Hello SSEF Families, Alumni & Friends,
First Snow! We are excited to officially begin the winter season and share all the amazing things happening this month. From team meetings & dryland training to our annual Ski & Board Sale, there's something to excite everyone.
As you interact with our team members over these coming months, know that we believe that our members are not just staff and athletes, but ambassadors for our values and for the sport of skiing. Snowbasin Ski Team is proud to uphold a culture that is built on a strong foundation of relationships, commitment, integrity, performance and team pride. These values guide everything we do on and off the mountain.
Stay warm and keep reading to find out more about what Snowbasin Ski Team has in store for the winter season!
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Relationships: Connecting, behaving, and interacting positively with others
Commitment: Dedicating time and energy to self-improvement
Integrity: Doing right by others for the right reasons, even when no one is watching
Performance: Achieving goals with excellence and accountability
Team Pride: Finding joy in the present, celebrating the past & planning for the future
Growth Mindset: Nurturing resilience and persistence
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Program Director Promotions |
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Freeride Program Director Wynter McBride was born and raised in Ogden, UT. She started skiing at Snowbasin at a very young age. Since then she has competed in slope style, rail jams, and currently competes in freeride competitions on the Freeride World Qualifier tour. She has a Bachelors of Science in Nutrition Education with an emphasis in Integrative Nutrition from Weber State University. She is passionate about wellness and supporting athletes to reach their goals in skiing. She has been coaching with SSEF since 2020 and Head Freeride Coach since 2021. Outside of skiing she loves to mountain bike and paint.
Devo Program Director Matt Bird has had a passion for skiing his whole life. He began skiing at age three at Bogus Basin in Boise, Idaho, and then skied at Paoli Peaks in Indiana. He moved to Utah at age 10 and skied at Snowbasin, Nordic Valley, and Powder Mountain. Some of his best memories are skiing with friends and family while freezing on the old Wildcat and Middle Bowl lifts. He was a ski instructor at Nordic Valley for three years and has been working at Snowbasin for the past seven years. He loves to teach youth and has been working with them ever since his coaching career began. During the off-season, he spends his time riding his mountain or road bike with his kids. His pot-belly full of tortillas is really what makes him so speedily fly down the mountain!
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I am excited to announce that starting in September, I will be hosting monthly Town Hall meetings for all of you. These meetings will be a great opportunity for us to connect and discuss important updates and topics related to our athletic programs.
If you missed the September Meeting, you can catch up here.
We encourage all of you to join us for these meetings to share your thoughts and ideas. Your input is valuable to us and will help us to continue improving and growing as a community.
We look forward to seeing you at our next town hall meeting.
Zoom Link - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7011677708
Future Dates - Oct 24th, Nov 28th, Dec 19th @ 8:00pm
TROY D. PRICE
Snowbasin Sports Education Foundation
Executive Director
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Coach Spotlight: Alison Putnam |
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Welcome to our new and returning athletes and families. I’m looking forward to getting to know all of you as I start my 15th season as a coach with the Snowbasin Ski Team and my 32nd year overall. Numerous people ask me each year if I’m going to continue to coach, and I keep replying, “yes!” My passion for the sport of skiing and ski racing keeps me coming back, as well as watching the athletes’ personal growth on and off the hill. I want to pass on to the next generation all the joys and lessons I have gained from the sport over the past 50 years as an athlete and coach. The Snowbasin Ski Team community also keeps me coming back.
I grew up ski racing in Vermont and was a top ranked junior racer, competing in Jr. Olympics, Nor-Ams, and U.S. Nationals and went on to race for the University of Vermont, a NCAA Division 1 ski team. After college I raced on the Women’s Pro Ski Tour for 2 years. My coaching career started in VT with the GMVS Jr. Race Program, and then I moved on to run the race program at Mad River Glen for 3 years. From VT I moved to Oregon and spent 7 years coaching for the Mt. Hood Race Team before landing in Utah. I am a USSA level 300 Alpine Coach.
