[NFBSATX] FW: [NFBT] Re: 2026 Ski for Light Team Texas Kickoff​ - August 19

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From: member at nfbtx.org <member at nfbtx.org> On Behalf Of Michael McCulloch
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2025 6:54 AM
To: Michael McCulloch <mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com>
Subject: [NFBT] Re: 2026 Ski for Light Team Texas Kickoff​ - August 19

 

If you missed the kickoff meeting last night or want to review meeting, you may find the meeting recording at the following link:

 

https://tinyurl.com/2026-SFL-Team-Texas-Kickoff





Regards,

-- michael

Michael McCulloch
832-453-7139
mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com <mailto:mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com> 

 

 

On Wed, Aug 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM Michael McCulloch <mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com <mailto:mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com> > wrote:

 



 

 

Greetings,

I am Michael McCulloch, the 2026 Ski for Light Team Texas coordinator. The mission of Ski for Light (SFL) is to enhance the quality of life and independence of visually or mobility-impaired adults through a program of cross-country skiing.

 

Although the temps across much of Texas are in the 90’s, it’s time to start planning for the 2026 Ski for Light International Week.  We had 8 participants on Team Texas attend the SFL Event in Provo, Utah this past year. 

 

We are eager to get back on the snow and are looking to send an even larger Texas contingent to the 2026 SFL Event. We are also hoping to have some of our mobility impaired friends attend. Please join us for the upcoming 2026 SFL Team Texas kickoff meeting on Zoom.

 

WHEN: Tuesday, Augst 19, 2025, 7:00 PM Central Time.

 

Join the Zoom meeting

 <https://zoom.us/j/7428486329?pwd=M003RmZaa3pTbWRlZ00xbSs4YTlmUT09> https://zoom.us/j/7428486329?pwd=M003RmZaa3pTbWRlZ00xbSs4YTlmUT09

  

One tap mobile from a smartphone:  +13462487799,,7428486329#,,,,*369978#  US

 

Dial from a phone:  +1 346 248 7799 US

Meeting ID: 742 848 6329, Password:  369978

 

First, we will share highlights from the 2025 SFL International Event that occurred this past January/February. Then, we will discuss plans for participating in the 2026 SFL International Week, scheduled for February 1 thru 8, 2026. 

 

The SFL event will be held at Snow Mountain Ranch in Granby, Colorado, near Winter Park

 

About Snow Mountain Ranch

Snow Mountain Ranch is a 5,100 acre recreational complex that is part of the  <https://ymcarockies.org/> YMCA of the Rockies. At an elevation of 8,750 feet, the site was originally the location of two high-country  <https://ymcarockies.org/Activities/Compare#activity-historical-sites> homesteads and was acquired by the YMCA in 1966.

 

On the grounds of Snow Mountain Ranch are a 100 kilometer cross country trail system that is consistently rated as one of the best Nordic venues in the country. There is even a lighted 2 kilometer loop near the Nordic Center for those who do not get enough skiing during the day. Trails are wide and wonderfully well groomed. Also on the property are a heated indoor swimming pool and sauna, a lighted tubing hill, a covered outdoor ice skating rink, an indoor roller-skating rink, and a crafts center. While cross country skiing will as always be the only official Ski for Light activity, attendees will have many options available to them for their leisure hours.

 

The skiing portion of the Ski for Light week has been held at Snow Mountain Ranch twelve previous times, from 1992 to most recently 2023. This year, as in 2023, we will not only be skiing at Snow Mountain Ranch, we will be staying in the hotel and ski lodge buildings on the property. This will allow attendees to ski onto the trails just a short distance from their lodging.

 

The Ski Area

The Colorado Rockies are renowned for their dry powder snow. This makes skiing a real joy for skiers of all ability levels. It is also quite common for the early morning chill to turn into sunny and clear weather by the middle of the day. At an elevation of nearly 9,000 feet, the sun can be intense and skiers will need to remember to bring their sun block: sunburn is much more common than frostbite at Snow Mountain Ranch.

 

The trail system covers more than 100 kilometers, with plenty of terrain for every ability level. There are practice loops and hills right outside the Nordic Center for those new to the sport.

 

The  <https://ymcarockies.org/Nordic-Center> Nordic Center is a large two-story building with upper level decks for sunning and warming. On the lower level are a rental equipment shop, a retail store selling cross-country equipment and clothing and a fireplace and lounging area. Lunches on ski days this year will not be on the upper level of the Nordic Center, as in past years, but in the newly constructed Camper Hub building, a short walk from the Nordic Center.

 

In keeping with Ski for Light tradition, we will end the week with the Olav Pedersen Race/Rally and enjoy the customary array of many off-snow activities throughout International Week.  Check out the SFL promo video at the following link:   <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjC96E7cyzg> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjC96E7cyzg

 

You may also check out some of the photos from previous Team Texas SFL events at the following links.

2020:   <https://tinyurl.com/yvh2mrj6> https://tinyurl.com/yvh2mrj6

2023:   <https://photos.app.goo.gl/fA4mqLvdmt9gnbTZ6> https://photos.app.goo.gl/fA4mqLvdmt9gnbTZ6

 

Please share this email with other visually or mobility impaired Texans who may be interested.  For additional info, please contact Michael McCulloch,  <mailto:mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com> mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com 


Regards,

-- michael

Michael McCulloch
832-453-7139
mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com <mailto:mdmcculloch1 at gmail.com> 

-- 
National Federation of the Blind of Texas 
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