Programs - Award Winners

Far West Wentworth Outstanding Club Publication Award...

Chapman “Chappie” Wentworth contributed to FWSA for over 50 years. Chap undertook committee responsibilities for the Association in the 1950s and served as Secretary of FWSA when the numbers of officers were far fewer. He was an editor of several Tahoe area newspapers and edited Bill Berry’s book "Lost Sierra: Gold, Ghosts & Skis.

Chap and his wife Janet were always ready to lend support in the Bay Area or Tahoe raising funds for ski causes and the US Ski Team.

2015 saw a realignment of the classifications. The classes are based on experience rather than size. For the first year, first place finishers from the past 4 years are in the Masters Class. Second and third place finishers from the past 4 years are in the Advanced Class. Novice Class is for those who are new or has not placed in the past 4 years.

For subsequent years, if you win in your class, you are bumped up a class. If you have not won in four years, you are bumped down. The window of consideration is over a four-year period.

It was fitting that Chap be remembered for his dedication to FWSA by giving his name to the Outstanding Club Publication.

Year	Masters	Advanced	Novice
2024	Gordon Cardona The Unrecables	Dave Garcez Modesto	Carol Peterson Bogus Basin
2023	Emilio Trampuz Mountain High		Murray Breeze Modesto
2022	Emilio Trampuz Mountain High	Dennie Warren Castro Valley
2021	Emilio Trampuz Mountain High	Gordon Cardona Unrecables	Dennie Warren Castro Valley
2020	Emilio Trampuz Mountain High	Tom Peirce US Adaptive Recreation Center	Karl Cikste Don Diego
2019	Catherine Ohl, Pacific Rim	No Award	Catherine Singer, Long Beach
2018	Catherine Ohl, Pacific Rim	No award	Thomas Costa, Conejo
2017	Catherine Ohl, Pacific Rim	No award	Karl Cikste, Don Diego
2016	Catherine Ohl, Pacific Rim	No award	Mary & Norm Azevedo, Snowchasers
2015	Catherine Ohl, Pacific Rim	Debbie Rasch, Idaho Falls	Tim Peterson, Rusty Bindings
Year	Class A	Class AA	Class AAA	Class AAAA
2014	Gordon Cardona, The Unrecables	Catherine Ohl, Pacific Rim	Emilio Trampuz, Mountain High
2013	Gordon Cardona, The Unrecables	Catherine Ohl, Pacific Rim	Lynn Wilbur Reno
2012	Catherine Ohl, Pacific Rim	Debi Young, North Island	Emilio Trampuz, Mountain High
2011	Catherine Ohl, Pacific Rim	Michael Bouton, Bogus Basin	Emilio Trampuz, Mountain High
2010	Gordon Cardona, The Unrecables	Barry Cole, North Island	Emilio Trampuz, Mountain High
2009	Gordon Cardona, The Unrecables	Karl Cikste, Don Diego	Lynn Wilbur, Reno	Paul Tidball, Bergfreunde
2008	Gordon Cardona, The Unrecables	Karl Cikste, Don Diego	Emilio Trampuz, Mountain High	Connie Burdette Après
2007	Gordon Cardona, The Unrecables	Don Hamm, Don Diego	Catherine Ohl, Pacific Rim	Liz Dauw, Bergfreunde
2006	Gordon Cardona, The Unrecables	Don Hamm, Don Diego	Catherine Ohl, Pacific Rim	Don Violette, North Island
2005	Gordon Cardona, The Unrecables	Emilio Trampuz, Mountain High	Orange County	Don Violette, North Island
2004	Karen Reber, Capital	Don Hamm, Don Diego	Judith Miller, Singles	Dorothy Pantel, Après
2003	Karen Reber, Capital	Cheryl Hasegawa, Asian	Catherine Ohl, Pacific Rim	Dorothy Pantel, Après
2002	Bonnie West, Auslich	Catherine Ohl, Century City	Dorothy Pantel, Après
2001	Bonnie West, Auslich	Catherine Ohl, Century City	Kathy Boyer, Après
2000	Mary Costigan, Grindelwald	Catherine Ohl, Century City	Dorothy Pantel, Après
1999	Mary Costigan, Grindelwald	Jennifer Beever, Century City	Ron Mitchell, Bergfreunde
1998	Wailers	Mary Costigan, Grindelwald	Balboa
1997	Wailers	Kiyomi Stineman, Santa Barbara	Dorothy Pantel, Après
1996	Betty Ward, Tri Valley	Kiyomi Stineman, Santa Barbara	Ron Mitchell, Bergfreunde
1995	Bonnie West, Tri Valley Inskiers	Susan Greenman, Santa Barbara	Jeanie Schultz, Après
1994	Ann Culbertson Powderhounds	Susan Greenman, Santa Barbara	Balboa
1993	Rick Webb,Powderhounds	Susan Greenman, Santa Barbara	Balboa
1992	Jackie Veats, Schi Laufers	Susan Greenman, Santa Barbara	Balboa
1991	Jackie Rose, Schi Laufers	Judy Earle, Don Diego	Jeanie Schultz, Après
1990	Hal Day, Wailers	Auslich	Balboa
1989	Nora Smith, Wailers	Auslich	Balboa
1988	Irvine Ski Assoc.	Century City	Balboa
1987	San Francisco	Arlene Madsen, Single	Rusty Etzel, Torrey Pines
1986	Camber	Hump Jumpers	Balboa
1985	Century City	Norm Gallager, Single	Balboa
1984	Rusty Bindings	Arlene Madsen, Single	Rusty Etzel, Torrey Pines
1983	Steve Angelo, Powderhounds**	Pam Bailey & Millie Honeycutt, Single	Karl Ponath, Torrey Pines
1982	Diana Beggs, Wailers	Bob Hirsch & Wally Manning, Single	Jeanie Schultz, Après
1981	Naomi Altman, Wailers	Westwood	Norma Benthien, Torrey Pines
1980	Larry Singer, Powderhounds	Auslich	Dick Bardell, Torrey Pines
1979	San Francisco	Auslich	Après
1978	Carily Mullen, Wailers	John Rosendranz, Westwood	Après
1977	Snow Drifters	Westwood
1976	Joy Melton, Wailers**	Westwood
1975	Russ Tiffany, Wailers	Après**
1974	Rosemary Moschel, Wailers**	Rachael Martin, Santa Barbara
1973	Don Marshall, Orange County	Lori & Patti Spann, Fresno
1972	Linda Kaderli, Single	Judy Fjeld & Angie McArthur, Fresno**
1971	Steve Emanuel & Laurel Rohrer, Single	Paula Turcotte, Hughes
1970	Sylvia Carlson, Wailers**	Nancy Chadwick, Fresno
** Won USSA Outstanding Publication Award

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Information

Bill King
Communications Awards Chair
614-372-4762

Chap Wentworth
A native of Boston, Chap graduated from Dartmouth, having skied on the varsity team. Chap was scheduled to participate in the canceled 1940 Olympics and was Southern California’s Downhill Champion for 1941.

 

Moments...

2005,Gordon Cardona, Unrecables won the Wentworth award 6 years in a row



2012,Karen James, Edelweiss, first time entrant and third place winner in the toughest category (A)



2005,Emilio Trampus, Mountain High, won the Wentworth award 5 times and the web site award 5 times.



2011,Michael Bouton, Bogus Basin was a first time entrant



2000, Dorothy Pantel,Après Ski Club won the Wentworth award 5 times



2004,Judith Miller, Singles