Colorado Mountain College: An Affordability Model is at Risk of Disappearing
The Colorado Mountain College ski team provides a uniquely affordable route for serious collegiate ski racers, but the school has decided to cut the team.
Coaching the American Greats with Mike Day
Mike Day has coached Ted, Bode, and Mikaela to World Cup victories, Olympic Golds, and World Championships. Needless to say, this hour is packed chock-full of great stories and good wisdom.
How to Run a FIS Race
If there’s a good place online to learn about running a FIS race aside from the FIS rulebook, I haven’t found it. Which is why I had John Norton, director at NYSEF, to talk me through the basics.
Ted Ligety, the GAOAT
It stands for Greatest Arcer Of All Time, which is a generally undisputed title. Ted talks about taming the 35-meter GS ski, a million things in between, and gives a hair-raising pep talk.
Collegiate Club Ski Teams (and Middlebury’s Lack Thereof)
The USCSA circuit (otherwise known as collegiate “club” skiing) is a treasure trove of fun, low-cost ski racing. But Middlebury College is blocking efforts by one student to start a team.
Sasha Rearick on Coaching
Sasha Rearick has coached some of the greatest American skiers of all time. He has a huge passion for the sport, and a sometimes unconventional approach.
American College Ski Racing
The School or No School debate is perennial in the ski racing world. A recently proposed age-limit rule change warrants a discussion with three American alpine world veterans in order to work through every facet of this topic.
The Art of World Cup Ski Tuning
Behind the success of every World Cup alpine racer, there are hours spent honing skis in the tuning room and on the mountain. I talked to unsung heroes Bart Mollin and Ryan Mooney of the American women’s tech team.
Atle McGrath, At Long Last
Atle Mcgrath has won a couple World Cups, and he’s blown his knee a couple times. He’s 23 and already has a world of wisdom, and more importantly—fun stories.
Conversing on Climate Change with Julian Schütter
Everyone in skiing is talking about climate change and we’re all riled up. Let’s slow it down and talk it through. Julian Schütter is a climate advocate and a World Cup speed skier on the side, and I asked him every question I could come up with.