About Us
The Flatland Races began March 21, 1965, in a gully in Crested Butte, born after two years of writing open challenges in various major ski publications.
The Kansas City Ski Club originated and hosted the first event. Omaha, Amarillo and Wichita Ski Club members joined in the first competition. Coors Brewing Company sponsored the first trophy, won by Kansas City.
Participation in the Flatland Ski Association races has grown from the original 40 racers in 1965 to one of the largest and oldest amateur alpine ski events in the United States. Since then, the annual races have provided hours of fun and recreational competition for thousands of flatland skiers.
The forerunners of the flatlands races were Olympians Dave Gorsuch, Renie Cox, and Linda Meyers. Dave and his wife moved to Vail with the race and he was a leading competitor for several years. Billy Kidd was also one of the early participants.
The Flatland Ski Association met annually through 1967 in Crested Butte. Vail hosted the races from 1968 through 1980. Now the races are held at various ski areas. The site of the races is determined through a competitive bidding process and is selected by Flatland Ski Association Board of Directors.
2023 - 2024 Board of Directors
The fiscal year is May 1 through April 30
President – Daphne Reitz, Kansas City
Vice President – John Sedlak, Cornhuskers
Secretary – Melissa Breding, Oklahoma City
Treasurer – Kelli Kinnamon, Oklahoma City
Activities Director - Todd Whitaker, Oklahoma City
Race Director – Hollis Anderson, Cornhuskers
Past President – Teri Hammon, Omaha
Columbia - "Captain" Ron Lueck
Cornhusker - Steve Meyer
Kansas City - Linda Minson
Oklahoma City - Kathy Veros
Omaha - Teri Hammon
St. Louis - Paul Snyder
Topeka - Penny Morgan
Tulsa - Karla Winterscheidt
Wichita - Bernd Frazier
2023 - 2024
CLUB Race officers
CLUB Race officers
2023 - 2024
Additional FSA Officer Positions
Additional FSA Officer Positions
Columbia - Jack Kramer
Cornhusker - Hollis Anderson
Kansas City - Scott Atwell
Oklahoma City - Kelli Kinnamon
Omaha - Phil Bintz
St. Louis - Joe Bauer
Topeka - Tiffanie Walters
Tulsa - Lewis Moser
Wichita - Herb Schnoetzinger
Race Data Coordinator - Matt Knechtel
Assistant Activities Director - Topeka
*this person will be AD next year
Assistant Race Director - Kansas City
*this person will be RD next year
BOD Meeting Minutes
*2023 March 14 Meeting Minutes
*2023 January 31 Meeting Minutes
*2023 January 28 Meeting Minutes
*2022 January 25 Meeting Minutes
*2022 January 22 Meeting Minutes
*2021 October 17 Meeting Minutes
*2021 January 14 Meeting Minutes
*2020 December 19 Meeting Minutes
*2020 January Meeting Minutes
*2019 October Board Meeting Minutes
*2019 June Board Meeting Minutes
*2019 January 26 Board Meeting Minutes
*2019 January 23 Board Meeting Minutes
*2018 October Board Meeting Minutes
*2018 June Board Meeting Minutes
*2018 January 31 Board Meeting Minutes
*October 2016 Board Meeting Minutes
Race and Activity Club Rotations
Race Director Activity Director
2018 Tulsa Kansas City
2019 St. Louis (switched) Oklahoma City (switched)
2020 Wichita (Topeka covering) Omaha
2021 Topeka Tulsa
2022 Topeka Tulsa
2023 Columbia St. Louis
2024 Cornhuskers Wichita (Oklahoma City covering)
2025 Kansas City Topeka
2026 Oklahoma City Columbia
2027 Omaha Cornhuskers
2028 Tulsa Kansas City
2029 St. Louis Oklahoma City
2030 Wichita Omaha
2031 Topeka Tulsa
FSA Directors (2 year terms go off after the FSA January meeting)
Going off 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025, 2027, 2029…
Omaha
Kansas City
Columbia
St. Louis
Wichita
Going off 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024, 2026, 2028, 2030…
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Topeka
Cornhuskers