The Far West Masters Athlete Development Fund 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 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!
Kaylee Cortopassi, a J3 from Mammoth, accomplished a major achievement
by winning the J3 Regional Shoot Out at Park City, to qualify for a trip
to Italy in February to compete in the Trofeo Topolino.
Against a field of the 18 fastest J3 women from the 2004 J3 Junior Olympics at Sun Valley, Kaylee emerged as the fastest and qualified as one of only six US J3's who will compete at the prestigous Topolino event.
Read more in the complete
Mammoth Times article (06-Jan-1005).
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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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.
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Holmenkol Ski Wax
Look for Mike Braun on race day
for up-to-the-minute Holmenkol wax tips and temperature reports.
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Rossignol skis |
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Head and Tyrolia |
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Kerma poles |
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Sun Valley Ski Tools |
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Winterstieger ski and board tuning machines and accessories |
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Spyder ski racing apparel |
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Spirakut ski tuning tools |
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Mike Weigele Helicopter Skiing |
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Grindrite ski and snowboard tuning machines and accessories |
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The 2003-2004 scholarship winners are:
| Browning, Corey | J3 2nd yr | Sugar Bowl |
| Cortopassi, Kaylee | J3 2nd yr | Mammoth |
| Jacobson,Erica | J3 2nd yr | Auburn/Alpine |
| Macrorie,Shelby | J3 1st yr | Squaw Valley |
| Vlay,Trevor | J3 2nd yr | Dodge Ridge |
| Benge, Joshua | J2 2nd yr | Northstar |
| Collins,Kelsey | J2 1st yr | Sugar Bowl |
| Ganong, Travis | J2 2nd yr | Squaw Valley |
| Harris, Amy | J2 2nd yr | Diamond Peak |
| Harris, Martin | J2 2nd yr | Heavenly |
| Hartman, Shannon | J2 1st yr | Sugar Bowl |
| Hoff, Laura | J2 1st yr | Diamond Peak |
| Lonza,Geordie | J2 1st yr | Mammoth |
| Tolmachoff,Paris | J2 1st yr | Sugar Bowl |
| Barna, Brandy | J1 1st yr | Sugar Bowl |
| Bartels, Greg | J1 2nd yr | Diamond Peak |
| Brinkmann, Demetri | J1 1st yr | Auburn/Alpine |
| Calfee,Alexa | J1 1st yr | Sugar Bowl |
| Falkingham, Teryn | J1 1st yr | Mammoth |
| Fields, Tatiana | J1 2nd yr | Sugar Bowl |
| Goyne, Amanda | J1 2nd yr | Sugar Bowl |
| Horst, Erica | J1 1st yr | Sugar Bowl |
| Kerr, Errol | J1 2nd yr | Squaw Valley |
| Kompaniez, Elysse | J1 2nd yr | Mammoth |
| Liebersbach, Jenny | J1 3rd yr | Mammoth |
| Morning, Peter | J1 2nd yr | Mammoth |
| Riva, Casey | J1 1st yr | Squaw Valley |
| Russell, Lindsay | J1 3rd yr | Auburn |
| Yolken, Kevin | J1 1st yr | Alpine/Auburn |
| Zapata, Mollie | J1 1st yr | Sugar Bowl |
| Mann, Eric | Mid | Mammoth |
| Savage, Matt | Mid | Auburn |