Event Overview

Vertical Cure 4630 Marloma Drive, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274 310.750.6228 Email: Cormando@msn.com

Vertical Cure Background

• Vertical Cure is an event developed to create awareness of Scleroderma as

well as raise money to fund research for the rare tissue disease.

• Each participant is challenged to collect pledges based on the vertical feet

they ski during the event. To calculate the descents, Suunto altimeter

watches are provided to everyone participating.

• The event idea was created by Chris Corman and his close friend Phil

Delurgio while riding up a ski lift in Whistler, Canada. Both of their mom’s

suffer from the rare Scleroderma disease.

• Vertical Cure has been held at Mammoth Mountain every April since 2002.

What is Scleroderma?

• Scleroderma is a chronic, disabling and often fatal autoimmune

disease

• Scleroderma causes damage to one of more of the body’s organ

systems, including the skin, heart, lungs, kidneys, gastrointestinal tract

and blood vessels.

• 300,000 people in the United States suffer from Scleroderma

• The cause for Scleroderma is unknown

• There is no cure…yet

In Memory Of

Annette Crayton

February 11, 1938 – September 7, 2007

The Inspiration for Vertical Cure

Event Overview

Some highlights of Vertical Cure include:

• Vertical Cure has donated over $367,000 to the Scleroderma Foundation!

• In 15 years, the Vertical Cure Team has skied 15,764,704 ft (2,986 miles)

• In 2006, local Mammoth resident Joey Merten was the Sponsor and Donation champion by individually raising nearly $4,500 with 71 sponsors

• Mark Berry holds the individual descents record, skiing over 84,760 ft. (over 16.1 miles or 84 lift rides) in one day! By comparison, the average skier will ski 15,000 feet or 15 lifts in a day

• Steve Burkholder holds the snowboard descents record of 83,380 vertical feet in 2010

• The overall descents record is held by Joey Merten who has skied 868,120 Total Vertical feet (164.4 miles) in support of the cause

$367,000+ in Donations!

Vertical Cure participants can be proud to have made a difference. To date, the

Vertical Cure Team has raised over $367,000 for the Scleroderma Foundation

Vertical Cure has been held at Mammoth

Mountain every Spring since 2002.

“Our goal is not only to raise money for the Scleroderma Foundation, but we want to create awareness of the disease”. Founder - Chris Corman

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2013 Vertical Cure

Mission: Establish a fun, annual charity event that will assist in developing a cure to the disease Scleroderma.

2015 Vertical Cure 2014 Vertical Cure

In 15 years, the Vertical Cure Team has skied 15,764,704 ft and donated over $367,000 to the Scleroderma Foundation

2016 Vertical Cure

We have a solid group of fantastic people that contribute every year. Vertical Cure is making a difference!

A Great Time for A Great Cause!

Elevating Hope One Foot At A Time!

Creating Awareness of Scleroderma

Old Friends, New Friends

All Ages, All Levels

Past Champions

All Time Top 50

Top 50 Personal Best

Vertical Cure Team Members

joining 10+ Events

A special thanks to our Sponsors