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Apply Today!

10/5/2011

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What makes Winter at Westmisnter even better? Free stuff! If you enroll early for the amazing Winter at Westminster experience, you will receive FREE backcountry gear or a flip video camera!

If all your application materials are postmarked by October 10, 2011, you’re accepted into the program, and your program deposit is received by October 24, 2011 you’ll have your choice of some great gear:

  • Backcountry beacon – a must for heading out into the backcountry
  • Backcountry pack – you’ll need a bomber pack for all your gear
  • Flip video camera – catch air and catch it on video

 

Don’t miss out on this offer or this incredible program and send in your application today or apply online.

 

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We Love Our Partners

9/19/2011

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Canyons ResortWinter at Westminster relays on partnerships with some of the areas most exciting winter resorts, outdoor venues, and outdoor industry businesses to make this program possible. Here’s a little more about some of our key resort partners.

Canyons

Canyons, the official resort of the Winter at Westminster program, is the single largest ski and snowboard resort in Utah and one of the five largest in the U.S.

Mountain Stats:

Average Snowfall: 355”
Base Elevation: 6,800 ft
Summit Elevation: 9,990 ft
Vertical Drop: 3,190 ft
Total Mountain Peaks: 9

Bowls: 5

Natural Halfpipes: 6

Terrain Parks: 1

Lifts: 19

Trails: 182
Total Skiable Acres: 4,000

www.thecanyons.com/

 

Snowbird

Snowbird is in the heart of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Little Cottonwood Canyon, one mile down from Alta.  Snowbird is legendary for offering Utah’s longest ski and snowboard season – mid-November through May (Last season they were open through July 4th!)

Mountain Stats:

Average Snowfall: 500” (783” last winter)
Base Elevation: 7,760 ft
Summit Elevation: 11,000 ft
Vertical Drop: 3,240 ft
Number of Runs: 85

Lifts:  1 Tram, 4 Quads, 6 doubles

Terrain Parks: 1
Total Skiable Acres: 2,500 acres

www.snowbird.com

  

Alta

Alta is the ultimate resorts for skiers (sorry, no snowboarding allowed). Deep powder, a variety of terrain, and spectacular scenery make Alta world-renowned destination.

Mountain Stats:

Average Snowfall: 560”
Base Elevation: 8,530 ft
Summit Elevation: 10,550 ft
Vertical Drop: 2,020 ft
Number of Runs: 116+

Lifts:  11
Total Skiable Acres: 2,200 acres

www.alta.com

 

All Winter at Westminster students will receive one season pass to their choice of either Canyons, Snowbird, or Alta. They will also have access to several of Utah’s other 11 amazing resorts, including Snowbasin, Brighton, and Solitude.

Photo credit: Canyons Resort

 

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Guest Lecturers: Chris Waddell and Dean Cardinale

3/2/2011

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Winter at Westminster isn’t just about skiing or boarding. Through our lecture series, students also interact with industry professionals, entrepreneurs, and Olympians, and learn how they achieved their dreams. These connections help students navigate their career paths and prepare for the working world. This semester, two of our amazing speakers were Chris Waddell and Dean Cardinale.

Chris Waddell

Chris Waddell was a promising young skier at Middlebury College in 1988 when a skiing accident left him paralyzed from the waist down. Determined to get back on the slopes, he began skiing on a monoski roughly one year later. A little more than two years later, Waddell was named to the US Disabled Ski Team.

He went on to become the most decorated male skier in Paralympic history, winning twelve medals over four games, and spending a total of 11 years on the US Disabled Ski Team. He is one of a select few who has medaled in both summer and winter games. In the fall of 2009, Waddell became the first paraplegic to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro unassisted, and in 2010, he was inducted into both the Paralympic Hall of Fame and the US Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame.

For more about Chris visit www.one-revolution.com

Dean Cardinale

Dean Cardinale is the owner of World Wide Trekking and the President and Founder of HOP (Human Outreach Project). Cardinale has climbed and led guided expeditions in North and Central America, Africa, South America and the Himalayas. He is the President of Wasatch Backcountry Rescue group, the US representative to the International Commission of Alpine Rescue (IKAR), an avalanche instructor with the American Avalanche Association, and the Ski Patrol Director for Snowbird Ski Resort. Cardinale is currently working on a seven summits bid, summiting Mt Everest in 2005.

Cardinale has taught all people of all ages and professions, and is well known for his professional ethics and conduct evident in all of his pursuits. Cardinale has a long-standing record of leadership, program development, and community service.

For more about Dean visit www.wwtrek.com/DeanCardinale.aspx

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