When our sons were ski racing, Jesse Scott was one of their (and our!) favorite ski coaches. In 2023, Scott was honored as the United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association (USCSA) Coach of the Year. I recently wrote an article about Scott for the Colorado Mesa University magazine, The Maverick. In chatting with him, […]
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Catching Up with US Ski Team Legend Ted Ligety
On December 1, 2023 I had fun catching up with US Ski Team legend Ted Ligety in Beaver Creek, Colorado during the Birds of Prey World Cup weekend. While the races were canceled due to adverse weather, chatting with Ted about his career, his family, his favorite resorts, and his future was a highlight. Ligety, […]
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The US Ski Racing Pipeline: Creating Lifelong Love for the Sport
This post was written in fall 2020 for FIS Snowkidz. Since it’s publication in winter 2021, Alice McKennis retired from the US Ski Team. I see her online now coaching the next generation of racers, doing her part within the US ski racing pipeline. When Alice McKennis began ski racing, it was because of her […]
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Choose Your Own Adventure At Utah’s Snowbasin Resort
When I think of skiing at Snowbasin, I think of a smorgasbord — you know, a little bit of this goodness and a little bit of that goodness which, when taking together, adds up to something incredibly satisfying. This is because Snowbasin offers a taste of the best skiing in Utah, condensed into 3,000 skiable […]
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Not The Mama: The Slippery Slope of Ski Race Photography
By Martin Griff During the past three Thanksgiving weekends, the planet’s best women skiers, and huge crowds of their fans, gathered at the “Beast of the East” for the Audi FIS World Cup. I was feeling a little sad about missing the World Cup ski races at Killington Resort in central Vermont last month . […]
