Erick received his award in 2019. He has been preparing for his trip to Kyrgyzstan on the 22nd of January. He will be working with Ryan Koupal the founder of 40 Tribes a ski guiding and community development initiative. The work will be a combination of three of his passions

Olivia received her award in 2015. She grew up boarding and mentoring for her younger years at Smugglers Notch. She is a seasoned boardercross competitor who used the money to cover travel and event fees. Here are some photos and an update she wrote: “I’ve been doing a lot of

Rena has almost been on skis as long as she has been walking. After moving from the Alaskan Tundra to Vermont she was brought along on many excursions through the woods with her parents and sister. When she was awarded the adventure scholarship she was at the Green Mountain Valley

Chris Begemann received his award in 2019. He is an Ontario native who has a passion for aviation like no other. Since he was a child he knew this was what he wanted to do, when has was only the age of 12 he took his first flight. Since then