Gordon Robbins Education Foundation
“Gordon embraced snowboarding with an unmatched passion and energy that inspired many new riders - he was a true pioneer of the sport.”
about us
The Robbins Foundation is a registered 501c3 Non Profit. The Foundation honors Gordon Robbins legacy by providing education grants for PSIA-AASI educational events to Okemo SRS & Competition Staff. The applicants must demonstrate a commitment to snows ports education and a passion for learning.
Education Scholarships.
Any Okemo Ski & Ride School staff member or Competition Staff Member can apply for a scholarship for an educational event (excluding reimbursable certifications or events).
Robbins Academy
This is a free educational event for for Ski & Ride School staff run by top PSIA-AASI education staff members. Participants are peer, management or individually nominated. To nominate, the candidate must be a passionate lifelong learner and positively contribute to the culture of the school.
Watch a Testimonial from Anthony Deperrio below. He was awarded a educational scholarship and used learning from that event to pass a Freestyle Specialist 3 certification.
If you would like to contribute to the Gordon Robbins Foundation, you can do so below:
Who was Gordon Robbins?
Gordon Robbins was a huge proponent of following your passions as well as a lifelong learner. He mentored and supported many people along their paths to success. He was a sculptor, fly fisherman, nationally ranked board sailor, snowboarder, and coach of Olympic medalists. Gordon A. Robbins studied at The Groton School and Cornell University. He lived in Paris early on where he studied architecture and art, and became a prolific sculptor.
Gordon made a name for himself in the board sailing community as a coach, competitor, and as director of the U.S. Boardsailing Association. In 1988, he became one of two first full-time snowboard instructors and subsequently the first Director of the Okemo snowboarding program. Mr. Robbins was a founding father of the United States of America Snowboard Association (USASA), served as Executive Director of the International Snowboard Federation, Technical Director of the US Open of Snowboarding, and President of the USASA Foundation. He was a strong supporter of Adaptive Snowboarding.