Support the IGRT: 2025 Season Fundraiser!

Hello! We are the Independent Guest Race Team. Founded in 2024 by passionate ski racers, the IGRT competes as a guest team in the USCSA Thompson Division. All of our athletes attend Boston College, but we are unaffiliated with the school. Many talented skiers attend Boston College, creating high demand for racing opportunities on-campus. However, there is no official club-level team at BC. The IGRT makes it possible for these students to extend their ski racing careers! Over the past few years, there have been numerous attempts to found an official BC Club Ski Team, but all proposals have been denied. The process has been difficult, but we are tenacious and determined to ultimately gain recognition from BC Athletics. In the meanwhile, we receive no financial support from the institution; we are completely self-funded. After a very successful inaugural season, the IGRT is looking to up its game in 2025. To do this, we have launched this GoFundMe to help meet our season goals!

In the Thompson Division of the USCSA, we compete against other university teams like BU, UVM, UNH, Dartmouth, WPI, Holy Cross, etc (The Thompson Division scores teams as a whole). This past season, we did very well. IGRT skiers were on the podium in 5/7 races attended last season, with 3 of those being wins! This year, with a larger roster of 24 racers, we plan to hold a pre-season training camp, attend all 10 Thompson Division races (5 race weekends), and maintain our high level of ski racing excellence. To help us continue our success, we are looking for financial support from generous individuals who share our ski racing passion.

Our expenses arise from: race fees, lodging, transportation, and food. As anyone who skis knows, the sport is not cheap, especially for college students. As an independent guest team we pay dues out of pocket, usually from summer/on-campus jobs. All donations that we receive will go directly towards these costs, meaning that every donation will result in decreased dues for ALL racers. Donations will be used strictly for IGRT race operations and for no other purpose.

Some examples of IGRT season costs:

USCSA Thompson Division dues: $1750

Race fee for one racer: $70 ($140 for one weekend)

Team food for one weekend: $220

Airbnb lodging for one weekend: $750

Gas reimbursement for drivers: $300

Last year, dues were about $1000 for each racer. We are responsible for covering all of this ourselves, and accomplish this by being efficient and maximizing our budget any way we can: from staying at team member's houses to cooking ourselves simple pasta dinners. Your generosity will allow us to make dues even more affordable for our athletes and make our season the best it can be! Please consider donating; any amount helps! Thank you!