1. LAKE SAMMAMISH
WATER SKI CLUB
OFFERS SLALOM
SKIING COURSE
JON SCHORSCH

2. INTRODUCTION
• A FORMER POLICE SERGEANT WITH THE PORT OF SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, JON
SCHORSCH ALSO WORKED AT THE KING COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENSE,
WHERE HE DEVELOPED LEGAL THEORIES AND PREPARED BRIEFS. IN HIS FREE TIME,
JON SCHORSCH ENJOYS THE OUTDOORS AND BELONGS TO THE LAKE SAMMAMISH
WATER SKI CLUB.
THE LAKE SAMMAMISH WATER SKI CLUB BEGAN IN 1956 WHEN THE MEDLEY FAMILY
INSTALLED A SLALOM COURSE AT THE NORTH END OF THE LAKE. THREE YEARS
LATER, THE CLUB PETITIONED STATE ENGINEERS FOR A SLALOM COURSE AND JUMP
THAT WOULD BRING TOURNAMENTS AND OTHER COMPETITIONS TO THE AREA.
TODAY THE CLUB’S MEMBERS PROMOTE THE SAFETY AND ENJOYMENT OF WATER
SPORTS, INCLUDING SLALOM SKIING AND WAKEBOARDING.
THE LAKE SAMMAMISH SLALOM COURSE CONSISTS OF 26 BUOYS. SKIERS HOLD ONTO
A ROPE BEHIND A BOAT AND MOVE THROUGH THE COURSE, WHICH HAS
PREDETERMINED ROPE LENGTHS AND SPEEDS, WITH THE MAXIMUM SPEED OF 36
MILES PER HOUR.