From The Vertical Challenge to Competitive Ski Racing

by Heather Clifford | Feb 16, 2024 | Featured blog, News

The Bermant Family As many of our loyal followers know, the Vertical Challenge operates solely for the benefit of its families and the ski community. It is a place for young skiers to be introduced to racing, for families to enjoy their day at the mountain, and to...

The Purpose of the Vertical Challenge

by Heather Clifford | Jan 19, 2024 | Featured blog

The Vertical Challenge’s purpose is to provide an inclusive environment for families to engage within the community and try ski/snowboard racing. We operate solely for the benefit of the mountain, our sponsors, and the community. The Clark family is a perfect example...

Expect the Unexpected – VC and NASTAR Championship Blog #3, Robyn Loverro

by Heather Clifford | Jan 15, 2024 | Featured blog

Our last out of the three racers who qualified for the Vertical Challenge Finals and went to the NASTAR Championship is Robyn Loverro. Robyn raced in the women’s skiing category, ages 45-49. Although Robyn has a lifelong relationship with skiing, she stumbled...

Two Medals in the Matter of Days

by Heather Clifford | Dec 12, 2023 | Featured blog

As previewed in our last blog, three racers made the huge accomplishment of earning spots to compete in both the Vertical Challenge finals and the NASTAR national championship. We heard from Shirley in our last blog (can we link to our last blog here once it’s...

3 Racers, 2 Championships, 1 Shared Love for the Sport

by Heather Clifford | Dec 5, 2023 | Featured blog

This past winter we had some amazing success among three of our racers! Shirley Cheng, Brendan Kelsey, and Robyn Loverro all qualified for both the Vertical Challenge Finals and the NASTAR championship! This deserves some major recognition and we wanted to highlight...