The Snowbasin Ski Team has been a family affair, as both my daughters were members of the team and my husband was a former board member. My daughters are now starting their own coaching careers in Vermont. When I’m not on the hill you can find me teaching 4th grade.
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Your team schedules are starting to populate in TeamSnap. Make sure you are aware of upcoming events by subscribing to your team calendars. This will integrate your TeamSnap calendar to your personal calendar of choice and automatically update any time the schedule is changed.
In order to control costs, we staff events based on the number of athletes who RSVP to each event. Please follow the instructions below to RSVP Yes~ Maybe ~ No to each event. That way we know you are #1 aware of the event and #2 if we can plan on seeing you there.
For more information on how to configure your TeamSnap account specific to your family's needs, check out our TeamSnap FAQ.
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We are thrilled to announce that we will be holding in-person meetings for the upcoming seasonal year. These meetings are crucial to ensuring that every athlete has a successful season. We kindly request that at least one parent from each family attend the meeting to receive valuable information. The location and times are noted in TeamSnap. Please review and RSVP. We look forward to seeing you in person and cannot wait to kick off this upcoming season!
- Oct 4, 2023 - U14/16 Parent Meeting
- Oct 6, 2023 - South Series & YSL Series Parent Meeting
- Oct 16, 2023 - Freeride Parent Meeting
- Oct 28 or Nov 7, 2023 - Devo Parent Meeting
Click on the pictures below to learn more about your. head coach.
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Coach Maddy - South Series |
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Matching Funds
Live Here. Play Here. Give Here.
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The Snowbasin Ski Team is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating opportunities for the youth of Utah to reach their potential as athletes, students, and contributing members of the community through winter sports.
As part of the Community Foundation of Ogden Valley's annual fundraising efforts, any funds donated to the Snowbasin Ski Team throughout the year are matched up to $5,000. Donations made prior to October 30, 2023 will be applied to the 2023-24 seasonal year.
Please consider making a contribution today through our website or by sending a check to SSEF, PO Box 150131, Ogden, UT 84415. Your donation will help us continue to provide high-quality youth development programs and winter sports opportunities in the Valley.
Donate now to take advantage of the matching CFOV funds. Thank you for your support!
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- Oct 4, 2023 - U14/16 Parent Meeting
- Oct 6, 2023 - South Series & YSL Series Parent Meeting
- Oct 16, 2023 - Freeride Parent Meeting
- Oct 20-21, 2023 - Snowbasin Ski & Board Sale
- Oct 28, 2023 - Devo Parent Meeting
- Oct 28, 2023 - Devo Staff Training
- Nov 2, 2023 - Alpine Official Training Day 1 of 2
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Nov 4, 2023 - Winter Welcome 2023
- Nov 7, 2023 - Alpine Official Training Day 2 of 2
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Nov 10-12, 2023 - Loveland Colorado Camp U14+ Alpine & Freeride
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Nov 18-22, 2023 - Sun Valley Camp South Series/U14/U16+ (travel 18th)
- Dec 1, 2023 - Level 100 Day 1 of 3 Class
- Dec 2, 2023 - Tentative Freeride & Alpine Start Date @ SBN
- Dec 8, 2023 - Level 100 Day 2 of 3 Class
- Dec 15, 2023 - Level 100 Day 3 On Snow Training
- Dec 9, 2023 - DEVO Day 1
- December 22-23 & 26-29, 2023 Christmas Camp
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Feb 9 &10, 2024 - IFSA Junior Series hosted @ SBN - tentatively
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Feb 16-18. 2024 - Banff Film Festival
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Feb 24 & 25, 2024 - So Series Race hosted @ SBN
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Mar 9 & 10, 2024 - YSL Finals Race hosted @ SBN
- Mar 31, 2024 - Tentative End of Season
Team Members can access all scheduled events in our TeamSnap platform.
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