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USSAGOLDAWARDS JuliusBlegenAward BobDart(WinterPark,CO) Presented(for(outstanding(service(to(the(sport.( BobDart,whopassedawayinNovember2015,wasthequintessentialUSSAsupporter, dedicatingmuchofhislifetoservingathletesasacompetitionofficial,mountainmanager, committeeleaderandtechnicaldelegate.hebeganhis37gyeartenureatwinterparkin1978, startingonracecrewandquicklymovingintoamanagementroleatthewinterpark CompetitionCenter.InhisroleatWinterParkResort,heoversawoveradozenU.S. ChampionshipeventsandplayedanimportantroleinbringingtheU.S.AlpineChampionships togetherwiththenastarnationalchampionships.asavolunteercommitteeandboard leader,heserved16yearsasheadofussarockymountaindivisionboardandledthefis NorAmCupsubcommitteefornearlytwodecades,alternatingwithCanadians.Hewasonthe USSABoardofDirectorsfrom1992G97andagainfrom2005G14,whenhealsoplayedavital roleinthemckinseystudy,whichhashelpedchangethefaceofussagovernance. BeckInternationalAward JessieDiggins(Afton,MN) Presented(to(the(top(USSA(athlete(in(international(competition.( JessieDigginssteppeduptoleadtheU.S.CrossCountryTeaminoneofitsstrongestseasons ever.shewaspartoftheu.s.women srelaythatskiedtoarecordsecondplacefinishinnove Mesto.ShealsoearnedherfirstindividualWorldCupwinina5kfreestylesprintandfinished fifthoverallintheskitourcanada,matchingtheu.s.majortourmarkheldbylizstephenfrom the2015tourdeski. USSACluboftheYear CarrabassettValleyAcademy CarrabassettValleyAcademy(CVA),whichwasalsoselectedasUSSA ssnowboardclubof theyear,runsstrongprogramsacrossallussasports.academyalumniinclude12olympians and39nationalteammembers.cvaachievedgoldstatusinussa scertificationprogramin 2015andcontinuestobuildsuccessfulprogrammingwithstrongleadership. USSAInternationalCoachoftheYear BrandonDyksterhouse(Vail,CO) Brandon Dykster DyksterhousehasbeenawelcomeadditiontotheU.S.AlpineSkiTeam.He joinedtheteamin2015fromskiandsnowboardclubvailasinterimwomen sheadtech coach,coachingmikaelashiffrinasshesuccessfullydefendedherworldchampionshiptitlein 2015onhomesoil.AformerNCAAChampionfromVermont,Dyksterhouse stechnical knowledgeaswellashisenthusiasmandpureloveforthesporthasmadeabigimpactonthe program.thisseason,dyksterhousetookthereignsaswomen sheadtechcoach,overseeing aprogramthatincludedmikaelashiffrinwinningallfiveoftheworldcupslalomsshe participatedinbyacollectivemarginof10.56seconds that sa2.11secondaveragemarginof victory.thewomen sworldcuptechteamalsofeaturedresistieglerfightingbackintothetop 14intheworldandtwoWorldCuprookies LilaLapanjaandPaulaMoltzan scoringtheirfirst WorldCuppoints. USSADevelopmentCoachoftheYear BenWisner(MammothLakes,CA) AsprogramdirectoroftheMammothSnowboardTeam,BenWisnerhashelpedputnumerous ridersonu.s.snowboarding sproandrookieteams.heworkedwithchloekimuntilshemade thenationalteamlastyear.kim sresultshavebeenstellar in2016shewonanxgames, U.S.OpenandGrandPrixtitleallattheageof16.Hehasalsoworkedwithriderswho vegone ontohavegreatsuccessontherevtour.heisconsistentlyfeedingthepipelinewithagreat teamofyoungathletesreadytojumptothenextlevel.

