U.S. Ski & Snowboard St. Louis Fundraiser Raises One Million Dollars

For the ninth year, Ron Kruszewski, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Stifel Financial Corp. and trustee of U.S. Ski & Snowboard, hosted his annual U.S. Ski & Snowboard fundraiser in St. Louis, Missouri. The annual event was wildly successful, raising $1 million for the U.S. Ski & Snowboard organization and athletes.

Over 300 attendees showed up donning their best neon outfits to be on par with the 80s Aprés Ski theme. To complete the theme, 80s cover band “The Spazmatics” dazzled the crowd, along with food and drink that fit the bill.

Three athletes, representing three Stifel U.S. Ski Team's joined in on the fun - winningest alpine skier of all-time Mikaela Shiffrin, two-time Olympic medalist Alex Ferreira and two-time Olympian on the Stifel U.S. Freestyle Team Jaelin Kauf traveled to St. Louis for the event.

“It was a blast to be at this year’s Stifel U.S. Ski Team Fundraiser in St. Louis,” said Stifel U.S. Freeski Team athlete Alex Ferreira. “Ron, his family and his friends are incredibly gracious and wonderful to be around. Thank you Ron and thank you Stifel.”

Mikaela Shiffrin also thanked the St. Louis community for showing up to the event in her recent Instagram post, "Thank you, thank you, thank you St. Louis for showing up and showing out once again,” said Shiffrin. “One million dollars raised for the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team on behalf of Stifel?! You’ve outdone yourselves, we had so, so much fun last night at the ninth annual Stifel fundraiser, which was an awesome 80s apres ski-themed party.”

The event raises money through a silent and live auction and has quickly become one of the U.S. Ski & Snowboard's most successful fundraisers to date. All proceeds from the event directly benefit the U.S. Ski & Snowboard athletes as they begin their 2024-25 competition and World Championships season.