Daryle Bogenrief Memorial Scholarship
Fund
Daryle Bogenrief began his membership with PSIA/AASI in January 2001. He passed his level 1
Alpine certification on April 20, 2001, his level 2 Alpine certification on April 1, 2002, his level 3
Alpine certification on April 3, 2003, his Alpine Trainer Accreditation on April 17, 2004 and
attained Alpine Examiner 1 status on April 7, 2005. He was one of the youngest people to be
selected Examiner 1 in recent years.
In his youth, Daryle lived in a number of countries abroad including Scotland, Germany and
Turkey. His family settled in Monument where he graduated from Lewis-Palmer High School in
1998. He attended Fort Lewis College and worked as a river guide for Mild to Wild Rafting. He
was a ski instructor at Durango Mountain Resorts and Vail Resorts.
Daryle passed away in the summer of 2005 in a rafting accident. Daryle was one of the
youngest Education Staff members for PSIA-RM and he also had great interest in helping
returning soldiers to ski. This scholarship is intended for new instructors, preferably with an
interest in Adaptive, but will not be limited by discipline.
Application Requirements
1. Must be currently teaching for a PSIA/AASI-RM member school.
2. Applications must be completed in full and emailed to info@psia-rm.org (please do not
mail).
3. Funds must be used to further education and/or certification in professional ski or
snowboard teaching.
**Scholarships that are awarded will not be paid directly to the individual.**