WesthavenAward PaulVanSlyke(LakePlacid,NY) Presented(in(recognition(of(service(as(a(FIS(Technical(Delegate.( PaulVanSlykehasbeenaFISTechnicalDelegateforover18years.Hehasspentover10 yearsasamemberandcogchairmanoftheussafisalpinetechnicaldelegatecommittee andcurrentlyservesastheussafisalpine(td)commissionerandisanactivememberof thefisinternationalalpinetechnicaldelegatessubgcommittee.healsoservesasthedirector ofannualnorthamericanfistvupdatesandeducationalclinics. USSASILVERAWARDS PaulBaconAward FenwaySportsGroup Presented(in(recognition(of(contribution(to(event(organization.( TheUSSApartneredwithFenwayParkandtheBostonRedSoxtobringtheU.S.GrandPrixto theheartofbostonwithoneofthemostinnovativewinterstadiumeventseveratthepolartec BigAiratFenway.Inadditiontohavingover27,000fansattendtheevent,BigAiratFenway wasthehighestgratedwinteractionsportstelevisionbroadcastoftheseasoninamerica.the NBCbroadcastaveraged1.357millionviewerswitha.87ratingwithdigitalandnewsmedia reachingover200millionfans. JohnJ.ClairJr.Award Dr.TerryOrr(SouthLakeTahoe,CA) Presented(in(recognition(of(service(to(the(U.S.(Ski(Team(and(U.S.(Snowboarding.( OneofthegreatestassetsoftheU.S.SkiTeamisitsvolunteerphysicians'pool,whichprovides serviceandsupporttoathletesineverycorneroftheglobe.fornearly30seasons,dr.terry Orrhasvolunteeredhistimetostandonthehillasateamphysicianandmoralsupporterof hundredsofu.s.skiteamathletes.dr.orralsoplayedamajorroleintheformation,growth anddevelopmentoftheussamedicalprogramasaprimaryadvisortovariousmedical directorsovertheyearsandamentortotheentireussamedicalpoolandmedicalcommittee. Afterservingathletessince1988asamemberoftheUSSAMedicalVolunteerPhysicianPool, Dr.Orrisretiringfromactiveduty. BudandMaryLittleAward TomWinters(Tucson,AZ) Presented(in(recognition(of(service(to(the(International(Ski(Federation(or(U.S.(Olympic( Committee.( Overthepastseveraldecades,TomWintershasremaineddedicatedtoskiingand snowboarding.hehasbeenanintegralpartinalllevelsofofficiatingandhasworkedtirelessly toimproveofficials educationandprovidesafeandprogressiveevents.fromtheolympicsto theregionallevel,tomhasbeenhelpingyoungathletesachievesuccessatfairandfunevents. J.LelandSosmanAward Dr.RandyViola(Vail,CO) Presented(in(recognition(of(service(to(the(USSA's(Physicians (Pool.( RandyViolahasbeenanintegralpartoftheUSSAvolunteerphysicianspoolsince2004.He wasselectedascogheadteamphysicianforthemen salpineskiteamin2014.viola consistentlymakesseveraltripswiththemen'salpineteamandregularlyprovidesonghill coverageforthenovembercampincolorado.hesupervisesthesteadmanclinicmdfellows forussamedicalcoverageandcoordinatescoveragefortheu.s.skiteamatthebirdsof PreyWorldCup.HehasalsobeeninvolvedincreatingfundraisingeventsforBteamalpine athletes. BuddyWernerAward GusKenworthy(Telluride,CO) Presented(to(an(outstanding(USSA(athlete(who(demonstrated(leadership(and(good( sportsmanship.(

GusKenworthyisarolemodelbothonandoffsnow.Afterbeingsidelinedbyaninjuryin2015, Guscamebackinthe2016seasontowinhisfirsttwoXGamesmedalsinbothhalfpipeand slopestyle.in2016,guswasthefirstactiongsportsathletetocomeoutasgay.heisthefirst gaymantocomeoutwithinthesportandoneoftheveryfewmeninsportstocomeoutin general.hisannouncementhashadapositiveimpactformanykids,manywhohavereached outtohimforadviceortosayhehasinspiredthem.gusisaninspirationtothesportbecause ofoutstandingresults,sportsmanshipandcouragetobehistrueselftofansofsportaroundthe world. RussellWilderAward NANANordic Presented(in(recognition(of(contributes(to(youth.( NANANordicisallabouthealthylifestyles,whichincludesstayingactiveyearGround.In September,volunteercoachesworkwithstudentsinthecommunitiesbyofferingrunning camps.inapril,someoftheworld'sbestnordicskiersjoinnananordictoteachruralalaskan studentsfromkindergartenthrough12thgradehowtocrosscountryski.ateamofcoaches spendaweekinselectedvillages,bringingskis,boots,polesandothergearforthechildrento use.aftertheweek,nananordicdonatestheequipmenttotheschools.initsinauguralyear, 650studentsinfourvillagesintheNANAregionwereintroducedtonordicskiing. WestFamilyAward LaurieStevens(Campton,NH) Presented(in(recognition(of(service(as(a(USSA(official.