Far West Masters Athlete Development Fund

The Athlete Development Fund is a program founded and operated by volunteer from the Far West Masters to support ski racing and junior athlete development in the Far West division.

2005-2006 Athlete Development Fund


Junior Athletes: the 2007 scholarship application is now available. See the Athlete Development Fund News page page for details and links to the application fund. Applications are due Sept. 15 and we encourage you to apply!

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!

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 raffle is an 18-month lease on a brand new 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca from Santa Monica Subaru. Click here to view the FAQ with complete details.
Holmenkol Ski Wax
Visit the Member Benefits page for details on special offer to FWM members on Holmenkol wax and tuning supplies.
Rossignol skis
Head and Tyrolia Kerma poles
Sun Valley Ski Tools
Visit Race-Werks for online catalog and info at race-werks.com.
Winterstieger ski and board tuning machines and accessories
Spyder ski racing apparel Spirakut ski tuning tools
DeFeet Grindrite ski and snowboard tuning machines and accessories
Thule - sport racks &nbnsp

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2005-2006 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 very pleased to announce that we have been able to make 2005-2006 scholarship awards to forty-two athletes (11 J3's, 15 J2's, 16 J1'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)  
Anthony, GabrielleJ3 2nd yrTeam Savage
Conroy, ShannonJ3 2nd yrSugar Bowl
Fiorio, ZoeJ3 1st yrBear Valley
Harrington, DillonJ3 1st yrNorthstar
Lebel, JacquiJ3 1st yrSugar Bowl
Macrorie, ShelbyJ3 2nd yrSquaw Valley
Patient, ChristieJ3 2nd yrSquaw Valley
Radford, MichaelJ3 2nd yrHeavenly
Sanderson, KevinJ3 1st yrBear Valley
Smaine,KyleJ3 2nd yrHeavenly
Swanson, NicoleJ3 1st yrSquaw Valley
J2 (15-16)  
Collins, KelseyJ2 2nd yrSugar Bowl
Conroy, KellyJ2 2nd yrSugar Bowl
Cortopassi, KayleeJ2 1st yrMammoth
Dupratt, JaimeJ2 1st yrSquaw Valley
Hakansson, Ann-BrittJ2 1st yrSquaw Valley
Hartman, ShannonJ2 2nd yrSugar Bowl
Hinkley, ChristopherJ2 2nd yrSugar Bowl
Hoff, LauraJ2 2nd yrDiamond Peak
Jacobson,EricaJ2 1st yrTeam Savage
Lonza, GeordieJ2 2nd yrMammoth
Morning, KaseyJ2 1st yrMammoth
Morning, KellyJ2 1st yrMammoth
Souza,RobbieJ2 1st yrHeavenly
Tolmachoff, ParisJ2 2nd yrSugar Bowl
Weiss, TimberJ2 2nd yrMt. Rose
J1 (17-19)  
Barna, BrandyJ1 2nd yrSugar Bowl
Bartels, GregJ1 3rd yrDiamond Peak
Benge, JoshuaJ1 1st yrNorthstar
Berman, MichaelJ1 2nd yrMammoth
Collins, ShaneJ1 3rd yrKirkwood
Dux, SierraJ1 2nd yrSugar Bowl
Engel, ElizabethJ1 1st yrSugar Bowl
Fields, TatianaJ1 3rd yrSugar Bowl
Ganong, TravisJ1 1st yrSquaw Valley
Harris, AmyJ1 1st yrDiamond Peak
Harris, MartinJ1 1st yrHeavenly
Horst, EricaJ1 2nd yrTeam Savage
Kerr, ErrolJ1 3rd yrSquaw Valley
Posekian, KeithJ1 1st yrMammoth
Rotter, CorrinneJ1 1st yrTeam Savage
Victory, HannahJ1 2nd yrMammoth