Yardbarker: Skiing

Roundup: Strong Run by Miller, but Swiss Finish 1-2

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:30:00 -0500

The American Bode Miller had his best result this season, but the Swiss team once again dominated as Carlo Janka won his second race in two days.

Lindsey Vonn wins second straight World Cup downhill

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:11:49 -0500

Lindsey Vonn has won a World Cup downhill at Lake Louise for the second straight day.

Lindsey Vonn won her second downhill title in two days at Lake Louise on Saturday, scorching the competition by 0.35 seconds.

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:34:56 -0500

Lindsey Vonn won her second downhill title in two days at Lake Louise on Saturday, scorching the competition by 0.35 seconds.

Carlo Janka claims World Cup downhill; Bode Miller finishes fourth

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:21:28 -0500

Carlo Janka has won a second consecutive World Cup race, edging Swiss teammate Didier Cuche in a downhill, while Bode Miller finished fourth.

Swiss finish 1-2 in World Cup super combined event as Bode Miller and Ted Ligety falter

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:52:06 -0500

Carlo Janka won a World Cup super combined event Friday, leading a 1-2 Swiss finish in an event that top Americans Bode Miller and Ted Ligety failed to complete.

Lindsey Vonn wins first women's downhill of season

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:00:56 -0500

American Lindsey Vonn has continued her dominance in the first women's downhill of the season, winning the race for the sixth straight year.

Lindsey Vonn was in command again Friday at Lake Louise, winning a downhill in falling snow and arriving at the finish line with a bloody mouth. It was her sixth victory in six years on this course in a World Cup downhill.

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:49:16 -0500

Lindsey Vonn was in command again Friday at Lake Louise, winning a downhill in falling snow and arriving at the finish line with a bloody mouth. It was her sixth victory in six years on this course in a World Cup downhill.

Bode Miller more at ease than back in Turin days

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:48:36 -0500

Bode Miller appears to be approaching February's Vancouver Olympics with a different mindset than he did the 2006 Turin Games.

Vonn posts fastest World Cup training run

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:22:04 -0500

Lindsey Vonn posted the fastest time in Wednesday's training run for the Bombardier Lake Louise World Cup.

Even Lindsey Vonn’s Small-Town-Girl Good Looks Couldn’t Help Her Over The Weekend

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:35:10 -0500

Lindsey Vonn, arguably the greatest female skier in U.S. history, struggled mightily over the weekend, failing to qualify for a second run in both events she competed in – the Giant Slalom on Saturday and the Slalom on Sunday during Aspen Winternational – ending a disappointing weekend at the only U.S. stop for women’s World [...]

Jamaica Ski Team dryland training regimen

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:09:12 -0500

Check out this video of our dryland training at Alpine Meadows. For those of you who have never heard of "dryland training", it is defined as all "off snow training".

Alpine Meadows seals partnership with Jamaica Ski Team

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:25:56 -0500

"Alpine Meadows joined forces with the Jamaica ski team with an unprecedented partnership inspired by the new skier cross phenom, Errol Kerr." The scenic mountain of Alpine Meadows with views of the beautiful Lake Tahoe will be the training mountain for the Jamaica Ski Team.

Jamaica Ski Team training in New Zealand

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:17:29 -0500

Check out this New Zealand television news feature on the Jamaica Ski Team. We had some good on-snow training, although the snow was quite soft, due to the plentiful snowfall. I think it was one of their highest snowfall years on record. We are back in Truckee, California, and working hard at the gym, and plyometrics at the field. Temperatures are dropping below freezing here at night, and in a month or so we will be at our first Fall training camp. Good to be back home, Yardies!!

Summer Powder Day

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:40:14 -0500

Although 3 feet of fresh Chilean Powder isn't ideal for training, it's ideal to appease the mind and soul. During our training camp in La Parva we were lucky enough to get both decent Downhill and Super G training as well as some great days of powder skiing! After a big storm socked us in for a couple days we were antsy and ready to take advantage of the blue bird day and we charged the mountain as a team. Even though there are "no friends on powder days;" Marco Sullivan, Scott Macartney, Steven Nyman, Erik Fisher, Chris Beckman, Rewk Patton, and I stuck together for most of the day. After a few runs in bounds we decided to take our chances off piste and head over to some steeper and more challenging terrain in the Andes back country. It was so good we kept going back for more and I couldn't help but throw on the head cam and capture it. The video is of our hike that took us above 10,000 feet and into some chutes and bowls you dream about on a powder day. The view was incredible and we could still see Santiago, Chile's capital, below. After a few runs we decided to stick around and do one more sunset run before dark. Enjoy...

