Posts by beckystone
May Freeride Update
FREERIDE DIRECTOR ANNOUNCEMENT: It is a little of the “Back to the Future” for SBSEF. The original SBSEF Freeride Director, Rob Greener, will be returning to that role effective July 1st. Rob will hit the ground running, and you can expect to hear from him soon in regard to upcoming programming. We anticipate a smooth…
Read MoreMay 2024 Team Update
Greetings SBSEF, Normally I would say Happy Spring, and I hope you are enjoying the warm weather… but I just came down from Snowbird where nearly 4 feet of snow has fallen since Sunday night. It felt like February on the peak earlier this week… Sort of an odd feeling in May, but we welcome the…
Read MoreApril 2024 Team Update
Greetings SBSEF, Congratulations on a successful season! I’d like to take a moment to thank our community and team members. It is the combination of athletes, parents, coaches, sponsors, donors, volunteers and partners that make this whole thing possible. It is an honor to be a part of this community and to see our athletes…
Read MoreApril Snowboard Update
March and April were busy months for the snowboard teams. Our young riders continued to train here at home with some excellent conditions – working on meeting their own personal goals with Coaches Anna and Zane. Coach Anna has done an amazing job organizing that program and we have some new interest for next season…
Read MoreApril Skimo Update
The first season for our Skimo team was a success. Originally the team was planning on training at the UOP, but a lack of early-season snow didn’t allow for the opening of the uphill trail on West Peak. We had to shift to plan B and use what turned out to be a great training…
Read MoreApril Freeride Update
FREERIDE U19 TEAM: The 2023/2024 season has been nothing short of exciting for the U19 athletes and coaches. Everyone’s hard work and dedication has certainly shown, from dry-land training, to bell-to-bell days up Little Cottonwood Canyon. I believe that each member of the team progressed their skiing ability, and knowledge of being in the mountains,…
Read MoreApril Alpine Updates
ALPINE FIS TEAM: The dust is starting to settle on another great season and as usual the sprint to the finish line has been fast paced, challenging and fun filled. The beginning of this block started off with a trip to Sun Valley for a Devo series that started on the back of U.S. Senior…
Read MoreMarch 2024 Team Update
It’s championship month and SBSEF athletes are competing all over the place. For some athletes last weekend was their championship, for others, it will be in the next week or two. The sun is out and the conditions have been great. It’s an exciting time to be sure. Our Snowboard team recently returned from an…
Read MoreMarch Snowboard Update
Well once again as I am writing this update, almost all the snowboard teams are on the road. It seems like the competition season has gotten condensed into the later part of the season so it will be fast and furious right to the end. The Big Mountain Freeride team has had some great finishes…
Read MoreMarch Skimo Update
In Skimo news the Wasatch Powderkeg and USA Skimo National Championships were held at Solitude March 1st-3rd. Unfortunately, due to the event filling very quickly none of our athletes were able to participate. Next year we hope to have some of our athletes racing at the Powderkeg along with some of the best Skimo racers…
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