( LaurieStevenshasbeeninvolvedwithsnowsportsherentirelife.Sheisadedicatedtimingand resultsguruandisakeybackboneinthedomesticsnowboardingandfreeskiingcommunities. Sheisextremelyinvolvedwithmakingsureeachathletegetsthecorrectresults.FromWorld CuptolocalseriesLauriegives100%ateveryevent. TeamAthletesGivingBackAward BryanFletcher(SteamboatSprings,CO) Afterbeatingcancerasachild,nordiccombinedOlympianBryanFletchercoGfoundedthe charityccthrive,whichhelpschildrenthriveafterchildhoodcancer.fletchersolelyraised 13,500tocreateandformtheorganization.Sincethecharity sinception,fletcherhasbeen instrumentalinputtingtogetheroneofthetopadvisoryboardsinrelationtothepsychological andsociologicalaspectsassociatedwithcancer.hehasalsohostedseveralfundraisingevents, mostnotablyatubingeventatsoliderhollowinmidway,utjustoneweekafterreturningfrom the2016competitionseason.tolearnmoreaboutccthrive,visithttp://www.ccthrive.org/. USSAATHLETESOFTHEYEAR AdaptiveAthleteoftheYear OksanaMasters(Louisville,KY) OksanaMasterswentundefeatedinsprint,middleandlongdistancesthisseasontoclaimher secondconsecutiveoverallcrosscountryglobeforthewomen ssittingclassattheipccrossg CountrySkiingWorldCupFinalsinVuokatti,Finland.Withwinsrangingfrom1Gkilometertothe debutofthemarathoneventat20km,mastersdominatedherfield,finishingnearlyeight secondsfromherclosestcompetitorinthesprintandmorethan28secondsseparatingher fromthefieldinthemiddledistance5km.shealsoamassedthemostcrosscountrypoints throughoutthe2015g2016seasonthananyotherfemaleontheworldcupcircuit. AlpineAthleteoftheYear LindseyVonn(Vail,CO) Afterastrongcomebackseasonin2014G15,LindseyVonncontinuedtodominatethewomen s WorldCupcircuitin2015G16.Withfivedownhillwins,shesecuredtheoveralltitleandher20 th globe.shecontinuedtobreakrecordswithatotalof76worldcupwins,just10shyofthe recordof86worldcupvictoriesheldbysweden singemarstenmark.

CrossCountryAthleteoftheYear JessieDiggins(Afton,MN) JessieDigginssteppeduptoleadtheU.S.CrossCountryTeaminoneofitsstrongestseasons ever.shewaspartoftheu.s.women srelaythatskiedtoarecordsecondplacefinishinnove Mesto.ShealsoearnedherfirstindividualWorldCupwinina5kfreestylesprintandfinished fifthoverallintheskitourcanada,matchingtheu.s.majortourmarkheldbystephenfrom the2015tourdeski. FreestyleAthleteoftheYear AshleyCaldwell(Ashburn,VA) Asoneoftheonlyfemaleaerialskierstocompetetriples,AshleyCaldwellcontinuestoprogress hersportandpushherselftothetopofthepodium.the2015g16seasonwasoneofcaldwell s best.withfourworldcuppodiums,includingtwowins,caldwellearnedherfirstcareerworld CuptitleandhelpedtheU.S.aerialsteambringhometheNation scupforthesecondyearina row. FreeskiingAthleteoftheYear GusKenworthy(Telluride,CO) Afterbeingsidelinedbyaninjuryin2015.Guscamebackinthe2016season,towinhisfirst twoxgamesmedalsinbothhalfpipeandslopestyle.in2016,guswasthefirstactiongsports athletetocomeoutasgay.heisthefirstgaymantocomeoutwithinthesportandoneofthe veryfewmeninsportstocomeoutingeneral.hisannouncementhashadapositiveimpactfor manykids,manywhohavereachedouttohimforadviceortosayhehasinspiredthem. NordicCombinedAthleteoftheYear BenLoomis(EauClaire,WI) BenLoomisisemergingasoneofthebestjuniornordiccombinedathletesintheworld.During the2015g16season,hepostedafourthplacefinishatthecontinentalcupinparkcity,ut beforegoingontowinasilvermedalatthe2016youtholympicgamesinlillehammer, Norway.HealsowontheYouthCupinTrondheim,Norway. SkiJumpingAthleteoftheYear KevinBickner(ParkCity,UT) TheNorgeSkiClub skevinbicknerhadastrongseason,includinga214.5metersinvikersund wherehescoredhisfirstworldcuppoints.itwasoneofthelongestjumpseverrecordedbyan American.Hemaintainedagreatattitudeandworkethicinabreakoutseason. SnowboardingAthleteoftheYear ChloeKim(Torrence,CA) Atjust15yearsold,ChloeKimhasnotchedhernameinthehalfpipesnowboardinghistory booksandcontinuestoprogressthesport.kim saccoladesincludebeingtheyoungestfemale tostompbacktoback1080 