The Washington, DC Fagowees are Dedicated to Having Fun! 

The Fagowees offer trips and events year around for skiers and non-skiers who want to make new friends and enjoy the advantages and championship of group travel. While our members enjoy skiing, we really enjoy traveling         with like minded folks who just want to have a good time while exploring     new places and adventures.

Why the Name Fagowees?

Dutch Mueller, our founder, started the ball rolling in 1966.  He was in the business of selling F-U-N at the Hecht Company Ski Shop. He had the opportunity to start his own ski club for "publicity" reasons and after several meetings in local pubs with like minded individuals a ski club was born.  In order to standout in the sea of 106 local ski clubs, an unique name had to be found.  Dutch had used the Fagowee name back in California for a defunct social club and some suggested the Fagowees return.  So Fun And Games On Weekends Especially Skiingwas born. 

Join Us!

The club is open to the general public.  Anyone 21 years of age and older can join the club.  

Monthly Meetings

The club holds monthly meetings, the first Tuesday of every month at Houlihan's located in the Springfield Hilton in Springfield, VA across from the Springfield Town Center.  You do not have to be a member to attend the meetings. Upcoming meetings are listed on the meetings page.

Membership Has Benefits

Club members also enjoy the benefits of membership in the Blue Ridge Ski Council and the National Ski Council Federation.  Our members can participate on ski and other trips "sanctioned" by other BRSC member clubs without having to join other clubs.  this gives our members access to a wide range of trips to choose from. 

COVID-19 UPDATES

ATTENTION FAGOWEES: A Message from President John McIntire 

Current Activities:  Welcome to Spring!  Weather is improving and more vaccinations being administered will allow us to start moving towards a more normal events schedule.  Stay tuned!

Elections: It's that time of year again.  Our annual elections for President, Vice President and the Board will be held this year again via email ballots in early May.  We are in the middle of taking nominations  for those positions. You still have the April 6th meeting via Zoom to make a nomination or be a nominee.  in addition, you will be able to review the proposed bylaws changes that will also be on the ballot. Be sure to attend the April meeting, so you can be part of the process. 

COVID Safety: We are continuing to be cautious has  things begin to open up and restrictions are lifted.    Please do your part and use masks when indoors and where required, practice social distancing and if you are not 100% well, STAY HOME.  

Meetings: We will continue using Zoom for our monthly membership meeting and board meeting until we are able to meet in person again.  Since the status of Houlihan's is still unknown. We are in the process of locating an alternative meeting site.  Any suggestions are welcome.

We are currently handling all normal meeting business via Zoom and allowing social time for everyone to chat and catch up with each other using zoom to bring the club together virtually.  We will conduct the April 6th general membership meeting via Zoom.  We will open the meeting at 7:00pm to allow for chatting and any technical difficulty. We will conduct the "official" meeting at 7:30pm.  Feel free  to join in at any time.

Be sure to follow us on social media to get the latest Fagowee updates. Please continue to be safe and take care of yourself. See you virtually on April 6th! 

John