckee area:  Saturday, August 26, – Monday August 28 2023. Make sure you mark your calendars and sign up early.  We will be staying at the Best Western Hotel in Truckee for two nights, with dinners at the Glenshire Clubhouse, a short drive away from the hotel. We are sure the hiking weekend will fill up fast for VIP Hikers and will be dependent on the number of guides available. There is no fee for guides unless they are staying at the hotel.  To secure your space, your application and trip fee must be received before the sign-up deadline of August 3, 2023.  Your application, and trip fee for VIP hikers of $230.00 double occupancy, (an additional charge of $200.00 for a single room) will secure your space at the Best Western. There will also be an additional charge of $73.00 ($146.00 for a single room) for those coming from out of town and staying at the Fairfield Inn on Friday, August 25.  We are looking forward to seeing all of you.  VIP Hiker Applications are available now on the VIP Hiker Page.  For the Guide and Volunteer application go to the Hiker Guides and Volunteers page.

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 through Monday.  As most of you know there is an incredible amount of snow up here already and recent storms have exceeded predictions.  While I’m heartbroken, after all the work put into this event and the excitement generated among new skiers and guides, we must err on the side of safety.

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 Time Young Adults 18 to 30: $25.00 including equipment rental. Other Adults: $50.00 including equipment rental. Children Under 18: No cost, due to a designated grant we have to get VIP Children out on the snow. Adults with their own equipment will receive a $25.00 discount.

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, Guide or Volunteer Webpages on this website, read the information on the page,  click on application link, read the application carefully, fill it in fully, answering all questions and click on “Submit.”