Learn How to Ski or Snowboard

Stevens Pass - Heavenly - Northstar - Park City Mountain

Applications Open

  • 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 wellness & 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) Thursday-Saturday Group Lessons, Ski and Snowboard at Stevens Pass Ski Area or Heavenly South Lake Tahoe:

  • Stevens Pass - Skykomish, WA

  • Heavenly - South Lake Tahoe

  • Northstar - North Lake Tahoe

  • Park City Mountain - Park City, Utah

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

Eligibility Requirements:

 

1. Must 18 years of age or older;

  • and as part of this scholarship, recipients are required to attend at least (2) two EDGE Outdoors event and/or contribute to our community through volunteer work.

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. Applications received by 12 AM PST Thursday December 19, 2024 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.