The Eric Zitzewitz Award is given annually. Criteria vary, but may include any of the following:
- Showing an overall high level of enthusiasm during the conference.
- Maximizing the ratio of difficulty of chosen skiing terrain to skiing ability.
- Effectively shaming --- using deeds not words --- skiing companions who select wimpier terrain than they should conditional on ability.
- Engaging in daring exploits.*
The Eric Zitzewitz Award is to be considered a badge of honor and a point
of pride.
Past winners are:
- Ralph Winter (2010)
- Muriel Niederle (2009)
- Wes "HelmetCam" Hartmann (2008)
- Jon Guryan (2007)
- Eric Zitzewitz (2006)
*The Official Policy of the Utah WBEC is that daring exploits are not encouraged. We are all too old for that sort of thing. Despite this, we do recognize daring exploits when engaged in unintentionally, as is sometimes the case.