Caribbean TV interview and outtakes

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:35:47 -0500

I had an awesome chance to go do a TV interview at Caribbean Television, with Shorron Levy. It was a great interview. But at the beginning of the interview, it was really funny. She couldn't figure out my name. She kept calling me Michael Kerr. So check out some of the outtakes. We got some behind the scenes footage of it. Kinda funny. But you can't give her a hard time. She is an awesome lady. Check out the video. It will air in a couple of weeks on the Caribbean Television website: cbtv1.com. I am really starting to feel the buzz starting to go for the Jamaican Ski Team. Afterwards, I had a chance to catch up with her to have a bite to eat before we headed over to the city by the Bay for the evening.

Visiting a few Jamaican spots in Oakland

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:04:54 -0500

Hey guys, Wednesday I had a sweet chance to go hook up with Yardbarker guys over at their home base in the East Bay. Afterwards, Dewey and I went for a tour of Jamaican restaurants and shops. We had an awesome chance to catch up with a really cool Jamaican named Art, and I was able to ask him what he thought about a Jamaican ski team. Check out the video of us touring the East Bay. It's sweet. Leave me your love, and tell me what you think.

bmx

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:45:03 -0500

Crosstraining BMX in South Lake

Jamaica Ski Team: Always Prepared

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:39:30 -0500

I was driving around Truckee in my 1996 Chevy Astro van, and I also have a little scooter that gets good gas mileage. I had the scooter in the back of the van. Then today the van dies on me while I was on my way to the dentist's office. I was in Truckee, which is near Tahoe (CA). The alternator died. I unloaded the scooter, rolled it out the back, and scooted over to the dentist office. After my dentist appointment, I scooted back to the van and called my buddy, who charged up my ride and then we drove it to the repair shop. The van is fixed and currently stretching its legs. The moral of the story is that there's no stopping the Jamaica Ski Team. We've always got a way out.

Time for change...

