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2002

• FMSAC founded by a group of citizens concerned about the decline in Federal funding for regional Avalanche Centers.

2003

• Inaugural Snowball fundraiser held.
• Funds provided for existing weather station maintenance and upgrades.
• FMSAC began promotion of the Avalanche Center’s public education mission through flyers, brochures, newspaper articles and member update letters.
• FMSAC purchased a snow depth sensor for existing Mt. Eddy weather station.

2004

• FMSAC funds purchased and installed a new weather station at Castle Lake.
• Trained volunteer forecasters began providing supplemental forecasts for 7 day a week coverage.
• FMSAC established the Whitaker/Keane Memorial Scholarship Fund with a donation provided by the families of Travis Whitaker and Kevin Keane to support continuing community avalanche education.
• FMSAC launches website to enhance public education information and fundraising efforts.

2005

• FMSAC funds purchased and installed new Mt. Eddy weather station.
• Viewing bench dedicated at Bunny Flat- purchased with FMSAC funds received from the Whitaker & Keane families.

2006

• FMSAC provided funds for the upgrading of the Avalanche Center’s weather station network, replacing costly cell phone data transmission with spread spectrum radio.

2007

• FMSAC funds provided upgrades to the Mt. Eddy weather station to include it in the radio network.
• FMSAC funds purchased avalanche awareness signs to be installed seasonally on existing signboards on Everitt Memorial Highway.

2008

• Radio conversion and realignment of remaining remote weather stations.  All stations now transmit to Grey Butte which communicates via new digital modem to base station in Mt. Shasta.
• First avalanche awareness sign installed seasonally on Everitt Memorial Highway.

2009

• FMSAC funds provided new website for Avalanche Center.
• FMSAC commits funding for new long-life interpretive signs for the Ski Bowl Avalanche site on Everitt Memorial Highway.
• Collaboration announced between FMSAC and Mt. Shasta Nordic for Snowball 2010.
• New MSAC digital projector and updated pit profile software purchased by FMSAC.

2010

• FMSAC expands outreach to include program underwriting announcements on Jefferson Public Radio.
• Additional roadside awareness signs installed on Castle Lake Road and Ski Park Highway.

2011

• FMSAC collaborates with Shasta Mountain Guides and the Mt Shasta Ski Park to provide advisory information sign at backcountry access point atop Coyote Chairlift.
• Ski Bowl Interpretive signs completed and received.  Installation set for Summer 2011.
• FMSAC hires Executive Director.