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As 2023 comes to a close, we are so grateful to reflect on a wildly successful year protecting America’s snowscapes. Because of our Alliance community, we were able to:

• Continue to work on winter travel plans with federal agencies and other local partners across California, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, and Colorado;
• Protect a backcountry ski area in Minnesota from ski resort expansion;
• Share two new Trail Break magazine editions with you;
• Improve backcountry winter recreation management on the ground in select areas;
• Connect over 35,000 kids to snow science, watersheds and winter recreation through our STEM-based SnowSchool program;
• Hold our 10th Biennial Grassroots Advocacy Conference in Colorado with our members, grassroots groups, athletes, USFS representatives, and other important partners;
• Grow the Ski Kind backcountry responsibility code into impactful projects and experiences;
• Launch our first ever Trail Break Radio podcast;
• Take our 18th and 19th annual Backcountry Film Festivals on tour across the snow belt;
• Add new staff and board members and to build administrative and programmatic capacity;
• Utilize nature-based climate solutions to fight climate change across our policy and advocacy work;
• Mobilize and support our grassroots groups in their efforts to protect America’s snowscapes across our backyards;
• Further our campaign and legislative involvement to protect NEPA;
• And fight Alaska’s Ambler Road.

Thank you to our Alliance members, partners, staff and board for all of your contributions this year. We are looking forward to an even more successful 2024 because of you!