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 19:52:00 -0500

First of all I want to thank yardbarker for giving me this platform to blog and speak my mind. I had no idea how viral my last post would be and that it would reach so many interested parties. Its been exciting to read all the replies, ideas and concepts everyone has posted! I truly hope that some of these are expounded upon and incorporated into USSA's operations, as well as Ski Racing as a sport. My intentions were, and still are, to raise awareness of what's going on at USSA and how the athletes feel about specific parts of the organization's approach to athletics. Although I can't speak for everyone, I can assure you that there are many unhappy members, both current and retired, that would like to see some changes made. There is an obvious disconnection between the athletes and the executives and a lot of us feel that our best interests are not always looked after. That being said, I will be the first to say that the Ski Team has given me a lot of great opportunities over the years; in athletics, education and even music. I have traveled all over the world skiing while attending Dartmouth College (the Ski Team provides $5,000/year scholarships to college students on the team), and been lucky enough to open up for Train and the Doobie Brothers at the New York City Ski Ball (courtesy of the Foundation entertainment coordinators), all of which I am grateful for. USSA even helped distribute my CD, "Road Sodas," which is on their online store, again I am grateful. So how can someone like me, who has received a lot of support over the years, be so upset with their handlings? I'll give you one word...accountability. Who is held accountable for these decisions, and why isn't the board aware of most of these decisions? I make this claim in light of Gary Black Jr.'s attempt to bash my previous post by saying that Marolt's salaries were nowhere near what I proposed. If "nowhere near" means I'm way off then support your claims with the real facts you speak of. As a board member and friend of Marolt's I'm sure Gary knows what Marolt makes so lets hear it. If not, then there is an obvious fundamental problem that exists in the communication between the board and the executives. Either way, I stand by what I said until proven wrong, and if I'm wrong it doesn't change the fact that USSA needs to make some fundamental changes, specifically with athlete funding. The athletes are ultimately held accountable for their own performance on the hill, but my question is who can the athletes rely on to fully fund, manage, and provide the necessary resources needed in a program that claims they are "best in the world?" Nobody seems to know who has the answers to our questions and if we do get a chance to meet with Marolt or Jesse Hunt (Alpine Director) our questions are rarely answered directly. Instead they tend to dance around them and give us vague political responses that leave us with more confusion than resolution. This lack of communication and state of confusion is a big reason why the situation perpetuates itself and athletes like Erik Schlopy, Dane Spencer, Jake Zamansky, Caroline Lalive and I are wondering where it all went wrong, who ultimately makes these decisions, and why they make them. Again, I cannot speak for everyone but this type of communication is upsetting, which leads to frustration and is the fundamental reason why these problems exist. The good news is, since my last post I was told that the C-Team is now fully funded and will not have to pay $10,000/each to ski this year. This is a great step in the right direction and I am happy to hear that athlete funding is starting to take more precedence. I also want to reiterate the fact that USSA has made an amazing turnaround during Marolt's tenure, which has set a strong foundation and accounted for great successes. Again, my intentions are to ignite positive change by raising awareness to the situation at USSA. I welcome all supporters to help see these changes through and keep up communication, whether it be on yardbarker, ski racing magazine forums (although I prefer yardbarker), or directly with the organization. Finally, I would like offer an alternative to those of you who would like to donate DIRECTLY to the athletes called the SFI Foundation. The SFI Foundation is an 501 (c) 3 tax exempt organization that Erik Schlopy and I started. The organization is dedicated to providing the necessary funding and resources to high level skiers both on and off the National Team. If you are interested in participating in our next fundraiser I attached the information below. If you cannot attend and would like to help out donations can be made through paypal on the Mens Alpine Team page (www.mensalpine.com) or by check to: SFI Foundation P.O. Box 682632 Park City, UT 84060 Tax ID # 20-4647706 I hope to hear from everyone soon! Thanks for listening.... Bryon

Errol Kerr will Ski for Jamaica, the Land of his Father

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:18:56 -0500

This past ski season was just awesome. I got an opportunity to travel with the United States Ski Team and represent my country (not only just myself) in international ski competitions. Growing up as a ski racer, you spend your whole life dreaming of that. At the beginning of this year, I finally had the opportunity to compete in my first World Cup. That was one of the more memorable days of skiing in my life. I woke up that day knowing that I was going to have an opportunity to compete against the best skiers in the world. That day I started 89th in my first World Cup, and when it all was over, and the snow had settled, I had made it to 12th. And just as soon as it began, it was all over. This Spring I went to Jamaica to pursue a long term dream of mine to represent the land of my father in international ski competitions, and thanks to the help of countless kind, caring, and compassionate people in Jamaica, that dream is now coming true. There are still some bumps in the road to be smoothed out, and some unfinished business to be done, but the fact of the matter is: Errol Kerr will be representing Jamaica, the land of his father in the upcoming World Cup season.

U.S. Ski Team Comes Up Short... again!