sinacontest,earningthreeconsecutivexgamesgoldsandbeing theyoungestcompetitorinxgameshistorytowinagoldmedal(2015).kimwoneverymajor eventin2016,includewinningtheyoutholympicwintergamesinbothhalfpipeandslopestyle. ShetooktheU.S.GrandPrixseasontitle,closingwithaperfectscoreatParkCity. USSACOACHESOFTHEYEAR AdaptiveDomesticCoachoftheYearAward RayWatkins(HeberCity,UT) RayWatkinsservedastheU.S.ParalympicsNationalTeam sdevelopmentcoachthisseason. Herepresentedtheteamat6sixdifferentcampswhichledto17newathleteswhoattendedthe U.S.NationalChampionshipsinLoon,NHthisMarch.WatkinsalsoworkedwithNASTAR,High 5 s,teamsemperfianddisabledsportsusa. Adaptive International Coach of the Year Award Ben Black (Aspen, CO) BenBlackwasagreatadditiontotheU.S.Paralympicalpineteamthisseason.Hisexperience

withthecanadianmen sworldcupspeedteamandtheu.s.men sworldcuptechteambrought arefreshingnewoutlooktotheprogram.black sleadershipandcoachingapproachliftedthe expectationsoftheathletestowintheipcnation scupforwomenandplaceaclosesecondfor men.intotaltheu.s.paralympicsalpineteamhad53podiumsthisseasoninipcalpineworld Cupcompetitionandwastheonlynationtopodiuminall3categories(VisuallyImpaired,Sitting andstanding)forbothmenandwomen. AlpineDomesticCoachoftheYearAward RobWorrell(Vail,CO) RobWorrellisaformerUSSAcompetitorandlongtimeprofessionalcoachwhobeganhiscareer inestespark,colorado.he sheldpositionsatsummitcountyskiteam,crestedbutteacademy and Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club. He is currently the head U16 coach at Ski & SnowboardClubVail.TheU16programthatRobisresponsibleforhashadanunprecedented levelofsuccess.ofthe22u16athletesfromtherock/centralregionthatqualifiedforthe2016 U16 National Championships, 16 are from the U16 program that Rob is responsible for. The improvementsoftheathletesanddepthoftheprogramareatestamenttoworrell sphilosophy ofhighexpectationsofallofhiskidsandprovidingeachoftheathletestheappropriatechallenges tomaximizetheirpersonalpotential. AlpineInternationalCoachoftheYearAward BrandonDyksterhouse(Vail,CO) Brandon Dykster DyksterhousehasbeenawelcomeadditiontotheU.S.AlpineSkiTeam.He joinedtheteamin2015fromskiandsnowboardclubvailasinterimwomen sheadtech coach,coachingmikaelashiffrinasshesuccessfullydefendedherworldchampionshiptitlein 2015onhomesoil.Thisseason,Dyksterhousetookthereignsaswomen sheadtechcoach, overseeingaprogramthatincludedmikaelashiffrinwinningallfiveoftheworldcupslaloms sheparticipatedinbyacollectivemarginof10.56seconds that sa2.11secondaverage marginofvictory.thewomen sworldcuptechteamalsofeaturedresistieglerfightingback intothetop14intheworldandtwoworldcuprookies LilaLapanjaandPaulaMoltzan scoringtheirfirstworldcuppoints. CrossCountryDomesticCoachoftheYearAward StenFjeldheim(Marquette,MI) StenFjeldheimbegancoachingatNorthernMichiganUniversityin1986.HeisathreeGtime recipientofthecentralcollegiateskiassociationwomen scoachoftheyear,twogtimecentral RegionalMen sandwomen scoachoftheyear,threegtimeussadomesticcoachoftheyear andtwogtimeussadevelopmentcoachoftheyear.thisseason,eightoffjeldheim sathletes representedtheu.s.onthefisjuniorworldchampionshipandu23crosscountry Championshipteams. CrossCountryInternationalCoachoftheYearAward JasonCork(NorthPole,AK) AsacoachfortheU.S.CrossCountrySkiTeam,JasonCorkworkedwithbothJessieDiggins andsimihamiltonthisseason,resultingin11topg10worldcupfinishesbetweenbothathletes. HamiltonearnedhisfirstWorldCuppodiumssince2013withasecondandthirdplacefinish. DigginshadabreakoutseasonwithatotalofsevenWorldCuppodiums,includingherfirst individualwin. FreeskiingDomesticCoachoftheYearAward DaveEuler(ParkCity,UT) DavidEuleristheheadtravelcoachforTeamParkCityUnited.Hehasworkedhiswayupthe ranksoverthepastfiveyears,firstwithaxisfreerideandnowwithpcunited.eulerisworking withtoptierathletesonaregularbasisandhasbeeninvitedtocoachatprojectgoldcamps overthepastfouryears.hehasalsoworkedveryhardthisseasontomakesurethatathletes hadthefootagetheyneededtosubmiteditstothenorthfaceparkandpipeopenevent, whichtheteamwon.

