Methow Valley Nordic Ski Educational Foundation

Please help us reach our goal of $15,000 during GiveBIG!

We all love the Methow and we all want to see local Valley businesses thrive. Skiing plays a large role in making this happen. Methow Valley Nordic, in addition to facilitating a youth ski program, is also the organizer and host for many of the winter ski events in the Valley. These events draw a large number of out-of-town skiers and that in turn helps our Valley economy. We estimate that our events brought approximately $250,000 tourism dollars into the Valley this past winter season.*

As a small nonprofit, this year for GiveBig we are asking for your help to raise $15,000 to offset event costs. Our events are 100% volunteer-run, are open to anyone of any age regardless of team affiliation, and we purposefully keep entry fees low in order to encourage wide participation in alignment with our mission. With your help, we can continue to put on events that not only provide fun venues for skiing and racing, but also directly impacts winter tourism and helps keep this Valley we love economically strong and vibrant.

● $1000 donation pays for the timing system for one day of an event – ensuring we have the accurate race results necessary to host crowd-drawing events like PNW Junior National Qualifiers.

● $500 donation helps us purchase awards from local producers and artists.

● $250 donation helps fund the porta-potties. It may not be pretty but it is critical!

● $100 donation keeps things sweet by offsetting the cost of purchasing lollipops for the free-to-all lollipop ‘races’ we host at every event where everyone walks away with a treat.

● $25 donation helps keep volunteers caffeinated with locally-roasted coffee.

Thank you for considering Methow Valley Nordic for your GiveBig donations. By supporting these events, you’re helping create fun, memorable experiences and giving a meaningful boost to the Valley community and economy. It’s a win for everyone! 

*The $250,000 figure was calculated based on using the figure of $117 spent each day by visitors from TwispWorks’ 2021 Comprehensive Economic Study of the Methow Valley and cross-referencing with the number of out-of-town participants in Methow Valley Nordic’s 2024-2025 races and events.

Mission

Join our mission to support a vibrant Nordic ski community in the Methow Valley!

Methow Valley Nordic enriches our community by helping people learn, connect and grow through cross-country skiing and biathlon.

We work to make Nordic skiing accessible to all ages and all abilities. Nestled on the eastern slope of the North Cascades, the Methow valley is an idyllic landscape where we serve almost 200 kids in our youth program, and an additional 175 plus adults through our classes, clinics, and camps.