<p>I grew up in the Methow valley in North Central Washington where I was taught to ski by my grandfather who patrolled at the local ski hill. As I got older and started driving, my natural progression was towards backcountry skiing, which to me meant a new world of freeride terrain to explore and push myself beyond what the local ski hill could offer. I graduated in 2020 and moved to Jackson to keep exploring bigger terrain and to be around like minded peers who were as obsessed with this sport as I was. Since then I've spent the last four seasons between Jackson Hole in the winter and riding park/pipe on Mt. Hood for the summer.</p>
<h3>Sport-specific Background and Certifications:</h3>
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- USSS Freeski 100<br />
- First Aid/CPR</p>
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Education:</h3>
<p>Liberty Bell HS, Winthrop WA</p>
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Personal philosophy:</h3>
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“Style is the answer to everything, A fresh way to approach a dull or dangerous thing, To do a dull thing with style is preferable to doing a dangerous thing without it, To do a dangerous thing with style is what I call art.” - Charles Bukowski</p>