Inside Out Skiing Competitors

U.S. Ski & Snowboard is an Olympic sports organization providing leadership and direction for tens of thousands of young skiers and snowboarders, encouraging and supporting them in achieving excellence. By empowering national teams, clubs, coaches, parents, officials, volunteers and fans, U.S. Ski & Snowboard is committed to the progression of its sports, athlete success and the value of team. Established in 1905, U.S. Ski & Snowboard receives no direct government support, operating solely through private donations from individuals, corporations and foundations to fund athletic programs to assist athletes in reaching their dreams. The U.S. Ski & Snowboard Foundation is the nonprofit, fundraising arm of the organization, raising money to support the year-round athletic training, development, competition and educational needs of world-class athletes. It is the organization of and the simple pursuit of U.S. Ski & Snowboard’s sports that drives excellence, world-class events and Best in the World performances. From the slopes of a local mountain to the Olympic podium, U.S. Ski & Snowboard supports the development of great individuals and enables all to develop and pursue their passion.

Established in 1971 and headquartered in Aspen, Colo., Ski.com is the largest provider of mountain travel packages in North America. Ski.com is the only travel company specializing in mountain destinations to offer the unsurpassed first-hand knowledge and experience needed to present travelers with the most options at the best value. The company has the largest mountain lodging inventory, offers the most ski-related package components in the travel industry and customizes complete vacations to 120+ of the most popular resorts in the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan and South America.

FWT Management SA is a Swiss company located in Verbier, Switzerland, and has an operational branch in Lausanne. The company has been organizing premier sports events globally in mountain resorts since 1996. The company founded the Xtreme Verbier, an iconic event in freeride skiing and snowboarding, and turned this single competition into a prestigious series of worldwide events in 2008, the Freeride World Tour (FWT). The company has since grown to include multiple competition series that fall under the FWT brand – including FWT Challenger, FWT Qualifier and FWT Junior – with events across all formats taking place in Europe, North America, South America and Oceania. Since December 2022, FWT is part of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS).