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A crowd gathers to watch a climbing competition at GoPro Mountain Games in Vail. It's a sunny day and the sky is blue and smattered with white, fluffy clouds.

Nine athletes selected for the GoPro Mountain Games’ Inaugural Athlete Team 

Published: Sep. 17th, 2024

Partner Release from Vail Valley Foundation

Vail, Colo., Sept. 17, 2024 — Some of the best mountain athletes in the world will compete at the Vail Valley Foundation’s GoPro Mountain Games in Vail from June 5-8, 2025. Among them will be a team of nine professional and amateur Mountain Games-sponsored athletes, each with a passion for human-powered mountain sports, an active outdoor lifestyle, eco-consciousness, and a spirit of adventure.

The first ever Mountain Games Athlete Team includes:

Mountain Games representatives scouted athletes at the 2024 GoPro Mountain Games to assess talent. Athletes then were narrowed down and ultimately nine were selected following an online application process, interviews and reference checks. Several hundred athletes applied.

“It was amazing to watch these athletes compete this past summer and we can’t wait to see them showcase their talents as Mountain Games-sponsored athletes in 2025,” said Dave Dressman, Event Director for the Vail Valley Foundation. “This team highlights the wide array of disciplines involved in this unique event. We are stoked to have them on board and representing the Mountain Games brand year-round.”

Interviews with Mountain Games Athlete Team members are available upon request. High-resolution photos for editorial use only can be found HERE.

Stay tuned to the GoPro Mountain Games social media channels for check-ins with the athletes as they prepare for the 2025 GoPro Mountain Games!

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About the GoPro Mountain Games  

Each June the GoPro Mountain Games event brings athletes, art, music and mountains together in Vail, Colorado, to create the best all-around mountain experience available anywhere in the world.

Founded in 2002, the family-friendly event sits at the intersection of adventure sports, music, art and the outdoor industry.  The event is hosted by the Vail Valley Foundation, in partnership with GoPro, Town of Vail, CELSIUS, adidas Terrex, Nature Valley, Vail Resorts, GMC, Isopure, BFGoodrich, Pacifico, Purina Pro Plan, Mountain House, TINCUP Mountain Whiskey, Aventon and other partners. For more information about the Mountain Games, visit mountaingames.com.

About the Vail Valley Foundation  

The Vail Valley Foundation is a 501c3 Colorado nonprofit corporation with a mission to provide leadership in arts, athletics and education, and address community needs to enhance our valley as a place to live, work and visit.

The organization’s work in education is through YouthPower365, a 501c3 Colorado nonprofit organization. From early childhood to college and career, YouthPower365 provides programs to help youth reach their full potential and support youth and families every step of the way. The Vail Valley Foundation also provides the Vail Valley with several of its most treasured annual events, such as the GoPro Mountain Games, the Birds of Prey Audi FIS Ski World Cup races, the Vail Dance Festival, and the Moe’s Original BBQ Hot Summer Nights and Town of Eagle ShowDown Town free concert series’. The Vail Valley Foundation also manages and operates two performing arts centers, the Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek Village and the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater in Vail, providing more than 150 Broadway, dance, comedy, classical, rock, pop, jazz, community and family events per year.

Vail Valley Foundation activities and events are in part made possible by cornerstone partners: Town of Vail, Vail Resorts, Beaver Creek Resort Company, GMC, GoPro, Nature Valley, Constellation Brands, CELSIUS, TINCUP Mountain Whiskey, and Slifer Smith & Frampton Real Estate.

To learn more about the Vail Valley Foundation visit vvf.org.

Published: Sep. 17th, 2024