How do we grow participation in snowsports, support rural mountain communities, and produce more Olympic skiers and snowboarders? I sat down with Will Brandenburg of the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation to discuss all of the above.
TOPICS & TIMES:
- Will’s title & the work of SVSEF (2:16)
- From a small ski hill to the Olympics (6:32)
- Hockey rinks & ski areas (30:27)
- Increasing snowsports participation *and* high-level racers (35:22)
- Building communities through small ski areas (54:58)
- How do we make this happen? (58:20)
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Hey Will and Jonathan,
Ski Bluewood was also my home mountain growing and will always hold a special place in heart from early Saturday mornings catching the bus from the Lewis Clark Valley to Jake the dog that “worked” in the shop. Circling back to Spout Springs, Umatilla National Forest is taking requests to operate Spout Springs. It sounds like a pretty special place and thought I’d share https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/umatilla/news-events/?cid=FSEPRD1041469