U.S. Ski and Snowboard athletes are acting on a goal to create a more inclusive winter sports community, connecting with groups including Winter 4 Kids and Share Winter.
Olympic Alpine skier Laurenne Ross said current and alumni U.S. athletes formed a diversity, equity and inclusion working group last spring around the time of social justice movements nationwide.
“We all kind of agreed that we wanted to do something, but we all realized that we didn’t know what that was,” Ross said.
Research and learning led to connections with organizations like Winter 4 Kids.