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EDGE Outdoors EDGE Outdoors is a powerful initiative created to address the invisibility of BIWOC in snowsports

2018 - EDGE Outdoors™.

All rights reserved.EDGE Outdoors™ is a trademark of EDGE Outdoors, a registered 501(c)(3) organization.

🌿✨ Wellness Retreat Lottery is Now Open! ✨🌿Looking for a chance to unplug, recharge, and reconnect with yourself and com...
08/04/2026

🌿✨ Wellness Retreat Lottery is Now Open! ✨🌿

Looking for a chance to unplug, recharge, and reconnect with yourself and community? There's still time! You have **10 days to apply for an unforgettable wellness experience in beautiful **Aspen, Colorado.

🔗 Apply now — link in bio!

EDGE Outdoors, in partnership with Aspen, CO and Aspen Snowmass, is excited to welcome Women of Color (cis, trans, and q***r) for an inspiring retreat centered on healing, joy, adventure, and connection in the heart of the Rocky Mountains.

🌿 Retreat Highlights

🏡 Stay Together: Shared mountain accommodations designed to foster community and lifelong friendships.

🚵🏾‍♀️ Adventure: Mountain biking, hiking, the Aspen Hot Air Balloon Festival, sound bath experiences, and more.

💚 Give Back: Participate in meaningful environmental stewardship and volunteer tourism projects.

🍽 Community Dining: Enjoy a memorable group dinner while connecting with fellow participants.

📅 Retreat Schedule

✈️ Arrival: Tuesday, September 22, 2026
🏔 Retreat: September 23–26, 2026
✈️ Departure: Sunday, September 27, 2026

ℹ️ What's Included

✅ Shared lodging
✅ Breakfast each morning
✅ Travel stipend

Participants are responsible for their own lunches and dinners.

📆 Important Dates

📝 Application Deadline: Wednesday, August 12, 2026
🎉 Lottery Winners Announced: Friday, August 14, 2026

Come restore your spirit, build lasting community, and experience the healing power of the outdoors.

We can't wait to welcome you to Aspen! 💜

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🙏 Special thanks to our incredible partners:
Aspen, CO
Lime Light
Aspen Snowmass

☀️ Summer is here!! ☀️You're invited to the 4th Annual EDGE Outdoors Summer Picnic! 🎉Come spend the day with our incredi...
07/06/2026

☀️ Summer is here!! ☀️

You're invited to the 4th Annual EDGE Outdoors Summer Picnic! 🎉

Come spend the day with our incredible community on and off the slopes! Eat, play, laugh, relax, meet new EDGE folks, reconnect with old friends, and learn about upcoming EDGE Outdoors adventures (all while enjoying great food, of course!). Plus, help us celebrate our founder Annette's birthday while you're here! 🎉🎂

Whether you stay for an hour or the whole afternoon, we'd love to see you.

📅 When: Saturday, July 18, 2026
🕚 Time: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 Where: Magnuson Park – Near the Swimming Beach

🍉 We'll have:
• Free snacks & drinks
• Raffle giveaways
• Great people & even better vibes
• Community, connection, and outdoor fun

✨ Who: YOU! Your friends! Your family! Your furry friends! 🐶🐾

Bring yo friendzzzzzz 👩🏽🤎 and your vibrant self! Whether you've been part of EDGE for years or you're joining us for the first time, we'd love to have you in community.

What to bring (optional):
🧺 A picnic blanket or chair
🎲 A game to play with others
🏄🏽 A paddle board or other outdoor gear
🍓 Your favorite snack, dessert, or drink to share

📍 Maps Location:
[https://maps.app.goo.gl/gN4fLaezJ384jvFNA?g_st=ic](https://maps.app.goo.gl/gN4fLaezJ384jvFNA?g_st=ic)

✨ RSVP Required – Register using the link in our bio.

Questions? Reach out to [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]).

We can't wait to see you for an afternoon of laughter, community, and sunshine! 💜🏔️

Looking back at one of our favorite programs. ✨️💙✨️ Our Athlete Development Camp is all about helping athletes build ski...
06/25/2026

Looking back at one of our favorite programs. ✨️💙✨️ Our Athlete Development Camp is all about helping athletes build skills, confidence, and community.

