Thank you for your interest in the 21^st Annual National Air Traffic Controllers Association, Southwest Region International Skifest.  Each year the skifest brings Air Traffic Controllers from around the world together for some well-deserved R&R (Rest & Relaxation), some World Class Skiing and the opportunity to make new friends. We hope you will join us in what is annually a great experience.  This year we return to one of North America’s most beautiful places and the excitement of Lake Tahoe in Northern California and Western Nevada.  We will also be celebrating the retirement of our long time organizer who, for the past 20 years has made the skifest possible for all of us.  We hope you will consider joining us for a special toast at this year’s Skifest.

 

Lodging:

Group lodging will be at the Horizon Casino Resort located in Stateline, Nevada. 

To book your room, the easiest way would be to visit the hotel web site at:  www.horizoncasino.com

 At the top of the home page select “Book a Room”. This will take you to the reservation page.

Enter your arrival date and departure date. You may book online up to 3 days in advance/after the group dates.

Type room 1 or 2 beds and you will want to choose the Alpine Tower. 

To receive the group rate, enter the group code: SHNATC8 

After booking please e-mail us with the names and either ATC Facility or hometown for non-ATC of each person planning to attend. This is important to help us with planning.

If you wish to book dates outside of the period February 20-March 4 you will need to contact the sales department.  Let them know you are with our group and what you want to do.  They will make every effort to accommodate your request.

If you have further questions regarding lodging or the hotel, contact the hotel directly at:

Horizon Casino Resort

800-648-3322       (Toll free in the USA & Canada)

775-588-6211       (Worldwide)   (Reservation is at extension 7300)

Address:

50 Hwy 50 

Stateline, Nevada  89449

 

Air and Ground Transportation:

Your arrival airport should be Reno, Nevada (closest) or Sacramento, California (about 100 miles/no shuttle service). Closest International gateway is San Francisco, about 4 hours drive.

Airport to hotel shuttle information from Reno International Airport is online at:  http://www.southtahoeexpress.com/

There is no shuttle service from Sacramento International Airport. Rental car would be necessary.  Drive time from the Sacramento Airport to the hotel is about 2 hours.

There is shuttle service from the hotel to the area ski resorts.  Heavenly Ski resort is accessible by gondola, which is a short walk from the hotel. Group transportation will be provided for our ski day on the North Shore and cruise aboard the Tahoe Queen.

A rental car is nice to have and with the area sights is certainly something to consider.  However a rental car is not necessary to enjoy the group activities.

 

Group Functions & Lift Tickets:

The Lift tickets will consist of 3 individual day lift tickets good at Heavenly and Sierra-at-Tahoe resorts. In addition, we will be skiing 1 day on the North Shore at either Northstar or Squaw Valley resorts, with return lake cruise aboard the Tahoe Queen, return shuttle bus from the boat to the resort and Après party aboard the Tahoe Queen on the return journey.

 

Schedule:

¨       Saturday, February 23          Welcome Reception Dinner  (7-10pm)

¨       Sunday, February 24            Ski Day / Après Ski Party

¨       Monday, February 25            Ski Day/Après Ski Party

¨       Tuesday, February 26           Free Day

¨       Wednesday February 27       Ski Day with Lake Cruise & Après Ski Party

¨       Thursday February 28           Free Day

¨       Friday, February 29               Ski Day

¨       Friday, February 29               Wind-Up Reception (630pm-10pm)

¨       Saturday March 1^st               Hotel Check Out/See you next year!

Total Cost for Group Functions and Lift Tickets, Bus Charter, Tax & Gratuity is: $448.00US

The group will be skiing at Heavenly and Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resorts.  Links are available on the skifest web site.  We will also be spending a day skiing on the North Shore at either Northstar or Squaw Valley ski resorts.  Information on the Tahoe Queen is available on the link at the skifest web site.  Exact date and ski resort will be determined when the ship schedule is set for the 2008 season.

The price for lift tickets and group functions is paid separately and payment must be made directly to us for $448.00US  Sorry, no credit cards can be accepted for the Group Functions/Lift Tickets payment.           Checks, money order, or bank transfers will work.  If you wish to use a bank-to-bank transfer, let us know and we will give you the necessary information to complete that transaction.  Wire transfers originating outside the US will most likely cost $20US.  All payments must be in US Dollars  If mailing payment, make check and mail payment to Chris Kesler at the address below.  Wire transfers, contact us.

Payment must reach us by February 9, 2008!. When making payment please advise us of the names of each person you are paying for.

 

Other Important Information:

Shuttle bus transportation will be provided for any Après Ski Party.  The Skifest is committed to a no drinking and driving policy.

Requests to deviate from the group package will be considered on a case-by-case basis.  Changes to the group Itinerary are subject to a $25.00 service charge!

 

Questions and Answers:

For planning purposes, I would try to schedule your arrival in Lake Tahoe in time for the Opening Reception at 7pm on Saturday. Drive time from the airport to the hotel is about 1 hour. History shows that early departures on the departure Saturday are NOT desirable.

As a suggestion only, I would schedule flight departure for 11am or later.

We have made every attempt to answer all questions.  Please feel free to ask if you have further questions or if there is some other assistance, which we may provide.  All Lodging questions need to be made to the Horizon Casino Resort!

 

Milt Scherotter                                                                                  Chris Kesler

421 Surry Club Ln.                                                                             1837 Latona Road

Stephens City, Virginia 22655                                                            Phoenix, AZ 85042

Cell:  303-746-6165                                                                            Cell:  602-312-6717

E-mail:  natcaski@att.net                                                                   E-mail:  cakesler@cox.net

NATCA Southwest Region Office

1001 W. Euless Blvd. Suite 215

Euless, Texas 76040

Fax: 817-354-8589

Best way to reach us is via e-mail as I check it frequently.  Cell phone is next option.

As a last resort you can mail or fax the NATCA SW Region, but being that they are in Dallas, TX and we are not, expect up to a week for any mail/messages to be forwarded to us.

 

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