Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation

06/04/2026

🗓 Mark your calendars for July 17th to join in the fun as we honor the Wood River Valley athletes and coaches who represented Team USA 🇺🇸 at the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Milano-Cortina! Stay tuned for further details. Jake Adicoff, Chase Josey, Jesse Keefe, Ryder Sarchett, John Steel Hagenbuch, and Laurie Stephens are confirmed to attend, along with Team USA coaches and tech staff Andy Gilbert, Austin Savaria, Peter Holmes, and Sam Wood. Attendance by Smith, Wolter, and Knight is subject to training, travel, and professional commitments.
Photo credits: US Ski & Snowboard, NordicFocus

06/04/2026

❤😢🙏 Oh how we will always miss you, Michel... our 50th Annual Wild Game Dinner this December 12, 2026 most certainly will not be the same without you... ⛷❤

Michel Rudigoz, who imbued Sun Valley with his love of good ski racing and good French cuisine, pass.... READ MORE

06/02/2026

Remembering our dear friend Michel Rudigoz... A wonderful and heartfelt read in memory of a friend, a coach, a champion of our humanity... Godspeed Coach. https://mailchi.mp/svsef/from-scottys-desk-remembering-michel-rudigoz

06/01/2026

And we've reached our final Class of 2026 senior shout out! The entire SVSEF team wishes all 32 of our seniors and post graduates the very best in their next endeavors! We respect your hard work, resilience, and determination, and we hope what you carry forward from your time on the ski team serves you well in all you pursue. Keep the stoke high—Please stay in touch—we're always psyched to hear from our SVSEF Alumni! Now go crush it at Santa Clara University, Breck!

05/31/2026

The entire SVSEF team wishes all 32 of our seniors and post graduates the very best in their next endeavors! We respect your hard work, resilience, and determination, and we hope what you carry forward from your time on the ski team serves you well in all you pursue. Keep the stoke high—Please stay in touch—we're always psyched to hear from our SVSEF Alumni! UVA is lucky to have you, Tessa!

05/31/2026

The entire SVSEF team wishes all 32 of our seniors and post graduates the very best in their next endeavors! We respect your hard work, resilience, and determination, and we hope what you carry forward from your time on the ski team serves you well in all you pursue. Keep the stoke high—Please stay in touch—we're always psyched to hear from our SVSEF Alumni! We'll be ringing the cowbells for you come ski season, Nick—stoked to follow your skiing journey at Williams College!

05/31/2026

The entire SVSEF team wishes all 32 of our seniors and post graduates the very best in their next endeavors! We respect your hard work, resilience, and determination, and we hope what you carry forward from your time on the ski team serves you well in all you pursue. Keep the stoke high—Please stay in touch—we're always psyched to hear from our SVSEF Alumni! The California Coast is calling and UCSB is lucky to have you, Scarlett!

05/30/2026

The entire SVSEF team wishes all 32 of our seniors and post graduates the very best in their next endeavors! We respect your hard work, resilience, and determination, and we hope what you carry forward from your time on the ski team serves you well in all you pursue. Keep the stoke high—Please stay in touch—we're always psyched to hear from our SVSEF Alumni! No doubt you'll take the bull by the horns and make the most of your gap year, Cruz—psyched for you!

05/30/2026

The entire SVSEF team wishes all 32 of our seniors and post graduates the very best in their next endeavors! We respect your hard work, resilience, and determination, and we hope what you carry forward from your time on the ski team serves you well in all you pursue. Keep the stoke high—Please stay in touch—we're always psyched to hear from our SVSEF Alumni! Hope your gap year leads you to amazing places before you land at Middlebury, Sammy!

05/30/2026

“While I haven’t been a student at Community School for nine years, it still feels like home to me, and I am so honored to have been invited to be the Commencement speaker for the Class of 2026,” said Wolter. “I just retired from professional ski racing and am now staring at a wide-open world, not too dissimilar from this class.”

Sun Valley alumnus Peter Wolter, who served as the guide for skier Jake Adicoff in the 2026 Milano-C.... READ MORE