While we're pressing pause this season, we're committed to bringing it back when conditions allow for the best experience.

Until then, we're celebrating the incredible memories and athletes who make this program so special. We can't wait to be back on snow with you. ❄️💙❄️

🏔️✨ HISTORY. PROGRESSION. REPRESENTATION. ✨🏔️Earlier this season, we gathered at Heavenly for another incredible EDGE Ad...
06/09/2026

🏔️✨ HISTORY. PROGRESSION. REPRESENTATION. ✨🏔️

Earlier this season, we gathered at Heavenly for another incredible EDGE Advanced Instructor Training Program weekend, and we're still feeling the impact.

A huge thank you to our partners and for helping create opportunities that continue to change the face of snowsports.

EDGE Outdoors is proud to have founded the nation's first Advanced Instructor Training Program specifically designed to support Women of Color pursuing leadership and instructor pathways in the snowsports industry. What started as a vision has become a growing movement, creating access, mentorship, and professional development for the next generation of leaders on snow.

Today, we're especially celebrating for earning her PSIA Level II certification! 🎉👏 Your dedication, growth, and commitment to the craft inspire us all. We can't wait to see how you continue to lead and uplift others in this industry.

This is what progress looks like:

❄️ More Women of Color in leadership

❄️ More instructors who reflect our communities

❄️ More pathways from participation to profession

❄️ More representation on and off the mountain

To our mentors, coaches, volunteers, partners, and participants, thank you for helping us build something bigger than ourselves.

The future is brighter, stronger, and more inclusive because of all of you. 💙🏔️

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05/18/2026

This April, we came together once again for Crush the Slopes alongside our longtime community partners at , with support from Big SNOW American Dream . ✨️♥️✨️

What started as a shared vision around access and representation has continued to grow into years of partnership, community, and creating meaningful experiences on snow for Black and Brown communities.

From first turns and wipeouts to laughter on the lifts and moments of breakthrough, this season’s Crush the Slopes reminded us why this work matters so deeply. Snow sports have the power to build confidence, connection, healing, joy, and belonging.

We’re grateful to continue building spaces where people feel welcomed, supported, and reflected in mountain culture, and thankful to partners like Big SNOW who help make these experiences possible and accessible for our communities.

A special thank you to .y for helping coordinate and hold down so much of the East Coast logistics and community care that helped make this experience possible, and to all of the instructors and volunteers, including those who traveled from the West Coast to pour into this work and our participants. 🤍

Thank you to every participant, volunteer, instructor, and community member who continues to show up and pour into this work year after year.

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PSIA LEVEL II CERTIFIED!!! 🔥🔥🔥Let’s go, Aurora!!!From camp days to clinics, from preparation to your persistence, this ...
04/08/2026

PSIA LEVEL II CERTIFIED!!! 🔥🔥🔥Let’s go, Aurora!!!

From camp days to clinics, from preparation to your persistence, this moment has been years in the making. We are beyond proud to celebrate you for achieving your Level II certification.

Your journey reflects the discipline and intention that defines true leadership on and off the mountain. This is what consistency, courage, and community look like.

It’s been powerful to be a part of your journey from the EDGE Advanced Instructor Training Program at to your continued commitment to clinics, and showing up for Level II prep at Pass. Your dedication to growth has been evident every step of the way.

Aurora is not only leveling up, she’s giving back. You can find her coaching with , , and supporting others along their own journey.

At EDGE Outdoors, we built the nation’s first Advanced Instructor Training Program for Black, Indigenous, and Women of Color to create real pathways into leadership in snowsports and why this work matters. Thank you

Where access exists, opportunity follows. And where opportunity is nurtured, excellence rises.

From Exposure ➡️ Empowerment.

We’re just getting started.

Happy International Women’s Day.At EDGE Outdoors, we are deeply grateful for the community we’ve built together.From our...
03/09/2026

Happy International Women’s Day.

At EDGE Outdoors, we are deeply grateful for the community we’ve built together.

