Mar 29, 2013

The 2012 season has been and gone and it is now November, a month of reflecting on things that we are thankful for.  I am thankful for so many things in my life, I have the most amazing family anyone could ask for, that would be number one, and I am thankful that I am able to live a life of freedom in a place that I love. I am also very thankful for the many...

It really takes the first cool day for everyone to realize just how fast summer flew by. Whether your craving the dropping temperatures and thought of snow covered hills or having a really hard time saying good bye to the flip flops and summer shorts, one way or the other fall is here and winter is soon on its way. As the smells of the season fill the air and...

  After the powder day skiing “El Chimenea”, we all had our fix of the soft stuff. There is no new snow in the forecast, so as I hit the sack and set the alarm for 5:30 a.m., I know that we will be training Super G in the morning. Every summer, the U.S. Ski Team makes sure that we get 35 to 45 days on snow, so that come winter, we are already...

Hello everyone, I’m reporting to you from Toronto, Canada where I’ve spent the better part of the last month. After having an amazing summer in Idaho with friends and family, I flew up here to join my buddy and former line mate Jason Visser in his home town . Taking full advantage of the top of the line Canadian training facilities, we’ve...

Sep 10, 2012

Working with Play Hard Give Back is just beginning for me but this partnership has already allowed me to form a tighter bond with a foundation that I am passionate about.  The High Fives Foundation, based out of Truckee, California, is my partner in this endeavor.   I will assisting the High Fives team in helping to raise money and awareness for athletes that...

Sep 6, 2012

PHGB volleyball athletes, Laryssa Mereszczak and Andrea Peterson defeat Traci Walsh and Helen Farr 21-13, 21-19 to win the 40th Annual MotherLode and earn a wildcard into the NVL Best of the Beach in Las Vegas September 13-15th.  Way to go...

Sep 4, 2012

YouTube Direkt When the snow is hard and the training conditions are good, we all work very hard and take advantage of the conditions, but we are always at the mercy of “Mother Nature”, and as a skier, she dictates the schedule and plans more often than not! I was just down in South America skiing at the Chilean resort of La Parva. One of the...