FreeskiingInternationalCoachoftheYearAward BenVerge(Ketchum,ID) BenVergeledU.S.Freeskiing shalfpipeteamtoanotherdominatingseasonattheu.s.grand Prix,DewTourandXGames.Athleteswereonthepodium13times,includingamen spodium sweepatxgamesoslo. FreestyleDomesticCoachoftheYearAward NoriPepe(Killington,VT) InherfirstyearastheFreestyleDevelopmentDirector/EventsCoordinatorfortheKillingtonSki ClubandKillingtonMountainSchool,NoriPepehastakenthatprogramtoanewlevel.Shehas createdaverypositive,fosteringprogramforyoungathletestodevelopinthesportoffreestyle. Pepehasalsobeeninstrumentalinthedevelopmentofcontinuingeducationalprogramfor coachesandparents. FreestyleInternationalCoachoftheYearAward ToddOssian(ParkCity,UT) SinceToddOssianwashiredbytheUSSAtobringtheU.S.FreestyleSkiteam saerialprogram backtobestintheworld,hehasdoneaphenomenaljob.hehasbroughtparticipationand resultsinthesportofaerialsintheu.s.tothehighestlevelinover20years.thispastseason, AshleyCaldwellbroughthomethewomen soveralltitleandtheu.s.teamcapturedthenation s cupforthesecondseasoninarow. Jumping/NordicCombinedDomesticCoachoftheYearAward ScottSmith(Cary,IL) AformerU.S.SkiTeamjumper,ScottSmithhasbeenadrivingforcebehindtheNorgeSkiClub outsidechicago.aveteranolympicandclubcoach,smithispresentlytheclubcoachforthree NorgeathletesontheUSASkiJumpingnationalteam.Allthemembersofthe2016FISJunior WorldChampionshipteamweremembersoftheCentralDivisionskijumpingteamcoachedby Smith. Jumping/NordicCombinedInternationalCoachoftheYearAward BineNorcic (Slovenia) Inhis3rdyearwiththeUSANordicSkiJumpingTeam,BineNorcicreallysteppedupasa coachandaleader.norcicembracedtheopportunitytotakeontheresponsibilityofleadingthe nationalteam.hehasbecomeavitalpartoftheorganizationandhelpedtomoreclearlyoutline theorganization sfuture.norcichashadagreatimpactonmanyoftheyoung,upgandgcoming athletesthatwillnodoubtleadtosuccessfortheteaminyearstocome. SnowboardingDomesticCoachoftheYearAward BenWisner(MammothLakes,CA) AsprogramdirectoroftheMammothSnowboardTeam,BenWisnerhashelpedputnumerous rider sonu.s.snowboardingproandrookieteams.heworkedwithchloekimuntilshemade thenationalteamlastyear.kim sresultshavebeenstellar in2016shewonanxgames, U.S.OpenandGrandPrixtitleallattheageof16.Hehasalsoworkedwithriderswho vegone ontohavegreatsuccessontherevtour.heisconsistentlyfeedingthepipelinewithagreat teamofyoungathletesreadytojumptothenextlevel. SnowboardingInternationalCoachoftheYearAward DaveReynolds(Bend,OR) AstheU.S.Snowboardingslopestylerookieteamcoach,DaveReynoldshascreateda cohesiveanddominateteam.thisgroupofyoungathleteshaveallhadsuccessatthehighest levels.reynoldssteppedupthisyeartoassisttheproteamasthestafftransitioned.hetookon ahugescheduleandmadesureathleteswheresupportedtheentireseason.hecoachedboth halfpipeandslopestyleattheyoutholympicwintergames,bringinghomefourgoldmedals.

