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A FULL-SEND CELEBRATION – FACT 50 of 50 On the weekend of June 9-11, 2023 alumni, family members, and friends of GMVS celebrated 50 years of friendships, adventures, and lasting memories. It was a full-send celebration with endless reminiscing and reconnecting. Thank you to the entire community for making GMVS what it is today, for […]

LEADING GMVS THROUGH 50 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE – FACT 49 OF 50 Al Hobart, Ashley Cadwell, Jared Cadwell, Dave Gavett, Tim Harris, Tracy Keller – From the beginning, these six leaders have shaped GMVS into the special place that it is today, serving in the role of Headmaster / Head of School. Al Hobart, who […]

IT’S A WORLDLY GROUP – FACT 48 OF 50 Did you know that over the years, student-athletes from 26 countries have called GMVS home? While dual citizenships make the list tricky to identify, one thing is for sure, we’re a worldly group with representation from the list of countries below.  Andorra Australia Austria Canada Croatia […]

KIDS AND PUPPIES – FACT 47 OF 50 Over the years, the dorms have housed hundreds of student-athletes. In addition to advising and guiding these young people, a number of dorm parents have also raised their own children in the dorms. Witch’s Hat apartment has a height measurement post with recorded names of numerous campus […]

A FOUNDATION FOR A FUTURE OF SUCCESS AT THE PARALYMPICS – FACT 46 OF 50 Nancy Gustafson ’82, Sarah Billmeier ’95 and Thomas Walsh ’13 represent all that makes GMVS the unique place that it is as they each have overcome adversity, pursuing goals and dreams along the way, and displaying the type of grit, […]

SKI RACER AT HEART, OLYMPIC KAYAKER AS A RESULT – FACT 45 OF 50 Brett Heyl ‘00 Brett Heyl was just fourteen when he arrived at GMVS. He had just competed at his first kayaking Junior World Championships in the Czech Republic (Heyl paddles K-1 whitewater kayak slalom) a few weeks before starting classes. He […]

CREATIVITY IN ALL CORNERS – FACT 44 of 50 Throughout the history of GMVS students have tapped their creative juices in a variety of ways from enrolling in a visual arts or pottery class, building the set for the annual theater production from the ground up,  and in its most free form, decorating vans for […]

A GMVS FOUNDATION LED TO A BIATHLON OLYMPIC DREAM – FACT 43 of 50 Laura Spector ‘05 Five years after graduating from GMVS, Laura Spector’s dedication and commitment to the sport of Nordic skiing paid off as she was named to the US Biathlon Olympic Team. While Biathlon was not her primary discipline during her […]

GMVS to Benefit from Multi-Million Dollar On-Hill Investments at Sugarbush Resort A Portion of Sugarbush’s On-Going Capital Improvements to Enhance Snowmaking at its Inverness Peak, GMVS Training and Racing Venue. GMVS is thrilled to learn that Sugarbush Resort, as part of its ongoing improvement initiatives, will enhance the snowmaking system at its Inverness Peak at […]

TRAINING ON A TREADMILL – FACT 42 of 50 At the onset of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the world came to a crashing halt; however, GMVS continued to forge ahead thinking creatively and finding new ways to deliver on its mission. One of those creative ideas came in the form of a ski treadmill.  Often […]