Slugger66So did we ever get an answer on what the end goal is for freeskiers attending these schools? They can't even leverage their skills for college admissions since no college freeskiing teams actively recruit or dole out scholarships. That's the common justification for racers and XC skiers.
There's also legitimately zero opportunity from a career standpoint. It's well established that freeskiers make no money outside of a select few. Why would a presumably well-educated, successful family consider it a viable option for their kid? The only exception might apply to families with fuck you money where long-term career prospects don't matter.
well theyβre athletes took home 4 medals last olympics and they would have ranked 17th if that tiny school was its own country. thats what this article says at least. must be small because in 50 years, they havenβt even had 1,000 total students. so that averages to less than 20 students per class.
also, if you want your kid to get on a d1 college team perhaps on a full ride then maybe something like this would be the way to go but pretty sure schools donβt give scholarships for park pipe nor freeride but i could totally be wrong on that.
definitely coming from fuck you money though
edit: forgot the article lol
https://www.manchesterjournal.com/sports/local_sports/a-golden-moment-stratton-mountain-school-alumni-shine-at-2022-olympic-games/article_a5843c42-b040-11ec-84e0-3bd19efd90a8.html?wallit_nosession=1
**This post was edited on Jan 2nd 2025 at 5:11:03pm