Far West Masters Scholarship Program

The Scholarship Program is a program founded and operated by volunteers from the Far West Masters to support ski racing and junior athlete development in the Far West division.

Scholarship Program


The 2008 scholarship awards have been announced - congratulations to these athletes!

The Far West Masters Scholarship Program has been raising funds for deserving Far West junior skiers since 1992. All money raised comes from Far West Masters racers and supporting sponsors and donors. All administrative activities involved in the fund-raising and review of athlete scholarship applications are done on a volunteer basis by members of the Far West Masters, which allows us to distribute the funds with no overhead to Far West Junior Athletes.

We would like to thank everyone who has supported this program, particularly the sponsors and donors who generously contribute to support the raffles and other fundraising efforts. And congratulations to all of our scholarship athletes!

About the Scholarship Fund Program

Our program initially raised money simply by direct contributions from Masters racers. However, over the years the program has expanded to include more fundraisers, including such events as:

  • A season-long raffle with prizes ranging from dinners, gift certificates, ski wax and accessories to skis, poles and bindings
  • A wine tasting event
  • A dual race including Masters racers and junior scholarship winners

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Sponsors and Donors

We’d like to thank the following primary sponsors for providing prizes for this year’s raffle, along with all the sponsors and donors who so generously support this program.

Santa Monica Subaru The grand prize in the 2006 and 2007 fundraising raffels was an 18-month lease on a brand new Subaru B9 Tribeca from Santa Monica Subaru, won respectively by Far West racer Mark Eisen and scholarship athlete parent Don Palazzo. We are extremely pleased to have Santa Monica Subaru back as a 2008 sponsor - click on Subaru Tribeca B9 raffle information for details on the 2008 Subaru raffle!
Holmenkol Ski Wax
Uvex Sports
Helmets, goggles, and sunglasses. For details on race products, visit uvexrace.com.
Dynastar Skis Fischer Skis
Rossignol skis Winterstieger ski and board tuning machines and accessories
Sun Valley Ski Tools
Visit Race-Werks for online catalog and info at race-werks.com.
Spirakut ski tuning tools
Spyder ski racing apparel Grindrite ski and snowboard tuning machines and accessories
DeFeet
sports socks for skiing, cycling, more...
Team pricing on DeFeet sports socks is available to Far West Masters competitors. Click here for the DeFeet Team Order form.
Thule - sport racks Bogle Winery

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2007-2008 Scholarship Winners

Past scholarship recipients include current US Ski Team members Marco Sullivan and Jonna Mendes. Both racers have placed in the top ten on the World Cup this season. Many other recipients have gone on to win college scholarships.

We are extremely pleased to announce that we have been able to make 2007-2008 scholarship awards to fifty-one athletes (19 J3's, 12 J2's, 17 J1's, and 3 mid's). Congratulations to these athletes and thanks to all the competitors who applied. Best of luck and a great season to everyone!


NameLevelSki Team
J3 (13-14)  
Carlson, KirkJ3 1st yrMammoth
Driller, TenayaJ3 1st yrSquaw Valley
Duff, NoahJ3 2nd yrMammoth
Eller, BryceJ3 2nd yrMammoth
Gephart, JackJ3 2nd yrMammoth
Gould, MaraJ3 2nd yrSugar Bowl
Hume,MaxwellJ3 1st yrMammoth
Lebel, BrigetteJ3 1st yrSugar Bowl
Lonza, AmieJ3 2nd yrMammoth
Monforte, SalvatoreJ3 2nd yrSquaw Valley
Murtha, DylanJ3 1st yrSugar Bowl
Peterson, ForesteJ3 2nd yrSquaw Valley
Pieper, LillieJ3 2nd yrMammoth
Rasmussen, JusticeJ3 2nd yrBear Valley
Reed, WhitneyJ3 2nd yrAuburn Ski Club
Robinson, IanJ3 2nd yrMammoth
Robles, ThomasJ3 1st yrSquaw Valley
Smaine, JustinJ3 2nd yrSugar Bowl
Wilson, KennyJ3 1st yrSquaw Valley
J2 (15-16)  
Casares, HannaJ2 1st yrAuburn Ski Club
Conroy, ShannonJ2 2nd yrSquaw Valley
Engel,MarkJ2 2nd yrSugar Bowl
Fiorio, ZoeJ2 1st yrSugar Bowl
James, EmilyJ2 2nd yrMammoth
Lebel, JacquiJ2 1st yrSugar Bowl
Macrorie, ShelbyJ2 2nd yrSquaw Valley
McClaskey, RikerJ2 1st yrSugar Bowl
Patient, ChristieJ2 2nd yrSquaw Valley
Perkins, JakeJ2 1st yrSquaw Valley
Schacht, SaraJ2 2nd yrSnow Summit
Smaine, KyleJ2 2nd yrSugar Bowl
J1 (17-19)  
Augustine, TeddyJ1 2nd yrMammoth
Benge, JoshuaJ1 3rd yrSquaw Valley
Baker, JakobJ1 1st yrSugar Bowl
Conroy, KellyJ1 2nd yrSquaw Valley
Cortopassi, KayleeJ1 1st yrMammoth
Eller, LaurenJ1 1st yrMammoth
Ganong, TravisJ1 3rd yrSquaw Valley/USST
Gould, AbbyJ1 1st yrSugar Bowl
Hartman, ShannonJ1 2nd yrSquaw Valley
Lonza, GeordieJ1 2nd yrMammoth
Morning, KaseyJ1 1st yrMammoth
Pieper, KyleJ1 1st yrMammoth
Pulford, ChristineJ1 1st yrSugar Bowl
Rotter, CorrinneJ1 3rd yrTeam Savage
Souza, RobbieJ1 1st yrSquaw Valley
Weiss, TimberJ1 2nd yrMt Rose
Wormhoudt, GerrittJ1 1st yrMammoth
Mid (20)  
Barna, BrandyMidSRI
Horst, EricaMidUNR
Kerr, ErrolMidSquaw