Snowdays Foundation

Snowdays Foundation is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to youth empowerment through snowboarding. We run a program that teaches snowboarding to young people in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area.

Our students come from middle and high schools in some of Portland's most challenging neighborhoods, with the lowest academic achievement, the highest poverty rates, and the highest percentage of single-parent households.

We are proud to be partnered with Self-Enhancement Inc., one of Portland's most well-respected youth mentoring organizations.

Mission
The mission is to provide life skills through snowboarding for middle and high school students.

By working through challenges on the mountain, students gain self confidence, strengthen friendships, and also have an opportunity to become more aware of their natural surroundings. The organizers of Snowdays have all reaped vast benefits from snow sports, learning to respect and care for the mountain environment, understanding the benefits of healthy lifestyle choices, and appreciating the joy that snow sports can bring. It is our hope to pass on this knowledge, excitement, and passion to the students.

Snowdays is 100% volunteer run by those involved in the snowboard industry or passionate about the benefits of snowboarding.

History
Snowdays was started in 2004 by Travis Parker and Patrick Edwards. Patrick teaches science at Jefferson High School in Portland, Oregon, and Travis is a world-class professional snowboarder.

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