Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives
North American Snowsports Journalists Association records
North American Snowsports Journalists' Association
UUS_ORA 038
1.5 linear feet
4 boxes
1971-2020
Membership directories, meeting planning documents, meeting minutes, and other materials produced by the North American Snowsports Journalists Association.
English
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The North American Snowsports Journalists Association (NASJA) is a professional organization representing writers, photographers, broadcasters, podcasters, and communications professionals who cover skiing, snowboarding, Nordic sports, and winter mountain culture throughout North America. Founded in 1963 as the United States Ski Writers Association, the organization emerged as ski journalism expanded alongside the growth of ski resorts and competitive winter sports. In 1990, the organization adopted the name North American Snowsports Journalists Association to reflect its broader geographic reach and the expanding scope of winter sports media, including snowboarding and digital storytelling. Over the decades, NASJA has promoted snowsports journalism through annual meetings, professional networking, and awards recognizing outstanding writing, photography, broadcasting, and industry communications.
Source:
NASJA website
These materials, produced by the North American Snowsports Journalists' Association, include membership directories and industry source books, newsletters, meeting minutes and meeting planning documents, legal and financial documents, and correspondence. The majority of these materials were gathered by Peter Hines, Al and Julia Rosenblatt, and Jeff Blumenfeld. Also represented are documents produced by the Eastern Ski Writers Association (ESWA), which functioned as a regional chapter of NASJA until 2017.
No restrictions on access, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the North American Snowsports Journalists Association records must be obtained from the
Outdoor Recreation Archive Curator
and/or the Special Collections Section Head.
Initial Citation: North American Snowsports Journalists Association records
USU_ORA 038. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University
Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.
Following Citations:USU_ORA 038,
USUSCA.
Jeff Blumenfeld papers, ORA 032
These materials were donated to USU Special Collections and Archives in 2025 by NASJA. Additional materials were from a donation by Jeff Blumenfeld in 2026.
These materials are grouped in 3 series: general office files, membership directories, and newsletters. Within the series, files are arranged chronologically.
Sports and Recreation
Outdoor recreation industry.
Media and Communication
General office files
General correspondence
1971-1972
1
1
Meeting records, correspondence, announcements
1979-1984
1
2
Annual meeting records, brochures
1985-1986
1
3
Assorted meeting records
2012-2014
2
1
Membership applications
2013
2
2
TD Bank financial documents
2013-2015
2
3
ESWA board meeting at Bethel Inn, Maine
2013 December
2
4
ESWA board meeting at Mount Sunapee, New Hampshire
2014 February
2
5
NASJA meeting in Killington, Vermont
2014 March
2
6
Amendment to Articles of Incorporation
2014
2
7
NASJA East meeting in Boston, Massachusetts
2014 November
2
8
NASJA East meeting at Loon Mountain, New Hampshire
2015 January
2
9
Membership dues records
2015
2
10
NASJA East meeting in Quebec, Canada
2015 February
2
11-12
NASJA meeting at Gunstock, New Hampshire
2015 March
2
13
NASJA East board meeting at Mount Snow, Vermont
2015 April
2
14
NASJA East meeting in Boston, Massachusetts
2015 November
2
15
NASJA East board meeting at Pats Peak, New Hampshire
2016 January
2
16
NASJA East board meeting in Camden, Maine
2016 February
2
17
NASJA East board meeting in Boston, Massachusetts
2016 November
2
18
NASJA East board meeting at Mount Washington, New Hampshire
2017 January
2
19
Documents related to the dissolution of NASJA East
2017-2018
2
20
Materials from Jeff Blumenfeld
1993, 2016-2020
2
21
Includes meeting notes, announcements, news clippings, award event agenda, amended and restated By-Laws and Constitution
Membership Directories and Industry Source books
US Ski Writers Association
1978-1979
3
1
Eastern Ski Writers Association
1978-1985
3
2
Does not include 1980/1981 and 1981/1982 directories
Eastern Ski Writers Association
1998-2008
3
3
Does not include 2001/2002 directory
Eastern Ski Writers Association
2011-2013
3
4
North American Snowsports Journalists' Association
1999-2004
3
5
Does not include 2003/2004 directory
North American Snowsports Journalists' Association
2004-2009
3
6
Does not include 2006/2007 directory
North American Snowsports Journalists' Association
2010-2014
3
7
Newsletters
Notebook (Eastern Ski Writers Association)
1979-1986
4
1
Boilerplate (US Ski Writers Association)
1982-1985
4
2