Fri, 16 May 2008 12:30:01 -0500

As they say, History repeats itself, and once again the U.S. Ski Team cannot afford to fund their athletes, including me. After one of the best seasons in the history of U.S. Skiing (2 overall World Cup Titles, 3 discipline titles, 15 World Cup wins, and 37 Podiums) the National Team, led by Alpine Coordinator Jesse Hunt, does not have the financial backing to fully fund their team. What's wrong with this picture? As of now the athletes who are not funded include Erik Schlopy, who happens to be one of our best skiers and a 3-time Olympian, 7-time National Champion, World Championship Bronze Medalist, and 3rd place overall World Cup G.S. skier...again, what's wrong with this picture? Dane Spencer, also one of our best skiers, is coming back from a near fatal injury and happens to be a 2-time Olympian and National Champion. Oddly Dane was not even named to the team, even though this was his first year back after breaking his neck and crushing his pelvis. Dane and I were both given access to train with the National Team on our own dime, which is proposed to cost between $20,000 and $30,000 for the Season. Furthermore, Jake Zamansky (currently ranked 5th in the U.S. and 54th in the World in G.S.) who earned a World Cup spot by winning the Nor Am G.S. standings has been ostracized from the U.S. Ski Team and is not even allowed to pay his way to train with the World Cup Team...once again, what's wrong with this picture? Just wait; there's more. Recently the entire Men's C-Team was told they have to pay for the competition portion of their season, which will cost each of them $10,000. The C-Team includes the best up and coming athletes in our country including Will Brandenburg, who is ranked 1st in the World for his age, and Travis Ganong, who is one of the best 4 event skiers I have seen since Bode Miller. Do I dare say it again...what's wrong with this picture? I'll tell you what's wrong. Our organization, or "company" as upper management likes to call it, has lost site of their core values. To put it bluntly, Jesse Hunt (our Alpine Coordinator) summarized it best by saying "the organization is not going the direction of the athlete/individual." This was a direct quote that I received from Hunt when I asked for help in my recovery from my injury. If the organization is not going the direction of the individual (keep in mind skiing is an individual sport, not a team sport) then where is it going? I'll tell you where. It's going to the pockets of the upper management, specifically CEO Bill Marolt, who egregiously recorded a $300,000 bonus this season on top of his already high $700,000/year salary (up from $559,880 in 2004). That's right, over $1million dollars for the CEO of a non-profit organization that can't even afford to sufficiently fund their own athletes...that's what's wrong with this picture! (Although I cannot find this year's accounting information as of yet, I have a reliable source within the organization that backs this claim). Either way you look at it, Marolt is overpaid, and although he is entitled to a good salary due to the stellar results the Team posted this year, his athletes are suffering. What makes the problem worse and harder to swallow; is that all of us were told by Hunt that the Ski Team is downsizing because he believed it was best for "everybody." By everybody I'm assuming he meant executives like himself and Marolt, so they could cut athletic funding yet maintain his astronomical salary for a non-profit organization *(I make this claim in light of study done in 2007 by Charity Navigator, which keeps an eye out on non-profit organizations, and found that the average salaries for non-profit executives fell around $145,270). Hunt's poor excuse for a cover-up did not resonate well with current Ski Team members, as none of them agree with his philosophy to downsize. Furthermore, every single named athlete protested Hunt's decision to cut Dane Spencer, Jake Zamansky and myself because it was unethical and downright illegal in Zamansky's case. I say illegal because Zamansky actually made the Ski Team's published criteria for his age, and is entitled to a spot on the team regardless of any individual criteria he was given. That's what's wrong with this picture! So, to answer any questions about my position with the team here it is. I am not a named athlete, but I am able to train with the World Cup Team on my own dime, and compete for World Cup spots next season. My plan is to solidify my comeback and attend to the unfinished business I left on the hill after my injury. If you are interested in joining my comeback I welcome any and all support. Thanks for listening... Bryon

Bode Miller speaks out!

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:12:14 -0500

With only 3 races to go in the World Cup season, Bode Miller is leading the overall World Cup standings and has a good chance to win it all for the second time of his career. Unfortunately race organizers cancelled the last Downhill of the season in Bormio, Italy, which puts Miller at a disadvantage to maintain his lead. He was not very happy about the organizers' decision to cancel the race, and claimed it was strategy on the parts of the Austrian and Swiss coaches in order to give their athletes a better chance to overtake him for the overall crown. Both Didier Cuche of Switzerland, and Benjamin Raich of Austria are vying for the title as well. Check out what Bode had to say and the decision!

