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AN ICE RINK FOR ALL – FACT 21 OF 50 As the temperatures drop in late October, GMVS athletes are busily prepping skis, gathering school assignments and packing for the month ahead of training in Colorado and beyond. The flurry of activity is an annual occurrence as our student-athletes shift their focus from daily workouts […]

LEADING WITH GREEN AT GMVS — FACT 20 of 50 In 2009 when the addition to the Farmhouse Building was completed and renamed The Library, GMVS made a bold statement about its commitment to the environment. The roughly 6,000-square-foot structure boasts a number of features that lessens its impact on the environment, and as a result, […]

THE ORIGINATION OF THE GMVS LOGO – FACT 19 of 50 Originally drafted on the back of a napkin in the early 80’s, the GMVS logo was developed by Dave Schneider, father of three GMVS alumni (Dave ’82, Drew ’85, and Todd ’86). In the early 80’s Dave coached in the Sugarbush/GMVS Ski Club and […]

WHY GUMBY? — FACT 18 OF 50 In the late 1980s, the GMVS girls’ soccer team was making a run at the state championship title. After one game, a reporter asked the team what their mascot was. They looked at one another – they didn’t have an official mascot – and in a moment of […]

STACKING UP AT THE OLYMPICS – FACT 17 of 50 Many athletes arrive at GMVS with dreams of standing atop the podium among the best in the world who represent their countries at the Olympics. Since our founding, 26 GMVS athletes have accomplished that feat. Representing 7 different countries including Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Hong […]

JIM FREDERICKS AND MUFFY RITZ LAUNCH GMVS NORDIC TO SUCCESS THROUGH THE 1980s – FACT 16 OF 50 It was in 1981 when Jim Fredericks was hired to provide an elite-level program to cross-country ski athletes, just as GMVS did for Alpine athletes. “It was the year World Cup skiers were just starting to skate […]

THE HOWL – FACT 15 of 50 Over the years, the creative GMVS community has developed many traditions. One well-known tradition familiar to alumni in the 70s and 80s is The Howl. Originated by Ashley Cadwell, one of the school’s founders and GMVS Headmaster from 1978 to 1984, The Howl is brought out during special […]

THE GMVS SKI CLUB – FACT 14 of 50 Now known as one of the best junior programs in the country, GMVS took over operations of the weekend race program from Sugarbush in the late ’70s, not long after Sugarbush bought Glen Ellen (then, Sugarbush North). While certainly not the oldest club in the state, […]

THE KELLY BRUSH RACE ARENA — FACT 13 of 50 Located just seven minutes from the GMVS campus, Inverness and Brambles have been home to GMVS training since 1979. With bottom to top access via a quad chair and varied rolling terrain, the Inverness trail has always offered the perfect canvas for young athletes taking […]

CELEBRATING GMVS ON THE WORLD CUP CIRCUIT — FACT 12 OF 50 GMVS has a long history of alumni racing at the highest levels, with familiar household names such as Doug Lewis ’82, AJ Kitt ’86 and Daron Rahlves ’91. This year, we’re thrilled to cheer for these GMVS athletes at World Cup races: Ali […]