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The FWSA
Athletic
Scholarship
Program
by David Krupp

Far West Ski
Foundation
Trustees
Endorse 2020
Scholarship
Committee
Allocation

Athletic Scholarship Committee Chair, FWSA

by John Watson

The Far West Ski Association Athletic
Scholarship Program is entering its 17th year,
growing from an initial $1,000 in scholarships
in 2004 to $12,,150 and 15 recipients in the
2020-2021 season. The total awarded since
the program's inception is now $177,000 to
123 different recipients.
The program is designed to provide financial assistance to junior ski racers
throughout the western United States where
FWSA has a presence. Applicants must be
junior alpine ski racers affiliated with the
United States Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) and must participate in racing
programs in states where FWSA has regional
councils. These include California, Oregon,
Washington, Nevada, Arizona, Idaho, Utah,
and Wyoming. Scholarships are awarded
based on financial need, athletic performance,
academic achievement, and community service.
Skiing is an expensive sport and the
costs involved in ski racing cannot be left up
to the parents alone to incur. For younger
athletes the costs are modest. However, for
16 through 20 year olds, where competition
becomes national and even international, the
costs can be significant. Without the help of
outside resources, many junior racers simply
cannot compete. For a top competitor, expenses can reach $20,000 per year. This is not
a seasonal sport for these racers; it includes
a full year of ski-related involvement. After
the winter race competition has concluded,
competitors engage in dryland training; then
off to summer camps. Camps typically run
about $1,200 per week, not including transportation.
Winter training costs range from $1,000$1,500 each season. Most applicants work

part time to offset expenses. The demands on
their time is significant. They must balance
their time between training, competition,
school, work, and community service. Despite
these demands, the average GPA for these recipients consistently exceeds a 3.9 average.
Our scholarships are modest compared to the
need, but they do make a difference in the
overall scope of the resources they require.
The funding of the scholarships come
from a number of sources: raffles, auctions,
club and council partnerships, and direct contributions from club members, clubs, and
councils. The FWSA has greatly benefitted
from the generous support from its sponsors
including Whitefish Mountain Resort
(www.skiwhitefish.com), a year round winter
and summer resort; Averill Hospitality, a premier choice in mountain resort accommodations; Grouse Mountain Lodge in Whitefish,
Montana; Schure Sports, Inc. (www.karbonmail.com), maker of the Karbon line of snowsports apparel; the US Ski Team, and the Far
West Racing Association. Their contributions of vacation packages, snowsports apparel, and cash bring in approximately
$10,000 per year as raffle and auction proceeds, as well as direct cash donations.
In addition, our partnership program
through clubs and councils afford us approximately one third of our scholarship funding
each year. Finally, the Far West Ski Foundation (www.farwestskifoundation.org), a 501
(c)(3) non-profit organization, is a valuable resource for encouraging tax exempt donations.
For more information on the Far West
Athletic Scholarship Program, please visit
www.fwsa.org. ss

President, FWSF

The Athletic Scholarships for
2020 will be made in spite of this virus
era. We have authorized 15 scholarships valued at $12,150 to be distributed as grants. We were smart enough
in our early years to prepare for a one
year gap in revenue for scholarships.
Fortunately, our partners are just as determined as we are to hang tough and
carry on their support for scholarships.
Unfortunately, we have no
backup for adaptive ski schools or museums and education. So we do seek
your help as individuals or from your
organizations for these purposes. We
have about 30 adaptive ski schools and
a half dozen museum type organizations and facilities in FWSA territory.
There's always the possibility of a worthy snowsport research project as well.
The best way to do this is
through your PayPal account or by
sending a check to the FWSF Treasurer John Reinhardt. If you use PayPal, send to Far West Ski Foundation
and no fees are charged. If by check,
send to John O. Reinhardt, Treasurer
FWSF, 6105 SW Sheridan Street, Portland, Oregon 97225. Don't forget to
make your check out to FWSF.
If you or your club or organization would like information on becoming a contributing partner for the
FWSA Scholarship Program, please
contact David Krupp, Chairman,
at davidkrupp1@gmail.com.
Stay safe and get ready for a different ski experience this season. ss

Best Wishes to AJ Hurt and Lila Lipanja on their World Cup races this year!
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