• Ski & Snowboard Academy for Student-Athletes from 7th Grade to Post Graduate

  • Start here. Stop at nothing.

  • 5 programs including Alpine, Freestyle, Snowboard, Ski Cross and Backcountry

  • A community where student-athletes are known, needed, cared for, and heard

  • Located at Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine

  • Alumni include Olympians, X-Games competitors, All-Americans, and National Team Members

  • Providing a balance of academics, athletics and community

Start here. Stop at nothing.

Fast Facts

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  • 106

    students

  • 40

    faculty and coaches

  • 6

    Average class size

  • 6

    countries represented by students

  • 2/3

    male students

  • 1/3

    female students

  • 1/2

    boarding

  • 1/2

    Day students

  • 50%

    Alpine Athletes

  • 20%

    Snowboard and Ski Cross Athletes

  • 20%

    Freestyle Athletes

  • 10%

    Backcountry Athletes

  • >55%

    Receive Financial Aid and/or Scholarship

Alumni Fast Facts

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  • 11

    X Games Competitors - 10 Medals

  • 13

    Olympians and 8 medals - 3 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze

  • 26

    NCAA and USCSA All Americans

  • 39

    National Team Members

  • 8 times

    Best Big Mountain Snowboarder of the Year

News

List of 3 news stories.

  • Special Olympics

    After a three year pause due to COVID, the CVA community welcomed our friends from Special Olympics Maine back to Sugarloaf for a special on-snow training day in February.
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  • The Podium Project

    On Tuesday, December 27th, Carrabassett Valley Academy (CVA) officially opened the CVA Colby T-bar, realizing a 40-year dream of a new and improved training venue at Sugarloaf. The new high-speed surface lift, situated between a widened Competition Hill and the Narrow Gauge trail, coupled with state-of-the-art snowmaking, provides an ideal training ground for competitive skiers and snowboarders. 
     
    The capital project, called The Podium Project, is the result of a partnership between CVA, Sugarloaf, Sugarloaf Ski Club, Colby College, and the University of Maine Farmington (UMF). The venue helps position Sugarloaf as a world-class, early-season destination for training.
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  • CVA Weekend Program Begins!

    Early in December, CVA coaches, athletes, and their families reunited with dear friends and welcomed new ones with the start of our Weekend Program. Three hundred athletes ages 8 to 19 registered for our program this year, representing the disciplines of Alpine, Freestyle, Snowboard, and Ski Cross.
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Carrabassett Valley Academy is a Private Middle & High School at Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine, offering a balance of college preparatory academics and competitive ski & snowboard training.

Carrabassett Valley Academy

3197 Carrabassett Drive
Carrabassett Valley, ME 04947
 (207) 237-2250
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