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

  Johnny Egan received his Adventure Scholarship way back in 2014. A Moretown, Vermont resident and student at Harwood High School at the time, Johnny competed with the Sugarbush Freestyle Team and was using his award to train with the Diamond Dogs and launch himself into a career in professional

Sydney Ricketts received awards in 2014 and 2015, using them for travel and participation in freeride ski competitions. After her first award she was able to travel to over 8 nationally ranked competitions, 10 regionally ranked competitions, and two international competitions. She has been competing since the age of 15