This Week
Friday, March 21-Sunday, March 23 - Far West U10 Division Championship at Sugar Bowl
Next weekend Sugar Bowl is hosting the Far West U10 Division Championship, and we need volunteers! Please sign up if you’re able to help, and come out to cheer on our athletes if you’re here!
Athletics
Last Chance to Register and Receive $250 Discount on Teams for Next Season
Registration for next season’s team program is open to both new and returning families. We expect full rosters next season, so please register as soon as you are able to and take advantage of a $250 discount if you register by March 20. Please note that we are restructuring our Cross Country program and registration for that will be available soon.
Welcome Vic DeMaio, Head Freeski Coach
Vic has been competing on skis since age 6. His parents took him and his sister skiing every weekend as soon as they learned to walk, causing them to quickly fall in love with the sport.
Vic attended Killington Mountain School in VT, where he earned spots to regional championships and JOs. Soon after, he turned his focus to freeskiing, competing in new parks, and exploring new terrain.
Vic graduated with a BS in teaching, then moved to Lake Tahoe to pursue Freeski coaching. After being awarded for high performance by local programs he eventually went on to build training programs of his own with The High Fives Foundation and Woodward Tahoe. Vic has trained and coached alongside some of the best in the sport and is excited to take his skills to a higher level of athletics and passion with SBA Freeski!
Academics
Academy Awards - March 25, 2025
It's time to get hyped for the second-ever Sugar Bowl Academy film competition, the Sugar Bowl Academy Awards! We hope all of our full-year and winter term student-athletes will join us for this Oscar-style ceremony hosted in Village Hall. This is a night to showcase athletic and filming/editing talents. Nominated and winning films will be shown, and student-athletes have a chance to win prizes. A distinguished panel of faculty judges will nominate four student films per category, and one winner will bring home the “Oscar” of their respective category. A panel of students will judge faculty films.
Dress code for the Academy Awards is formal dinner attire, such as button-down shirts, ties, and slacks for the gents, and dresses/skirts for the ladies.
Each film must be under two minutes and thirty seconds long and submitted by March 18. Categories:
I. Best Picture (best overall film)
II. Best Production (film that incorporates the best editing, cinematography, and soundtrack)
III. Best Individual Film (best film showcasing and made completely by a single student-athlete)
IV. Best Narrative (best film showcasing a unique narrative or story)
V. Best Freeride Film (best film showcasing Freeride)
VI. Best Group Film (best film created by or showcasing a group of students)
VII. Best Alpine Film (best film showcasing Alpine)
VIII. Best Nordic Film (best film showcasing Nordic skiing)
IX. Best Faculty Film (best film showcasing and made by an individual or group of faculty members)
X. Best Original Soundtrack (film with the best completely original student-made soundtrack)
XI. Best Winter Term Film (best film made by a Winter Term student-athlete)
Soiree Photos
Photos from the Soiree are now available online. Password: 2025Soiree
Volunteer Deposits - Prior Year Teams
Volunteering has always been an essential part of our team program. Volunteers support the safety of our athletes on the mountain, help competitions run smoothly, and assist our staff in countless ways. We greatly appreciate the many hours our families give each season to support our programs.
This year, we revised the volunteer program and eliminated the previously required volunteer deposit to simplify the process for families and reduce our administrative burden. If this was your first year on an SBA team, this change did not affect you because we did not collect a volunteer deposit for this season.
If you are a returning family who previously paid the $450 volunteer deposit and fulfilled the volunteer requirements, your account has been credited for the deposit as follows:
If you had any outstanding invoices, the credit was applied to the invoice to reduce your outstanding balance.
If you did not have any outstanding invoices, you will receive a separate communication with options for your refund. Look for that communication soon.
If you have questions about the volunteer deposit, please contact admin@sbacademy.org.
Thank You to Our 2025 Sponsor: Coco Coders
Thank you to our 2025 sponsor Coco Coders, an innovative program that inspires athletes to develop essential coding and tech skills while having a blast. Coco Coders offers live online classes—just one hour per week—making it easy to fit coding into your busy training schedules. To help your team explore the world of coding, Coco Coders is offering an exclusive 75% discount on four weeks of our online classes—simply use the code SBSTA75 at checkout. This is a fantastic opportunity for your skiers to flex their creative muscles and stay engaged off the slopes. We look forward to welcoming everyone to the Coco Coders community! www.cococoders.com