From our Learn to Ski & Ride program to intro to backcountry experiences to our Advanced Instructor Training Program and Athlete Development Program, we are committed to creating ethical pathways for women to grow, lead, and thrive in mountain spaces.

A core part of our work is educating our community on how to access opportunities within the snowsports industry, including how to obtain PSIA AASI certifications from Level 1 through Level 3 and specialty credentials, often at no cost through working in mountain spaces.

Because access and transparency matter. And we believe no woman, especially women of color, should face unnecessary financial barriers to leadership in snowsports.

Today, we celebrate the women who are learning, leading, and reshaping the future of the mountains.

And we remain committed to building pathways that move women from their very first day on snow to leadership across the snowsports industry.

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🚨 Almost SOLD OUT! 🚨SNOWSPORTS 101 tickets launched yesterday and we already have less than 10 spots left!If you’ve been...
01/16/2026

🚨 Almost SOLD OUT! 🚨

SNOWSPORTS 101 tickets launched yesterday and we already have less than 10 spots left!

If you’ve been thinking about learning to ski or snowboard, this is your moment. ❄️

Join us at REI for an empowering, beginner-friendly and FREE intro to snowsports with EDGE Outdoors.

✨ What you’ll get:
• Learn the basics of skiing & snowboarding
• Gear + layering guidance
• Community + connection
• Pizza & light refreshments 🍕
• A safe, affirming space for BIWOC (cis, trans, q***r)

📍 REI
📅 January 22
⏰ 5:45–8 PM

Tickets are moving fast and we will sell out.
Don’t wait—grab your spot now before they’re gone.

This is how we build confidence.
This is how we build community.
This is how we take up space in the mountains. 🖤❄️

Registration - LINK IN BIO.

We’re thrilled to invite Black, Indigenous, and Women of Color (cis, trans, q***r) to join us for a transformative exper...
01/16/2026

We’re thrilled to invite Black, Indigenous, and Women of Color (cis, trans, q***r) to join us for a transformative experience! This event is exclusively designed for femmes and q***r individuals who are comfortable in women-centered spaces.

Where: Flagship Store - Seattle WA
When: Thursday Jan 22, 2026
Time: 5:45 PM

🌟 What to Expect:
Join EDGE Outdoors' recent scholarship winners as we Learn more about EDGE Outdoors and dive into the basics of skiing and snowboarding at our SNOWSPORTS 101 event! If you’re brand new to the snow or eager to learn more about snowsports and gear selection this in-person orientation at REI is your gateway to snow sports.

🍕 Plus, Pizza! Enjoy complimentary pizza and light refreshments while connecting with community.

🏔️ Highlights of the Day:

Learn about layering
Fundamentals of skiing and snowboarding with guidance from experienced instructors.
Develop your balance, lateral separation, and confidence on the slopes.
Connect with a supportive community passionate about winter sports

✨ Why Join Us?
EDGE Outdoors is dedicated to creating inclusive spaces for adventure, growth, and leadership in the snow sports community.

📅 REGISTRATION LINK: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/snowsports-101-tickets-1980526600376?aff=oddtdtcreator
Don't Miss Out!

01/02/2026

⛷️ Cascade Mentorship Lab is a collaborative backcountry touring mentorship program intended to provide backcountry riders an opportunity for practical application and progression of advanced touring skills in the backcountry, with a human component of mentorship and support from experienced guides and athletes. Like an actual lab, we will use “hands on” time together with two planning sessions and two full days of touring throughout the season: one mid-winter tour at Snoqualmie Pass and one spring tour in the North Cascades.

Mentorship and guiding will be provided by AMGA Ski Guide Trevor Kostanich and Arc’tery Ski Athlete Krystin Norman.

Program Dates & Locations

Winter Edition | Snoqualmie Pass
• Thursday, January 29, 2026 — 6–8 PM planning session
• Sunday, February 1, 2026 — full-day tour

Spring Edition | North Cascades
• Thursday, April 30, 2026 — 6–8 PM planning session
• Sunday, May 3, 2026 — full-day tour

Application to book your spot are available at the link in our bios. Or go to: community-events.arcteryx.com/
cascadementorshiplab

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