Since 2012, in partnership with the Sarah Burke Foundation, Momentum has offered the ‘Spirit of Sarah Scholarship’, to honour and remember our much loved camper, long time coach and friend Sarah Burke. One Free Full Package Summer Camp was awarded to a female skier/rider who best embodies some or all of Sarah’s very special strengths and characteristics.
One of the causes dear to Sarah’s heart was encouraging young girls to follow their dreams and believe in their sporting abilities. Sarah played a big part in getting our ‘Girls Week’ off the ground and inspired so many young women through her incredible talent, but more importantly through her special personality, which showed modesty, kindness and a wonderfully positive approach to life.
To learn more about Sarah’s incredible legacy please visit our tribute page and read the many stories from campers whom she inspired over the years.
Previous winners include:
- 16 year old Emma Stevens from Nova Scotia
- 15 year old Carly Lavieille from Ontario
- 13 year old Elena Gaskell from Silverstar, BC
- 12 year old Maya Mikkelsen from Vancouver
- 16 year old Megan Oldham from Ontario
- 13 year old Bella Bacon from Ellicotville, NY
- 14 year old Kirsty Muir from Scotland
- 14 year old Naomi Urness from Quebec
- 11 year old Hunter Belle Hall from Lachine, Quebec
- 10 year old Alana Hunt from Torquay, Australia
All of whom enjoyed an amazing week of training and inspiration from some of the top female freestyle skiers in the world and many have gone on to compete at World Cups and Olympic Games and come back as Momentum coaches themselves.
Check out this inspirational documentary about Sarah
