Sugarbush is pleased to partner with local colleges, universities, and academics, as well as other organizational partners that help others get out and enjoy everything that Vermont and the ski and ride industry as a whole have to offer. As a resort that offers a space for all to enjoy, Sugarbush understands the importance of community. The commitment to keeping a safe and welcoming outdoors for everyone is our mission. That’s why each year Sugarbush’s philanthropic partnerships grow. From organizations that keep our environment clean to inspiring adaptive athletes, and other community-based outdoor recreational groups - we want to continuously lift each other up. Sugarbush is honored to support these great Vermont organizations every year.
    • Green Mountain Valley School

      GMVS is a college preparatory high school in Waitsfield, Vermont. The school partners closely with Sugarbush for its alpine race training, with a dedicated race facility located at Mt. Ellen and dedicated race terrain on Inverness and Brambles.

      The University of Vermont

      The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, is a public research university in Burlington, Vermont. It was founded in 1791 and is the state's land-grant university.

      Champlain College

      Champlain College is a private college in Burlington, Vermont. Founded in 1878, Champlain offers on-campus undergraduate and online undergraduate courses through Champlain College Online, along with online certificate and degree programs and master's degree programs, in more than 80 subject areas.


      Saint Michael’s

      Saint Michael's College is a private, Roman Catholic, liberal arts college in Colchester, Vermont. Saint Michael's was founded in 1904 by the Society of Saint Edmund. Saint Michael's College grants Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in over 30 majors to their 1,600 undergraduate students.


      Dartmouth College

      Dartmouth College is a private Ivy League research university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock, it is the ninth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution.


      Middlebury College

      Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college in Middlebury, Vermont. It was founded in 1800 by Congregationalists, making it the first operating college or university in Vermont. The college currently enrolls 2,526 undergraduates from all 50 states and 74 countries and offers 44 majors in the arts, humanities, literature, foreign languages, social sciences, and natural sciences.


      Norwich University

      The Military College of Vermont is a private university in Northfield, Vermont. It is the oldest private military college in the United States. The university was founded in 1819 at Norwich, Vermont, as the American Literary, Scientific and Military Academy.