Schnorrbusch ’24 to Represent the U.S. at the 2023 FIS Snowboard Cross World Championships

Bri, who was named to the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Development Team last year, earned World Cup snowboard cross (SBX) starts this season. Outside of the Olympics, the World Cup is the highest level of competition there is. Earlier this season, against the best in the world, she had a spectacular ninth-place and 15th-place finish in Cervinia, Italy. She felt confident with these high-level performances, but nothing prepared her for actually making it to the World Championships, which for the first time in history will be held in the country of Georgia at Bakuriani.

“I had a feeling that I had a shot after I did well in Italy,” says Bri, “but when he told me I was just like, ‘Oh my god…that is insane!’ It’s a pretty unreal feeling. I'm super excited.”

The opportunity is surreal for her. She’ll be competing on one of the largest stages in the world, among the best snowboard racers out there, including her own teammates. Traveling with Bri on the women’s team will be the most decorated SBX racer of all time, Lindsey Jacobellis, as well as four-time Olympian Faye Gulini, and Olympian Stacy Gaskill.

“I’ve trained with them all before, which was super cool, I learned a lot from that,” Bri says of her pro teammates. “They are older and much more experienced. This is only my second FIS season, and I got a top ten at a World Cup, and I’m already going to World Champs. It’s pretty insane. They’ve all been very welcoming, and very helpful.”

High-level competition is in Bri’s blood. In fact, Bri won’t be the only snowboarding Schnorrbusch in Bakuriani. Her older sister Ty Schnorrbusch will be competing with the slopestyle team.

“It’s so awesome. We’re so busy, I only see her twice a year and maybe two weeks in the summer. But to be with each other, and to see each other compete in a new country is super awesome. It’s really special.”

Beyond World Championships, Bri has two more World Cup events this season. After Georgia, she’ll head to Spain and Switzerland to compete, then it’s off to Italy for Junior World Championships, where she’ll see some familiar faces; her Gould teammates Tyler Hamel ’22, Mason Hamel ’24, and Nate Pare ’23, along with coaches KC Gandee and Anna Yoshie Yamada.

“Bri has really risen to the challenge of competing at the World Cup level this season,” says Gould’s Snowboard Program Director KC Gandee. “She’s been applying U.S. Team coaching in her training at home at Sunday River and is ready for the big show!”

Sunday River has been Bri's home training ground in her time not spent with the U.S. team for the past three seasons, since arriving at Gould. 

“For many years, Sunday River has proudly partnered with Gould Academy to provide a competitive training area for their athletes,” says Sunday River Resort President Dana Bullen. “Bri’s accomplishments are a testament to her passion, dedication, and talent, and we join the community in wishing her continued success.”

After receiving the news that she’d be competing at the biggest snowboard event of the year back at Gore, Bri went on to a first and second place finish in back-t0-back Nor-Am races. She wasn’t rattled. She has gained more confidence with all of these experiences. She is stoked, and up for the challenge.