Learn How to Ski or Snowboard

Stevens Pass - Heavenly - Park City Mountain

Applications Open Soon

  • EDGE Onboarding

    Learn to ski or snowboard

  • EDGE Progression

    Snow Skills Development

The Scholarships

 

The EDGE Outdoors Scholarships is a powerful initiative created to address the invisibility of Black, Indigenous, Women of Color in snow sports. The lack of inclusion in snow sports is directly related to past discriminatory law at the local, state, and federal levels that was purposely designed to exclude Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color from mountain spaces.

Scholarships will be given to cultivate inclusivity, bestow equity and justice, promote the normalization of Black and Brown bodies on mountain spaces, and create a community of Women of Color that can thrive and lead.

Scholarship details:

1) Group Lessons, 12:00 PM - 3:45 PM PST, Ski and Snowboard at Stevens Pass Ski Area or Heavenly South Lake Tahoe:

  • Stevens Pass - Skykomish, WA: Friday-Sunday

    • February 29 - March 2

      or

    • March 7-9

  • Heavenly - South Lake Tahoe: Thursday-Saturday

    • March 7-9

  • Park City Mountain - Park City, Utah: Thursday-Saturday

    • March 21-23

2) Affinity Ride: 2-hour discipline-specific group ride to build connections and a sense of community for WOC in snow sports:

  • March 15, 2023 (Stevens Pass)

  • TBD

*DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Eligibility Requirements:

 

1. Must 18 years of age or older.

2. Must be a Black, Indigenous , Woman of Color including Trans-Woman of Color, or Genderqueer under-represented in snow sports

3. Must have strong personal motivation to learn the skiing or snowboarding disciplines

4. Must currently live in the United States and be a citizen, permanent resident, or DACA of the United States of America.

5. Must reside in Seattle or surrounding areas (i.e. King, Snohomish, and Pierce county) and Leavenworth area. For Lake Tahoe, applicants must reside in surrounding California and Nevada area. For Park City, must reside in the Park City and Salt lake area.

6. The first 400 applications received by 7pm PST Thursday December 26, 2022 will be reviewed by an independent objective review committee. Regrettably applications will close once 400 applications are received.

7. The review process may be extended pending number of applicants.