This Saturday, April 17 will be the last Zoom @ Noon for the 09-10 ski season. If you haven’t made it out yet, come take some runs with UFS. We will be meeting between the Gadzoom and MidGad chairlifts at Noon. If you aren’t sure who we are, just look for the big group of skiers.

ALSO, we will be celebrating this incredible spring ski season with a UFS Spring BBQ. Burgers and dogs cooked to perfection! Find the UFS tent on the Snowbird-Alta bypass road after 3:30pm. Come enjoy some Apres Ski dining. All UFS members welcome!!

We wanna put up more photos of members on the UFS website. Send your pics to photos@freeskiersociety.com

This Saturday (March 6) come meet up at the base of the Gadzoom lift at Snowbird. Everybody be there at NOON. We will get some groups together and then head off to find some epic turns. If you can’t find us at noon we will swing back by Gadzoom again at 1pm to pick up anybody we missed. These club ski days are always a lot of fun, so come out and ski with us!

• Saturday March 6
• 12 noon @ Gadzoom

NEXT WEEK: Thursday, March 18, we will be showing this year’s Matchstick Productions’ film In Deep. We will have the UFS T-shirts from this year at the show. So if anybody still needs to pick up their T-shirt, next Thursday is the night to do it.

• MSP’s “IN DEEP”
• Thursday March 18
• Location : Fine Arts Auditorium
• Time: 7:30 pm
• Cost: FREE

HALF PRICE ALTA DAY! Friday March 19th

• $32 day pass through UFS, includes Alta Card (usually an extra $5)
• Buy pass with cash: UFS tent at base of Wildcat lift, 9am – 12pm
• Pre-order passes: Available at Alta will-call March 19th, may pay with credit/debit. Members must send their name to info@freeskiersociety.com to pre-order. Pay Alta when you pick up your pass.
• Great Opportunity to ski Alta at a fraction of regular price!

Straight Line Ski Shop Swap

• March 13th – 21st
• New & Used Bluehouse skis for sale
• 1312 E 200 S

-Zoom at Noon, Feb 6th

• Meet at the base of Gadzoom to ski together for a few runs at Noon on Saturday Feb 6th

-Avalanche Awareness Presentation, Feb 18th (Thurs)

• The Utah Avalanche Center will be presenting on how to keep safe while in the Wasatch backcountry
• Location:  Social Work Auditorium
• Time: 7:30 pm
• Cost: FREE
• Come learn from the best in the business in avalanche safety.  Craig Gordon from the UAC will be giving a short presentation and will be available for Q/A session immediately following the presentation.

-Cricket Campus Rail Jam, Feb 25th (Thurs)

The University of Utah Campus Rail Jam stop is THIS THURSDAY at noon on the Union patio lawn.   Here is a link to the facebook invitation:

If you want to compete in the rail jam, you will need to apply online ASAP! Here is a link to the application form:

See you there!

-Club discount day at Alta in  March

This is one of those events that you won’t want to miss. Field Productions has been making solid ski movies for the past few years. Anyone who came to their movie last years knows that Field Productions always has amazing footage, amazing editing, and even better skiing!

Eric Hjorleifson and Tom Wallisch will both be at the movie to sign autographs. There will be free Pizza and a bunch of other free stuff.

Where: Fine Arts Auditorium, University of Utah campus (google map || campus map) Enter on WEST side

When: Wednesday November 18th 2009
Doors open: 7:30p
Cost: FREE for UFS members, $5 for everyone else

Snowbird & The Canyons deadlines are on the 20th! Two days after this event. Don’t get left out in the cold without a pass.
The Canyons – $385
Snowbird Tram – $599
Snowbird Charis – $469

The Canyons will be present raffling out amazing prizes to all of the attending UFS members who bought a Canyons pass through the club this year! Come buy your pass at the event to make sure you are entered to win!

Go here to see the facebook invite and add UFS as a friend to get all the updates to UFS events & promotions.

UFS and Ride The Planets Productions proudly present: “Can’t Stop” featuring Sammy Carlson and Friends.

This is an awesome ski movie straight out of France. Ride The Planets followed professional skier Sammy Carlson to many different locations around the globe in order to film some of the most progressive skiing to date. On their way they met up with skiers Antoine Montant, Willie Borm, and Mike Henituk who absolutely kill it with Sammy C.

When:   Wednesday October 28, 2009
Where:  S BEH (Social Behavioral Science Auditorium, University of Utah campus) map
Time: Doors at 7 pm, Show at ~7:30
Cost: FREE FOR EVERYONE!

You will also be able to order your season pass and sign up for the club on this night

**REMEMBER THIS WEEK IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO GET YOUR SNOWBIRD PASS GUARANTEED FOR OPENING DAY **