The Stowe Derby pins were reintroduced in 2009 with ONE single goal... to bring back a part of the race's history, the main reason why this race originated. Who can ski the distance the fastest? On alpine, on nordic, men, women, who is the fastest person that day? And now, who can ski within a percentage of THAT one fastest time of the day.

There is no question that more men may earn the pins. There is no question that chances are that a perhaps only a handful of women will ski fast enough to be within the tight time frame set by the fastest winner. These specific awards are not meant to discriminate but are solely presented in the spirit of the origins of the Stowe Derby. That is what makes those pins so special. And for all the women who have earned a pin, we salute you, a Stowe Derby Pin is the highest award one can earn.