JOIN US IN THE BACK COUNTRY

Applications are now closed for 2025-2026 season.

FRONT COUNTRY CLINIC SEASON: DECEMBER- APRIL IN JACKSON HOLE, WY

2026 - 2027 SHRED APPLICATION
2026 - 2027 SHRED APPLICATION

Towgotee Pass, WY

Front Country programming is a no cost opportunity to learn the rigorous and life long discipline of backcountry skiing and split boarding and gain AIARE 1 avalanche certification and training.

Join the Front Country Family to be connected to a family of veterans mountaineers all over the country!

Backcountry skiing can be dangerous please make sure you meet the requirements below:

  • Some previous ski / snowboard experience

  • Live in a region that has access to snowy conditions to allow the continuation of skills gained

  • Front Country is proud to have served veterans with physical disabilities, please don’t hesitate to apply

    OVERVIEW OF CURRENT FRONT COUNTRY PROGRAMS

SHRED Therapy: Our flagship program. FCF runs multiple six day clinics December - April in the Targhee, Teton and Absaroka mountain ranges that surround Jackson Hole, WY.

Each SHRED therapy clinic includes:

  • All necessary backcountry gear for your use from our FCF Gear Cache

  • Avalanche probe, shovel and beacon kit for you to keep

  • Internationally recognized AIARE 1 avalanche training & certification at no cost

  • Backcountry skill training including skinning, downhill, on map terrain, partner rescue, lines etc.

  • Travel to all ski sites, activities and airport pick up/ drop off

  • Daily meal stipend

  • Goodbye Dinner with Front Country BOD, staff & participants.

*Financial help for lodging and transportation to Jackson, WY is available!

Travis Partyka Scholarship: This comprehensible annual scholarship is awarded to a veteran who embodies the passion, grit and generosity of our friend Travis. The Partyka clinic recipient joins a SHRED Therapy clinic, in addition, ALL associated costs are covered by the foundation. Including round trip airfare and lodging in Jackson, WY.

The recipient also receives a head to toe backcountry set-up (including board/skis, skins, a full kit, helmet, backcountry pack & all necessary avy gear) to continue your backcountry adventures long after your time with the Front Country.

Questions? Please email us: info@frontcountryfoundation.org