Posts by beckystone
January 2024 Team Update
January 20, 2024 Greetings SBSEF, Happy New Year to everyone. 2024 started in a similar fashion to 2023, with lots of snow! The recent snow has brought our total for the season to over 250”, and above historical average for this time of year. Both Snowbird and Alta are skiing great, and there is more…
Read MoreJanuary Skimo Update
Skimo Team athletes Tucker Murphy and Alex Mankouski had a lot of fun at the Utah Skimo race at Park City Mountain on January 16th. The race had 185 youth and adult competitors and is the biggest skimo race series in the country. The fun and low-key race series is a great opportunity for the…
Read MoreJanuary Freeride Update
FREERIDE UPDATE: The Freeride Team is wrapping up the early season technical skill training focus and transitioning to a busy competition season. The freeride competition season kicks off with U19 athlete Michael Wheatley representing SBSEF at the Junior Freeride World Championships. The event will be held in Kappl, Austria January 19th-24th. Simultaneously, 5 U19 athletes will be competing at the…
Read MoreJanuary Alpine Update
ALPINE U16 UPDATE: The challenges of Little Cottonwood Canyon have begun, however, that has not stopped the U16 group from having some great powder days, some great training, and some great racing this past month. Holiday Camp was a huge success with a lot of good quality training which greatly helped our group as they…
Read MoreDecember 2023 Team Update
Greetings SBSEF, Holiday Camp is always a special time of year. With nearly everybody home for the Holidays and a break in the race calendar, we get to spend a block of time together that is unlike any other time of the year. I remember as a young racer on the team absolutely loving these…
Read MoreOct & Nov 2023 Team Update
Greetings SBSEF, Fall activities have been super fun this year, and productive. Dryland was very well attended and that work will pay direct dividends on the mountain. The swap was fun and efficient, our Needles camp was another beautiful trip to the desert with perfect weather, and this year’s SBSEF Gala presented by Kuhl was…
Read MoreSeptember 2023 Team Update
We have a lot going on, be sure you are getting all the communications from your head coach on Team Snap. Sorry for the information overload, but we have a TON of updates to share – read all the way to the end, there is important information in the whole email. Join us at the SWAP!…
Read MoreAugust 2023 Team Update
August 18, 2023 Welcome everyone to the 2023-24 season! A historic winter has given way to a little milder and wetter summer than we have seen in recent years. As skiers we are always in anticipation of precipitation (except maybe once in a while on race day!) There is no doubt that last year presented…
Read MoreJuly 2023 Team Update
July 14, 2023 Greetings SBSEF, After a cool spring the heat of summer is here, for most of us this is a time out of boots. Time to recharge, let the tan on our faces expand beyond small triangles, and time to let our toes return to their natural form… And now as temps approach…
Read MoreMay Awards & Accolades
Announcement! U.S. Ski & Snowboard has named Snowbird Sports Education Foundation a Silver-certified club, one of the highest honors possible. The process of achieving Silver level certification as a club provides an opportunity for the National Governing Body, U.S. Ski & Snowboard, to assess a club’s current situation and determine areas of need and opportunities for improvement.…
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