Far West Ski Foundation

•	Building upon the legacy of snowsports competition through scholarship grants for individual student-athletes selected on the basis of competitive athletic performance, academic potential, community service and need. Grants will recognize and promote sportsmanship, self discipline, goal setting, and character building that lead to healthy lifetime activities as valued members of the larger community as well as that of the snowsports community.
•	The legacy of the snowsports heritage will be supported by research, preservation, education and publication of snowsports history. The FWSF will work with museums and other organizations within its territory to enhance common objectives.
•	Adaptive snowsports programs will be supported as a way to enhance restoration to vigor from injury or to reanimate the physically challenged. The FWSF will maintain relationships with rehabilitation centers within its territory.
•	Sustaining the framework of snowsports may include support to safety programs, support to under-recognized snowsports competition, promotion of national and international competitions and activities related to them and recognition of services from the community that support common objectives.

BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE
ON A PROUD LEGACY

Operation and governance of the autonomous Far West Ski Foundation is by an all-volunteer Board of Trustees (see "About Us”).

Far West Ski Foundation is incorporated under the laws of the State of California and operates under the regulations of section 501c3 of the IRS code. Contributions to the FWSF are tax deductible to the extent of law and regulation (see “ways to contribute”).

The mission of the Far West Ski Foundation (FWSF) is to support and enhance snowsports in the western states of the United States as a healthy outdoor fitness activity for people of all ages and to carry on other charitable, scientific, literary and educational activities associated with this mission. Snowsports include training and competition in alpine disciplines, cross country skiing, freestyle, jumping, Nordic combined and snowboarding.

The FWSF raises and grants funds to meet objectives that are included in its overall mission. The objectives include:

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