Austrian racer loses leg

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:26:51 -0500

I have some disturbing news regarding Austrian skier Mattias Lanzinger. For those of you who haven't heard, Lanzinger crashed in a World Cup Super G in Kvitfell, Norway and broke his left leg severely. The injury was so severe that it required immediate surgery, but there was no helicopter on site (a major mistake on Kvitfell's organizing committee), and he was forced to wait hours until he was finally transported to a hospital in Oslo...those few hours proved to be critical. During the delay he experienced massive swelling, which cut off the blood flow to his lower leg and caused poor circulation. Upon arrival he underwent emergency surgery but the doctors couldn't restore circulation to his leg and were eventually forced to amputate. This hits a little to close to home for me as I had a similar injury 3 years ago but was flown to the hospital quickly where my doctors performed surgery right away and saved my leg. Although it took me two years to recover I didn't realize how lucky I was until now. It breaks my heart and makes me sick to my stomach that one of my competitors can no longer walk on his own two feet due to the ignorance, not only of the Kvitfell Organizing committee, but of the FIS (Federation of International Skiing). One of Lanzinger's doctors was quoted saying that if he was brought to the hospital right away the amputation could have been avoided. This is clearly a breach of safety regulations and has caused a great deal of controversy in the Alpine Skiing world. I certainly hope someone is held accountable for this tragedy as Lanzinger deserves some answers! Out of respect for Lanzinger I am not going to post his crash but if you would like to view it here is a link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V28GKbLN3pE

Scott Macartney's Crash

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 21:24:43 -0500

For those of you who don't know skiing very well today was the Hannenkahm Downhill, which is known as the Super Bowl of ski racing. It is held every January in Kitzbuhel, Austria and is considered the toughest course in the world. Unfortunately once again it has shown just how tough and dangerous it is. One of my closest friends, teammate, and college roommate Scott Macartney lost control off the finish jump going about 90 mph flying 30 feet in the air and landed on his head. It's one of the gnarliest crashes I have seen in a long time and is tough to watch so I will leave that at your discretion. I wouldn't post the video unless I knew he was doing well. I just received news that he is in stable condition at a hospital in Innsbruck, Austria and will make a full recovery. After he came to his first question was "how fast was I going" and "are my knees ok?" Scott is a true competitor!

- Bode Miller gets 27th win-

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:10:20 -0500

I know all eyes are on football right now including Tom Brady and his record breaking season, but Bode Miller is about to break a major record of his own in Skiing. Today Bode Miller won the 27th race of his career by over a second to beat out Swiss racer Dider Cuche. For those of you who don't know skiing very well, one second is a lifetime in ski racing, which confirms that Bode is still in top form. The real benchmark however, is that Bode is now only one victory away from beating the American record for World Cup wins held by Phil Mahre (now tied with Bode). This was Bode's second decisive victory this season as he continues to impress the World with his unorthodox and aggressive style of skiing. Although he is no longer with the U.S. Ski Team (by his own accord) all of us are happy for him and excited to watch him break Mahre's record this season. Ok...go watch football now, if I weren't in Europe I'd be doing the same.

World Cup Woes

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:29:44 -0500

Only one week into the season and we've already seen a handful of ups and down. Lets start with the bad news first. In the first race we lost one of our most promising young teammates, Erik Fischer, in the Downhill at Lake Louise. He was skiing well on his way to the best performance of his young career when he flew off of the finish jump, landed on the tails of his skis and couldn't recover. He was going about 70 mph when he fell and tore his ACL, thus ending his season. Erik undergoes ACL reconstructoin surgery tomorrow. Secondly, we lost the overall World Cup champion, Aksel Svindal, yesterday in a Downhill training run in Beaver Creek, Colorado (the second world cup on the tour). Aksel sat back off of the biggest jump on course, which propels you 150 feet down the moutain 20 feet in the air. He landed on his back, went into the safety net, and ended up cutting himself badly on one of his skis. He also broke a few bones in his face and will likely be out for the season. This is an unfortunate reality in our sport. Onto the good news!! Marco Sullivan, one of my best friends on the team scored his first World Cup podium as he was 2nd in the Downhill last Saturday. He just returned from training injury this fall when he broke his heel off of a big jump in Portillo, Chile. It was a great way to start off the season and I'm looking forward to joining him on the podium soon! Check out some pics from Lake Louise....

The White Circus...

