Winter sports athletes will hit the slopes at Taos Ski Valley (TSV) for the 20th annual Ben Myers Ridge-A-Thon starting Friday (March 18).

This year, the Ridge-A-Thon is part of the Taos Community Foundationas Winter Fund Fest. As part of the Winter Fund Fest, the foundation will raise a matching pool of funds for local nonprofits Amigos Bravos, Bridges Project for Education, Field Institute of Taos, Habitat for Humanity of Taos, Rocky Mountain Youth Corps, Taos Center for the Arts and Taos Land Trust.

Caitlin Legere, a spokesperson for the event, said the Taos Community Foundation wanted to play a role in the Ridge-A-Thon to help increase awareness of the TCFas mission and local involvement.

The event is well on its way to its goal of raising $100,000.

All the nonprofits participating are competing with their own teams and will offer interactive presentations at the base area on Saturday (March 19) from 9 a.m-3 p.m.

There are three different levels for participation.