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A Message From Our President
I am pleased to provide this message as the president of the National Brotherhood of Skiers, Inc. [NBS]. While it seems as if a huge amount of time has elapsed since the national elections and the posting of this communication, please know that I have been diligently at work speaking with various individuals that will help the Board of directors, other volunteers, and organizational engagers with the journey that precedes and will continue beyond many of us, and those one-on-one and small group conversations are continuing.
For those with whom I have spoken, we have only scratched the surface, and we will have chances to continue the conversation. For those who I have yet to connect with, I look forward to checking in with you as we explore the opportunities to further maximize the organizational effectiveness and operations of the NBS.
There is more to come in the days ahead! If you have not already provided your e-mail address on the national website, or if you have not connected with the organization on Facebook or Twitter, please do so as more frequent communication will occur through some of those channels.
Club presidents expressed a vote of confidence by electing me as NBS president and for that I am very grateful. My enthusiasm for the mission of the organization reaches back to my very first Annual Meeting / Challenge Cup [Mini-Summit] at Lake Tahoe in 1984. It was the coming together of club members and other interested stakeholders for a week of skiing, racing, and socializing all for the purpose of supporting the national youth racers that inspired me to get involved; and involvement was what I did. From youth director at the club level to regional youth director, from financial secretary to regional treasurer, from regional director to regional vice president, and now to NBS President; the path had several points of new learning and experiences, but all were with purpose!
I am now honored to serve as the NBS President, and I look forward to a memorable 40th year anniversary Summit in Snowmass, Colorado! Whether you are a skier, boarder or a winter sports enthusiast, I extend my thanks and appreciation for your continued support, involvement and participation in the National Brotherhood of Skiers, Inc.
The work continues, the dream continues, and I sincerely hope your positive involvement and participation continues in helping the NBS remain the largest ski organization in the United States of America.
Sincerely,
Diana C. Starks
NBS President
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Our History
As told by Founders Art Clay and Ben Finley
At a time when African Americans on the ski slopes were a rarity and black ski clubs were an exception, Ben Finley and Art Clay were not deterred from their vision to create a national Black Ski Summit. The two founders met in 1972 after being introduced by a mutual friend while Finley was President of the Four Seasons West Ski Club of Los Angeles and Clay was Trip Director of the Sno-Gophers Ski Club of Chicago. They moved forward with a proposal to bring together 13 black ski clubs for an event which was called “A Happening”, but was later changed to “Black Summit,” at the suggestion of a member of the Jim Dandy Ski Club of Detroit. The Black Summit would represent black skiers coming together at the summit of Ajax Mountain. The purpose was “to identify and discuss problems and subjects which were unique to the black skiing population, ski and socialize”, according to Finley.
The Historic gathering took place in Aspen, Colorado in 1973 and was attended by over 350 skiers. There was an overall sense of camaraderie that pervaded the event and this same feeling is still significantly associated with all Black Summits. The images of this occasion will forever stay in the minds of those who witnessed this event. As the East Coast met the West Coast, there were discussions of Teo Hyde of Chicago who was recognized as an aspiring contender for a position of the U.S. Ski Team. The formation of the national organization was set for Thanksgiving weekend in1973 in Salt Lake City, Utah. At a meeting of the club leaders, it was proposed that the primary purpose of the organization would be to place a black skier on the U.S. Ski Team. This mission was unanimously embraced by those in attendance. Thus, began the commencement of the first national organization of predominantly Black ski clubs.
The National Brotherhood of Skiers was chartered in 1974 and incorporated as a non-profit organization in Illinois in 1975. It received its 501(c)3 designation in 1978. The founding clubs were:
♦ All Seasons Ski Club (Oakland, CA)
♦ Black Ski, Inc. (Washington, D.C.)
♦ Cascaders Ski Club (Chicago, IL)
♦ Chicago Ski Twisters (Chicago, IL)
♦ 4 Seasons Northwest (Seattle, WA)
♦ 4 Seasons West Ski Club, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA)
♦ Inner City Ski Burns (Cleveland, OH)
♦ Jim Dandy Ski Club (Detroit, MI)
♦ Slippers-N-Sliders Ski Club (Denver, CO)
♦ Sno-Burners Ski Club (New York, NY)
♦ Sno-Gophers Ski Club (Chicago, IL)
♦ Sno-Rovers Ski Club (Boston, MA)
♦ Ujama Ski Club (Comption, CA)
Black Ski Summit ’75 was hosted by the Sno-Gophers Ski Club and was held in Sun Valley, Idaho. Over 750 skiers attended. The clubs in attendance elected Ray Mott of Black Ski, Inc. as the NBS’ first President.
History continued to be made with the NBS as Olympian, Bonnie St. John-Dean was the winner of two Bronze and combined Silver medals at the 1984 Paralympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Jahi Rohrer of Denver and Andre & Suki Horton of Anchorage competed in the U.S. National Championships. The NBS progress continues.
More recently, NBS member and US Disabled Team member, Ralph Green competed in the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Torino, Italy and 2010 in Vancover, Canada. Errol Kerr has been a member of Team NBS since 2000 and until 2009 when he joined the Jamaican Ski Team to compete in the Vancouver Olympics.
Today, the organization has grown to 60 clubs representing 43 cities and a membership of 3,000. The NBS is recognized by the ski industry as one of the largest ski organizations and its Summit as the largest gathering of skiers and riders, more than any other ski convention in the United States.
Haymond Jahi serves as the organization’s president.
