Ben Clark

Massive thanks to @baldisbeautiful and the entire amazing team at @baldfacelodge for teaming up with us at @chillfoundation on our second Chill x Baldface Takeover! The stoke was through the roof and the incredible generosity of Baldface and all of our guests put some significant resources on the table to fuel our mission. As a result, hundreds more young people will have a chance to experience the mountains, oceans, lakes and skateparks, and expand their appreciation for all that they are truly capable of in life. I’m pretty damn sure Jake and Craig would have been proud. Special thanks to Chill alumni @snowboard.p and @mykeybarton for sharing your inspiring stories during our panels and for the decades of work you have each put in to make our broader boardsports community more inclusive and equitable. You are our heros and it’s an honor to know you. Thanks to Chill Ambassador, @burton rider, and two time Olympic gold medalist @annagassersnow for trekking all the way from Austria and sharing your insights from years of volunteering at Chill programs. You’ve done so much for Chill and we are super lucky to have you on our team! Thanks also to @_hanna_snow for joining us and getting more engaged. Most importantly, thanks @donnacarpenter and @jakeburton77 for launching Chill 31 years ago and investing heavily in it ever since. 🐐🐐❤️🏂 Let’s keep building!!! #RideInspireLead #RideOnJake 📷@dustinlalikphoto @jorgenjens jorgenjens

Who’s excited for World Cup 2026?! First taste tonight 🇧🇷v🇫🇷. Awesome to see two of the world’s greatest @k.mbappe and @vinijr , teammates at Real Madrid, go head to head to represent their countries (also two of the world’s greatest) and after the 97th minute give each other a big fat hug. So much to look forward to this summer!!

Another amazing 24 hours in Stowe last weekend celebrating Jake Burton Carpenter and his legacy - first with our 3rd annual Chill in Stowe event and then A Day For Jake. Special to celebrate the incredible imagination, massively generous heart, and fun-loving spirit of the man who put snowboarding on the map and co-founded @chillfoundation with @donnacarpenter . Somehow out of the blue Jake arranged for a foot of fresh to fall on his big day. ❄️❄️😎 Thank you Donna for keeping Jake’s beautiful legacy alive every day through @burton and Chill. Thank you to the Merson family for being such massive champions for Chill and for building community in support of Chill youth. Thank you @thabyron_ma for flying in to share more about your inspiring life’s journey and for all you continue to give back to Chill and to snowboarding. Thank you Chill staff and board for your hard work year-round to ensure thousands of youth have the opportunity to experience boardsports and fall in love with the outdoors. Thank you @sprucepeak for hosting us once again! #RideOnJake 📷: @karlosjeri_ @jesselynndawson

As CEO of @chillfoundation , I see every day the incredible impact our programs have in the lives of young people. Nothing is more inspiring than watching Chill participants build confidence with each cycle of try - fall - try again. And the best part is, it’s FUN!!! We all learn best when we’re having fun. Since @burtonsnowboards founders Jake and @donnacarpenter launched Chill in 1995 to give every young person the chance to ride, we’ve grown to serve over 3,000 youth each year in 20 locations across 9 countries. Over 30,000 youth have experienced the magic of Chill. This #givingtuesday , I’m asking you to join me in supporting this mission. Your gift removes barriers and opens the door to life-changing boardsport experiences for youth who need them now, more than ever before. Thank you for helping us continue to offer the magic of Chill to thousands of young people this year! Link to donate in my bio.

4 days to go and $15k still to raise toward our $50k goal for the 2025 @chillfoundation Community Campaign! Please help us give more youth the joy and confidence that comes from time in the ocean, in the mountains, on the lakes/rivers, and at the skatepark. If you can pitch in, in any amount, you will be providing young people not only a much needed respite from their digital lives but also the chance to learn they are capable of so much more than they ever dreamed possible. Now, more than ever, we 'big kids' need to encourage our younger siblings to keep dreaming big about their futures! Let's GO!!!!! Link in bio.

[TLDR please donate today to support young people!!] If you know me, you know two of the things I love most in life are riding boards and helping young people develop confidence. @chillfoundation brings these deep passions of mine together in the most magical of ways and I couldn’t be prouder to be a part of this organization. Many of the young people we work with and their families are experiencing significant challenges right now, exacerbated by the weakening of the support systems they count on. Now more than ever we need your help fueling our mission to inspire young people through boardsports and build a more equitable outdoor community. Today we are launching our Chill Community Campaign with a goal of raising $50k collectively across our teams to fuel our work. Please make a gift today so we can offer the power of the Chill experience to even more youth and alumni this year. Thank you for your support in the past, and especially for stepping up to support young people right now! No donation is too small – teamwork makes the dream work. Let's GOOO! Link in bio.

Thanks again to @baldisbeautiful and the entire amazing team at @baldfacelodge for stepping up in such a big way to support @chillfoundation ’s mission to inspire young people through boardsports and build a more equitable outdoor community. Thanks also to everyone who showed up to fuel our work, which is more important now than ever before. Teamwork makes the dream work! 🙌🏼🏂❤️ 📷 @dustinlalikphoto

This is a time for all of us to step up for, and with, young people - and to learn from their strength. On behalf of all of us at @chillfoundation , I'm proud to share a message of resilience, unwavering commitment to our mission, and of gratitude for your ongoing support. ❤️ Read the full letter at the link (below, and in my bio). /blog/a-letter-to-our-community/ #chillfoundation

Como corre el tiempo! 21 years of lifting each other up, learning together, loving and laughing - even at the hard stuff. Young us had no idea of all the adventures we’d have, the beautiful people we’d meet, the (2) beautiful we’d make, or the beautiful people we’d lose along the way. Can’t imagine this ride with anyone else. Here’s to the next 21. TQM CQ. ❤️❤️🤪🤓

Hey everybody - meet Eric, a @chillfoundation West Michigan alum. Eric moved to the US as a refugee from Congo at an early age with his family. For Eric, wakeboarding with Chill has been more than just a fun activity but has also helped him grow as a person, overcome trauma, and carve his path forward. If you are able to this holiday season, please donate to help Chill continue this important work for thousands of youth every year. Together, we can make the outdoors a place where everyone belongs— and where all young people can thrive. To watch the full story and/or donate, hit the link in my bio. 📹: @karlosjerimedia & @b_e_c_k_e_r.t

Hey friends! Please consider making a gift today on Giving Tuesday to help @chillfoundation reach our goal of $20,000! Every dollar goes directly toward fueling our mission to inspire young people through boardsports and build a more equitable outdoor community. We are incredibly grateful that @borealmtn and @woodwardtahoe have gifted Chill $10,000 towards today’s goal of! We need your support to get to the finish line. Will you help us create a world where the outdoors is a place for everyone — where youth from all walks of life have the chance to experience the joy and confidence of riding sideways on a board? Please donate today. Link in my bio. #givingtuesday

We’re thrilled to launch our @chillfoundation 2024 Holiday Giving Campaign with an inspiring alumni spotlight! Meet Kevin Duran @lifeofkev__ - a first-generation American, college graduate, and passionate snowboarder whose journey with Chill transformed his perspective and fueled his passion for giving back. For Kevin, representation in snowboarding isn’t just important, it’s empowering. “Seeing individuals we can relate to helps inspire and motivate us,” he explains, highlighting the impact of visibility for People of Color in the snowboarding community. Dive into the full story on the YouTube linked in my bio. Your support makes a big difference! Please make a gift today to help inspire young people through boardsports and build a more equitable outdoor community. #chillfoundation 🎥@karlosjerimedia