• Hans Georg • Schatzi Wood • J. Stanley Mullin • Jimmie Heuga •
• Jordan-Reily • Tommi Tyndall • Bill Mackey • Bill Berry • Warren Miller •
• President's • Man & Woman of Year • Snowsports Builder Award •

In the beginning (1970), the contest was mostly a beauty pageant for the women where the contestants modeled ski apparel. There were rounds of cocktail parties, publicity photographs followed by a hectic day of interviews, tours and parties.

In 1975, the Bay Area entered a man, Don Drury, in the pageant and he was proclaimed King. The following year FWSA opened the competition to men. They too had to model ski apparel.

In those early days, the “Sno Queen & King” were chosen by noteworthy & impartial judges. Many of the Far West Woman went on to be named Miss USSA**, first held at USSA's Nation Ski week in 1971. The King and Queen were often referred to as Mr. Far West and Miss Far West.

In 1981, the contest was not held because FWSA thought that the "Sno Queen & King" contest was too sexist. The contest reappeared the following year as the "Councils' Man and Woman of the Year" in the format we use today. Councils' Man and Woman of the Year should not be confused with the Wood and Mullin Awards where the winners were often referred to as Far West Man and Woman of the Year.

FWSA recognizes its best volunteers. The FWSA Councils' Man and Woman of the Year are chosen by their peers based on their contributions to Clubs, Council, Race League, FWSA and nationally.

Year	Woman of Year	Council	Men of Year	Council
2018	Kim Hovren	Intermountain	Michael Bouton	Intermountain
2017	Jane Gutierrez	Los Angeles	Mark Barnard	Intermountain
2016	Colleen Stroeder	Northwest	Mike Ferketich	Bay Area
2015	Linda Westlund	Arizona	Dave Felker	Los Angeles
2014	Nancy Ellis	Sierra	Gene Fulkerson	Los Angeles
2013	Jennifer Milstein	Bay Area	Dale Parshall	Northwest
2012	Sigrid Noack	Los Angeles	Norm Azevedo	Bay Area
2011	Debbie Stewart	Sierra	Gary Gunderson	Northwest
2010	Helen Harris	San Diego	Jim Sommer	Sierra
2009	Lennia Machen	Intermountain	Don Anderson	Intermountain
2008	Sheri Parshall	Northwest	Dennis Heffley	Bay Area
2007	Jessica Freeman	Los Angeles	Bob Ellis	Sierra
2006	Mary Beth Fitchlee	Arizona	Jeff Peebles	Arizona
2005	Barbara Bryant	Sierra	Steve Coxen	Northwest
2004	Marge Fons	Arizona	Emilio Trampuz	Northwest
2003	Elaine Cabos	Arizona	Andreas Vogel	Los Angeles
2002	Maxine Hanlon	Orange	Bob March	San Diego
2001	Dotti Gallagher	Sierra	Donn Bryant	Sierra
2000	Catherine Ohl	Los Angeles	Dan Halcomb	Sierra
1999	Diane Hicks	Northwest	Joe Loader	Sierra
1998	Karen Davis	Bay Area	Ethan Chickering	Bay Area
1997	Kathy Hoffmann	Bay Area	Mark Hanlon	Orange
1996	Connie Smith	San Diego	Mike Sanford	San Diego
1995	Linda Keller	Orange	Hal Richey	Los Angeles
1994	Marge Fons	Arizona	Tucker Hoffmann	Bay Area
1993	Judy Sobel	Los Angeles	Steve Ziomek	Arizona
1992	Susie Vetter	San Diego	Randy Lew	Bay Area
1991	Debi LeVine	Los Angeles	Steve Smith	Los Angeles
1990	Julia Guifford	Central	Norm Cullen	San Diego
1989	Pat Nangle	Orange	Woody Hogan	Central
1988	Lauren Nagle	Central	Dennis Doty	Inland
1987	Judy Purdom	Bay Area	Bill Silliman	Orange
1986	Terry Mayle	Orange	Cloyde Howard	Orange
1985
1984	Linda Walker	San Diego	Robert Jiminez	Inland
1983			Alan Christian	Bay Area
1982	Kay Cofield-Raab	Los Angeles	John Davidson	Los Angeles
1981	not held		not held
1980
1979			Howard Wickersham	Los Angeles
1978			Leo Stytle	Los Angeles
1977
1976	Pam Fontius	San Diego	Dennis Eggert	Los Angeles
1975	Connie Cox	Inland
1974	Pamela Kay Anderson **	Los Angeles
1973	Faye Halden **	Central
1972	Tyoni Busch **	Central
1971	Lori Spann	Central
1970	Sharon Reece **	Southern
** Named Miss USSA at USSA's "Nation's Ski Week"

• Hans Georg • Schatzi Wood • J. Stanley Mullin • Jimmie Heuga •
• Jordan-Reily • Tommi Tyndall • Bill Mackey • Bill Berry • Warren Miller •
• President's • Man & Woman of Year • Snowbuilders Award •

• Club of Year • Club Publications • Club Web • Council •
• Terry Smith • Joe Ross • Ski Week Council • Skier of Week •
• Sportsfest • Safety • History • Charity • Club/Council History •

Elaine Cabos
Andy Vogel 2003