USSACLUBSOFTHEYEAR AdaptiveCluboftheYear AspenValleySkiandSnowboardClub AspenValleySkiandSnowboardClub(AVSC)didanincrediblejoborganizingandhostingthe U.S.AdaptiveAlpineSpeedNationalChampionshipsandtheIPCAlpineWorldCupFinalsthis season.additionally,theclubplacedthreeathletesfortheirprogramontheu.s.paralympics AlpineNationalTeamthisseason.Oneofthem,ThomasWalsh,wentontowintwoIPCWorld Cupraces.Nineofthe16athletesontheNationalTeamtrainwithAVSC. AlpineCluboftheYear Ski&SnowboardClubVail Ski&SnowboardClubVail(SSCV)programscontinuedtoseesuccessthisyear.FortheU16 NationalChampionships,SSCVqualified16ofthe22qualificationsspots.Theyalsoqualified twoathletesforthefisjuniorworldchampionships.athleteriverradamus,whowasonthe U.S.Skiteam sdevelopmentteamthisseason,wonthreegoldmedalsattheyoutholympic Games.VailcoachRobWorrellisreceivingUSSA salpinedomesticcoachoftheyearaward,. SSCVsuccessfullyhostedtheRocky/CentralU16regionalchampionships,aNorAm,themen s nationalperformanceseries,andpartneredwiththevailvalleyfoundationtohostthebirdsof Preymen sworldcup.thisisthefifthtimesscvhasbeenhonoredwiththecluboftheyear award,andthethirdyearinarowthey vereceivedit. CrossCountryCluboftheYear StrattonT2 TheStrattonT2clubhasbeenalongGtimefeederfortheU.S.CrossCountrySkiTeam.This pastseason,threestrattont2alumniathletes,jessiediggins,sophiecaldwellandsimi Hamilton,earnedWorldCuppodiums.AllfourdevelopmentteamathletesontheU.S.Cross CountryTeamarealsofromStrattonT2. FreeskiingCluboftheYear MammothMountainSkiandSnowboardClub UnderBenWisnerandRyanCarey sleadership,themammothmountainfreeskiingteamhas achievedtremendoussuccess.theeliteteamhasputfiveathletesontheu.sfreeskiing NorthFaceRookieTeaminthepastyear.Mammothnotonlyproduceshighlevelathletesbut alsodevelopsgreatpeopleandpromoteseducation,courage,discipline,accountability,integrity andteamwork.theyarealsosupportersofthemammothracedepartmentwhichrunstheu.s. GrandPrixandRevolutionToureventseachseason. FreestyleCluboftheYear KillingtonMountainSchool UnderthedirectionofKrisPepe,KMSProgramDirector,andNoriPepe,Freestyle DevelopmentDirector/EventsCoordinator,thefreestyleprogramatKillingtonMountainSchool hasflourishedwithexcitementandresults.thekmsprogramhaswon16regionalcompetitions withsevendifferentathletesandhashadnumerouspodiumresultsattheblevel,theeastern BChampsandtheYoungGunsChampionships.With80+athletesinthefreestyleprogram, KMShasoneofthelargestprogramsintheEastifnottheNorthAmerica. Jumping/NordicCombinedCluboftheYear FlyingEaglesSkiClub TheFlyingEaglesSkiClubhasmadeconsiderableeffortsinthepastfewyearstoprovideagreat skijumpingfacility.theirjumpwascompletelyredonetobefiscompliant.theflyingeaglesare astopontheu.s.cuptoureveryyear.in2016theyhostedaninternationalfiscupwithgreat success. SnowboardingCluboftheYear CarrabassettValleyAcademy UnderMikeMallon sleadership,thecarrabassettvalleyacademysnowboardingprogramhas achievedtremendoussuccessonthelocal,regional,nationalandinternationalstages.cvahas

exceededit senrollmentgoals,withit ssnowboardcrossprogramdoublinginsize.they acquiredthesetteleeolympicstartsystemtosecureatrainingvenueallyearatsugarloaf. CVAsuccessfullyhostedasnowboardcrossNorGAmandRevTourstopresultinginmultiple podiumsforcvaathletesandaqualificationtousasanationalsforthecvateam.