Emma finished the season with the win at the IFSA Jr National Championships. Emma not only had a standout season in the competition, but she’s also a strong leader, great teammate, friend, and representative of Team Summit's work ethic and values.   

  Ronan is always helping our Intro and Devo snowboarders when he sees them at the Woodward Barn or at Mono Cera to get their gear waxed. Ronan is currently a Jr in High School racing BoarderX and is a great role model.

Beckham Richmond / Park + Pipe Beckham is both a dedicated athlete and student, and he is an incredible person on and off the hill. Beckham gets to know everyone in our program across all ages and levels and demonstrates strong sportsmanship. Beckham encourages those around him, and shows support to his teammates by sometimes putting his own training aside to help his teammates with his incredible follow camera skills on the jumps. Beckham recently judged the park & pipe summit cup, and was a great representative of our program to those younger and potentially aspiring young park...

Jevin Palmquist / Alpine FIS Jevin has shown a continued commitment to achieving his lofty goals with dedication and effort in his prep period this fall and his hard work and determination are paying off. As this is the beginning of Jevin‘s first year of FIS racing it is especially challenging  because of his start positions being determined by rankings. He is currently out performing all of his peers here in the United States in head to head racing and he has scored results at Nor-Ams and FIS races held here in the United States starting from the back of the field.    His...

Axel Crawford / Big Mountain Axel was a transfer from the mogul program and has seamlessly transitioned into a new discipline. He was an exceptional talent in the early season dryland, and has put in excellent work into transferring the skills that he has learned into a different format.  We are extremely happy to have Axel join us, and cannot wait for his debut in freeride competition!

ATHLETE OF THE MONTH – NOVEMBER: CHASE ATHERTON Chase gives 100% for his sport. He loves to ski so much he’s consistently first on and last off the hill to get extra runs. His positive attitude and sportsmanship inspire others to have fun and work hard.   

Trevor Palmquist, Alpine U12 + U14   He dominated the recent Rocky / Central U14 Championships in Vail. In those races, he won 4 of the 6 races (Super G, Parallel, 2XGS, 2xSL) and was 2nd in the other two. An unprecedented performance. Trevor goes about his business quietly. He is happy and relaxed in his approach. He is a great teammate sharing his thoughts on the set after inspections and coming around with course reports after his race runs. He contributes positively to his teammates and coaches through his actions and the process he exhibits.

  We are thrilled to introduce our outstanding athlete of the month, the one and only Walker Robinson! As a member of the ski cross team, Walker has been absolutely killing it on the NorAm circuit, leaving his competitors in the dust. But it's not just his talent on the slopes that sets him apart – it's his positive attitude, strong work ethic, and genuine care for his teammates that make him a true superstar. We can't get enough of Walker's infectious energy and unwavering dedication to his craft. He's always pushing himself to be better, both as an individual...

James has had 100% perfect attendance over the last 30 days. While he has always been a dedicated athlete, he has stepped up his commitment over the last 12 months. After attending JNs for the first time last year and while also as a SkiMeister (racing both Alpine and Nordic).  This achievement (100% attendance) is after having a serious crash on roller skis and being out for several weeks with a concussion this past fall. This set his progress back but hard work and dedication have had him steadily improve over the season moving from a mid-pack athlete barely qualifying for JNs...

  JD has always been a good snowboarder but is now learning to be a good person, role model, competitor, and snowboarder. JD's attitude and learning capacity have changed 180 degrees in the last 6 weeks. He now works with the younger kids and tries new things each day.    

Athlete of the Month – December – Stanley Buzek – Alpine FIS “Stasz” is always the first to lend a hand. Whether it is to help with rolling nets to allow a groom of the venue or take a bundle of gates from the coaches to return to the top after training on a cold and snowy day, he is supportive of his teammates and humble in his accomplishments, Stanley was the top performing athlete in his birth year at the Technical Nor-Ams in Beaver Creek skiing into the flip 30 from the 80th start position and scoring points in 23rd in his first Nor-Am SL start. &n...

March Athlete of the Month | Jaxon Haser – Park and Pipe/Big Mountain Jaxon Haser is Podium Sports/Team Summit's Athlete of the Month for March!  Jaxon is a Park and Pipe athlete who has participated in Big Mountain.  He is an awesome kid to be around!   Jaxon has shown amazing sportsmanship and excitement for skiing this season.  He even won the Junior Flyin' Ryan award (for sportsmanship) at the North American Championships in Big Sky!  Team Summit is so lucky to have an athlete like Jaxon on our team.  We are so proud to name him our...

February Athlete of the Month | Asher Cockrell – Park and Pipe   The Team Summit and Podium Sports February Athlete of the Month is Asher Cockrell – Park and Pipe.   Asher has worked hard all season long and owns his skiing.  Each day arrives with urgency and sound planning.  From finding success on the Dew Tour Course, winning local rail jams, or leaning into big tricks like double corks- Asher is hungry. He has been known to break ski or two! He recognizes his capacity as a leader.  Big things come in smaller packages; Asher is proof. ...