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 04:34:18 -0500

The prep period is finally over and it's time to race! The worlds best skiers arrived today in Lake Louise, Canada for the first World Cup Downhill of the season. From now to March the "White Circus" will continue almost every weekend and hit nearly every country with snow in Europe. It goes like this: Canada, the U.S, France, Italy, Austria, Swizterland, Slovenia, back to Austria, back to Canada, Germany, Norway and back to Italy. There are only a few one-week breaks in between the hustle and bustle hence why they call it the "White Circus." The weather forecast looks good for a while so we should have a nice weekend of racing. Unfortunately there will be no turkey and gravy on our thanksgiving, only skiing at 80mph down an icy slope in freezing cold temperatures. The forecast is calling for 0 - 20 degrees this week, which is actually warm for Lake Louise this time of year...last year it was -30! To prepare for the first race of the season we like to put on the finishing touches by testing our quiver of skis to find which pair is running the fastest. In skiing sometimes hundredths of a second can separate the winner from the runner up so we do our best to leave no stone unturned. I wanted to share a video clip from one of our testing days in Colorado last week. This test track is used to determine how fast our skis are so we can choose the best pair for race day. We usually take about 9-12 runs in the track on 3-4 different pair of skis so it's a pretty tedious process even with snowmobiles to tow us back to the top of the track. Check it out!

The Yardbarker Headcam...

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 04:18:18 -0500

So far we've had great training conditions here in Colorado. There's not a ton of snow but there's enough for us to train. Today we had an early morning session from 7 to 9 and another from 10:30 to 1:30 so it was a long day on the hill, especially at 11,000 feet. At the end of our second session a lot of the guys were fatigued from the lack of oxygen, which made for some good crashes. I promise to post them as soon as I download the video from our coaches. One of the young guys on the team, Chris Beckman, crashed pretty hard and carwheeled off course, over the safety netting, and into the rocks. Fortunately he was ok but ripped through his suit and shirt and has a nice cut on his back to show for it. Check it out! As far as some ski vid here's a glimpse of one of my warm-up runs before our training session. I fastened the camera to my helmet so it's a little shaky but a cool perspective!

Rocky Mountain High!

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:19:23 -0500

And so it begins...after checking 7 bags at the airport this morning (3 ski bags, 2 duffles, a pole bag, and my guitar) I'm now sitting at a Fox Sports Sky Box bar/restaurant in the Phoenix airport waiting for my delayed flight into Denver, Colorado. With first World Cup Downhill only a few weeks away this is our last chance to get on snow training before the upcoming season! I know it sounds odd that we are already skiing this early in November but at 9,000 to 10,000 feet in Summit County, CO it has been snowing for weeks, most of it man-made. This camp is our last chance to dial in our technique and equipment before the World Cup Tour begins in Lake Louise, Canada. I personally travel with 9 pair of skis, and 3 pair of boots, all of which I will put through tests throughout the camp to find which setup is the fastest. In a sport determined by hundredths of a second this is standard practice and can make or break a race or even the entire season. The majority of our training will be between Copper Mountain and Keystone's North Peak. We are fortunate enough to have North Peak to ourselves, so we can train there exclusively without any disruptions and get the most out of our on-snow sessions. Our first day of training is tomorrow so I will be sure to post some pictures and video of what's going on with some of the best skiers in the world! Stay tuned...

Welcome to my yard!

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:29:37 -0500

Welcome to my Yard! Bryon here...this is my first Yardbarker post so here's a little about myself for those not familiar with ski racing. I race the speed events, Downhill and Super G, which are really fast?upwards of 80-90 mph?with big air (check out this video from our training camp last month in Portillo, Chile to get a sense of the air and speed we get). I have been on the U.S. team for seven years and raced on the World Cup Tour for four. Most of our races are in Europe so I spend most of my winters overseas, which is cool because that's where most of our fans are. We're trying to change that here, though. My life basically consists of skiing and playing music as much as possible...not a bad gig. I just moved to LA, which will be good for music, but I'm a mountain man at heart. I grew up in Park City, Utah skiing with my friends and started racing when I was 10. I finally had the time to record my first album "Road Sodas" last year-- check it out at http://www.bryonfriedmanmusic.com or http://www.myspace.com/bryonfriedman. I'm excited to bring the sport and lifestyle of ski racing ? intertwined with some music ? to your doorstep. I'll post our best race (and crash) videos, pictures of life on the road, and get you acquainted with some of fastest, and most hilarious, skiers in the world. If you have any questions I'll be more than happy to answer...for now, check out my yard. Bryon