SKIING

Ski Racing is a tight community and, as a member of the United States Ski Team, Shelley had an impact on skiers and racers all over the United States. But like everyone, Shelley started small and locally, at the Tyrol Basin family ski hill in Mount Horeb, WI, where today her favorite run has been named in her honor, Shelley’s Way.

Since its founding the Shelley Glover Foundation has been proud to be a part of ski racing in the Midwest region through participation in two memorial races – the USSA Shelley Glover Memorial Race at Marquette Mountain in Michigan and the WIJARA Shelley Glover Race at Tyrol Basin – and the award of numerous awards and scholarships to exceptional Midwest student ski racing athletes that display the qualities Shelley is remembered for.

SG Memorial Race
Marquette Mountain

Each January, the annual USSA Shelley Glover Memorial Race is hosted at Marquette Mountain, located in Marquette, Michigan. During the three-day event ski racers in the Under-8 and Under-14 divisions compete in slalom, kombi and giant slalom, and racers in the Under-16 division compete in slalom, downhill, and giant slalom.

Beginning in 2006, the Shelley Glover Foundation has awarded annual scholarships at the Shelley Glover Memorial Race to exceptional Midwest student ski-racing athletes that display qualities Shelley is remembered for. The athletes are recommended by their coaches and are required to submit applications demonstrating exceptional academic, team, and volunteer work.

Scholarships are made possible by support from our loyal sponsors, with the personal support of Rich and Carmella Glover.

The 2015 Shelley Glover Memorial Ski Race will take place at Marquette Mountain in Marquette, Michigan, January 16 – 18, 2015. Organizers anticipate it to be one of the best attended races of the year in the Central Division/Region 2 as it is now also part of the Central U16’s series to qualify for the Rocky/Central U16 Jr Championships.Thank you to everyone who continues to support and make this event possible. We look forward to seeing you in January!

Past Recipients of Shelley Glover Foundation Scholarships

2014: $500 each to Riley Whitney (Alpine Race Team) and Mandy Haferkorn (Team Norway)

2013: $500 each to Jakob Bogo and Madison Rose Ostregen

2012: $1,000 to Alex Genehoff

2011: $1,000 each to Samantha Henderson and Kathryn Thibideau

2010: $1,000 each to Ben Hutchins and Carly McDowell

2009: (2 at $1,000)

2008: $500 each to Eric Pivoris and Eric Thompson

2007: $1,000 to Madeline Wiltgen

2006: $750 each to Alex Acosta, Sterling Grant, and Ryan Wilson

2005: (3 at $750)

Tyrol Basin Race

The Shelley Glover Foundation is proud to support Wisconsin Junior Alpine Racing Association (WIJARA) ski-racing athletes at the annual Shelley Glover Race. Dedicated in Shelley’s memory, the WIJARA race held each February pays tribute to Shelley’s memory and competitive and compassionate spirit.

WIJARA is a youth development ski league based in Madison, Wisconsin. Its birthplace is Tyrol Basin, where Shelley began her ski-racing career at age five. WIJARA President and Tyrol Basin Ski Coach Greg Schiltz remembers Shelley fondly.

“Even after Shelley left Tyrol, and Madison, she always stayed in touch with her local team mates and came back to visit the kids. They flocked to her when she arrived decked out in her US Ski Team apparel! She was humble, kind, giving and represented all you could ask for in a young adult. On top of being an extremely gifted athlete, she was incredibly down to earth.”

“We host this weekend and present these awards to honor Shelley and let our racers know what is possible if they work hard and become good people.”

Shelley Glover Memorial Trophy

Two honors are awarded at the Shelley Glover Race. The first is the Shelley Glover Memorial Trophy, which is awarded to the male and female athletes who complete all six races with the fastest times.

Past recipients of they Shelley Glover Memorial Trophy include:

2012: Jamie Sitter of Wilmot and Sam Otto of Cascade Mountain

2011: Derek Birkett and Grace White of Chestnut Mountain

2010: Coming Soon

2009: Coming Soon

2008: Jimmy Slattery of Tyrol Basin and Kayla Miller of Chestnut Mountain

2007: Jimmy Slattery and Megan Schiltz of Tyrol Basin

Shelley Glover Memorial Award

The second honor awarded at the race is the Shelley Glover Memorial Award. This award recognizes skiers’ achievements both on and off the slopes in terms of leadership, community involvement, and academics. Skier are awarded from each of the participating ski teams.

Past recipients of they Shelley Glover Memorial Award include:

2009

Blackhawk: Danielle Goulette
Cascade Mtn: Alex Kuehn
Chestnut: Kyle Collins
Four Lakes: Mark Briel
Hidden Valley: Drew Fendler
Snowstar: Marc Alfon
Sundown: Zach Schieltz
Tyrol Basin: Stefan Schiltz
Wilmot: Natasha Fetzer

2010

Blackhawk: Coming Soon
Cascade Mtn: Coming Soon
Chestnut: Coming Soon
Four Lakes: Coming Soon
Hidden Valley: Coming Soon
Snowstar: Coming Soon
Sundown: Coming Soon
Tyrol Basin: Coming Soon
Wilmot: Coming Soon

2011

Blackhawk: Molly Kollman
Cascade Mtn: Emily Thorpe
Chestnut: Allen Burrowns
Four Lakes: Kelly Yndestad
Hidden Valley: Michael Dowd
Snowstar: Suzanne Davis
Sundown: Megan Justmann
Tyrol Basin: Stefan Schiltz
Wilmot: Harrison Kerth

2012

Ski Hill Safety

Thank you to Barry Cordage for their shared commitment to keep ski racing safe. Each year Barry sponsors the Shelley Glover Memorial Ski Race at Marquette Mountain through an in-kind donation of a Barry B-Netting System. The Barry B-Net System is a state of the art safety net system which meets strict guidelines for Alpine Ski Racing at World Cup Ski Events. It offers the best protection available for this type of temporary installation and we are grateful for their donation and ongoing support!