NorAm Copper Mountain SL 2

NorAm Copper Mountain SL 1

NorAm Copper Mountain GS 2

NorAm Copper Mountain GS 1

Season In

Workout

Training Training Training! Year round with my strength trainer Ernie, 3 days a week, im in Danko's All American Fitness Center working out to get stronger, heavier, and more agile for the upcoming season. I gained 7 lbs in muscle just during this past spring and summer. The top picture shows me on an upside-down Bosu ball in a tuck position( a racing position). This is a balance and core workout. The second picture shows me doing a hang snatch. Its using a 25 lb weight and snatching it from hip level to above my head in one quick movement. Its an explosive movment which will help me push myself out of the starting gate and move quickly in a race course. Then the last picture is showing me jumping over hurtles. Left, up, back, right, left up, back, right, over and over again. it may look easy but it sure does throw you off balance. This is to be able to whip my ski aroung easily to make a gate and carve turns. Everyting I do in the gym has some type of purpose, all to make me fast enough for 2014!

Mountain Bike in Winter Park

US National @ Big Sky, MT ~ Day 2 SL

I want my blizzard ski!!!!! Sorry, inside joke. Anyway this years Slalom race was one of a kind. Now that im bigger and much heavier then last year, thanks to Ernie, I can hit gates. This is something deffinatly new! I feel like im wrapped in bubble wrap as im sking too. There are more articles of protective gear on you then there are rules to the racing!You have chin guard, chest protecter, thigh guard, shin guard, shoulder guars, and in my case a little arm guard. Which is made out of Alison Jones's shin guard. Me and Mau came up with the briliant plan of taking apart the pads in her shin guard and duct taping it to my left arm so when I hooked gates it didnt hurt. And beleive me, they hurt. I also won silver in this race, right below allison. To bad it was the last one..... :(

US National @ Big Sky, MT ~ Day 1 GS

GS baby! Hard race for sure. I placed 2nd or as my strength coach, Ernie, would have put that as 1st loser! Either way, slowly but surly im clibing up.

Jackson Hole

On our way to Big Sky, MT, we stopped by Jackson Hole, WY.

Stars of Tomorrow Steamboat

Me and another team mauathlete Pierce...
The stand up groupin steamboat

Pierce, Chris, me, and a member of team mau to be.. Jack
Just like last year, Steamboat was an awsome camp. Everyday was nonstop fun. Old friends making new friends while those new friends are making other friends.... one big happy family is the best way to explain us all while were on the slopes together. Coaches and athletes alike. Steamboat is one of those camps where champions are born. Thats the truth! New kids come every year all hoping for the same thing. FUN! lol well, heres your place. I love Steamboat!

Try Wheelchair Curling

Torch Relay Cerebration

Visiting Olympic Village

the village inside vancouver where the venues were, were amazing! I was inside where the athletes stay. it was insane. they even hve there own hospital/get better center. There Cafiteria is huge to. I cant wait to be one of them..!

Paralympic Experience Vancouver

Vancouver here we come! Me and 13 other athletes were chosen out of 100 others across the nation to experiance the 2010 paralympics. this is the group that i was with. Marlon Jill Caleb Eric Patrick Ian Anna Amber Tyler and all of the coachs. it was deffinatly a great group. We al became friends the first day. Jill especially became close to me. We were like sisters all week long. I miss her... alot. hopefully i will see her again through the long journey still ahead. it kind of gets hard to have to say good bye to people.... its something that you never really get used to...