The National Brotherhood of Skiers (NBS) is a nonprofit focused on organizing and supporting African American skiers. The NBS comprises dozens of predominantly-black ski clubs in the United States. History The NBS was founded by Art Clay and Ben Finley after being introduced to each other by a mutual friend in 1972. The first NBS event was a summit of members of the 13 founding associated clubs in 1973, which became an annual event. That first summit, held at Aspen, is the first known organized gathering of black skiers. The organization was chartered in 1974 and incorporated in 1975. It is a member of the National Ski Council Federation, an organization formed in 1999 and composed of the largest ski clubs (and groups of ski clubs) in the United States. REI published a short film about the National Brotherhood of Skiers and its history in 2019, also focusing on the outreach its member clubs do to spread snowsports. In 2020, co-founders Clay and Finley were set to be the first African Americans inducted into the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame. It was initially planned for late March, but was postponed to December of the same year due to COVID-19. Members of NBS had twice previously submitted Clay and Finley to be inducted, both of which were unsuccessful. Summits and events The NBS had its first summit at Aspen in 1973 with 350 participants from 13 clubs. Before the summit, the Colorado National Guard was put on alert and remained on standby during the events. The summits are held annually, usually lasting about a week, and the location changes from one year to the next. In 1993, which was one of the largest summits the NBS organized, about 6,000 participants met at Vail Ski Resort in Colorado. 2020 The 2020 summit, held at Sun Valley from February 27 to March 7, consisted of about 600 participants from 51 clubs. More than 100 of those participants, in the few weeks after the event, experienced symptoms of COVID-19. Four participants, as of late April 2020, died from the virus. Both co-founders, Art Clay and Ben Finley, were among those who tested positive for COVID-19 after the event. Finley spent 3 days in the intensive care unit at UCLA Medical Center with the virus. Sun Valley ski resort closed on March 15 due to COVID-19, following many other ski resorts in the