Programs

The purpose of the Far West Western Ski Heritage Award is to raise the awareness of skiers and non-skiers alike of the contributions made by individuals, groups and companies to all aspects of skiing— competitive as well as outdoor winter recreation and fitness. A parallel purpose of this award is to convey the positive role skiing has had in its contributions to the communities in the West.

The Western Ski Heritage Award has been sponsored by Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation since 2000. The winner is awarded a five-day ski package for two in Steamboat with lodging, lift tickets, rentals, lesson, lunch and more.

The Western Ski Heritage Award recognizes interest in Far West’s history through collection, preservation and protection of appropriate articles and material. This prize acknowledges the utilization of all types of media and is not limited to FWSA members.

Click on an underscored name to download the pdf citation.

Year	Awardee	Council	Award
2025	Dana Mathios Zapfel		Curator and Director of Collections with the Colorado Snowsports Museum and Hall of Fame.
2024	Alan K. Engen		Over 50 Years of Work to  Preserve Utah Snowsports History
2023	John W. Lundin		Work to Preserve Ski Jumping History, Expressing Norwegian Identity, and its Role in the Development of Skiing in America
2022	Lowell Skoog		"Written in the Snows: Across Time on Skis in the Pacific Northwest"
2021	John W. Lundin		"Skiing Sun Valley: A History from Union Pacific to the Holdings"
2020	No award
2019	Jane Wyckoff Judith Miller Steve Markman	Los Angeles	“A History of Single Ski Club of Los Angeles on its 50th Anniversary”
2018	Ingrid Wicken	N/A	Book:"50 Years of Flight"
2017	Eve Chandler	N/A	Book:"Building Bogus Basin"
2016	Jane Jackson	N/A	Book:"Echoes of the Peaks"
2015	Mt. Hood Cultural Center & Museum	Northwest
2014	Emilio Trampuz	Northwest	History of skiing Mt. Hood collection
2013	Ingrid Wicken	N/A	Book:"Lost Ski Areas of Southern California"
2012	John James	Los Angeles	History of Rokka & Far West Ski Week
2011	Erin Barber	San Diego	History of San Diego Ski Club
2010	Jane Jackson	N/A	History of skiing in Northern Arizona
2009	Marianne O'Conner& Robin Morning	N/A	Chairs International Ski History Congress held in Mammoth 2009
2008	Robin Morning	N/A	Book: "Tracks of Passion"
2007	Catherine Ohl	Los Angeles & San Diego	75th History Celebration of Snowsport in the Far West[4.7 MB]
2006	Robin Morning	N/A	Museum display of Mammoth Mountain history and Dave McCoy[2.4 MB]
2005	Ingrid Wicken	N/A	California Ski Library
2004	Martin Forstenzer	N/A	Book: "Mammoth: The Sierra Legend"
2003	Catherine Ohl	Los Angeles & San Diego	History Website on Pacifc Rim Alliance website
2002	Ingrid Wicken	N/A	Book:"Pray for Snow: The History of Skiing in Southern California"
2001	Chris Miller	Northwest	Cascade Ski Club History preserved from 1928
2000	Sutter Kunkel	Los Angeles	FWSA Charter Flight Portfolio for 1959-1962