The Colorado Snowsports Museum in Vail announced on Monday, Feb. 5, that nominations are now open for the 2024 Hall of Fame class.

Every year, the Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame inducts a new class of individuals who deserve to be celebrated among peers and honored in the state of Colorado’s official snowsports museum for their significant impact on the sport and industry of skiing and snowboarding.

Although an individual may have made an impact on the national or international levels of skiing, the mere fact that he or she chooses to live in the state is not a sufficient qualification. The accomplishments of the individual must have had a direct benefit to Colorado, whether through competition, by encouraging the growth of the sport in the state, or by exporting ideas, talent, techniques, or products developed within the state that went on to have national or international significance.

Each year, members of the Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame voting panel elect new Hall of Fame inductees based on the nominations submitted by the public. The voting panel consists of Hall of Fame members, Museum and Hall of Fame Board and advisory members and managers from each of Colorado’s snowsports areas.

Hall of Fame inductees are celebrated at the Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame induction ceremony held every year in the fall which brings together Hall of Fame members, athletes, leaders and snowsports enthusiasts from across the State of Colorado and beyond. 

In 2023, Cheryl Jensen, Hilaree Nelson, John Norton, Sandy Shellworth Hildner and Seth Masia were inducted into the Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame.

Those wanting to submit a nomination are asked to visit, SnowsportsMuseum.com. The nomination period will remain open until Feb. 22 .