The Ski Racer’s Reading List: a work in progress
These books are curated from ski racers and also non ski racers and even non athletes, who attest to the life skills value in the reads.
Homegrown Hope
I love the start of ski season for the same reason I love working the start area at races: There’s so much hope. Now, when most of us have felt the crunch of snow under our feet or seen an errant flurry, but few have actually clicked into skis, it feels like anything can happen. As the anticipation of the season builds, it’s also a time of year when access is still extremely limited, whether … » read more
Vote for Joy
When the joy of doing your sport is your why, your best performance—whatever that may be—typically follows.
A Year Not in Pictures
As Covid restrictions relax in an uneven way, a little reality posting might make the rest of us feel better
Thank You Sir May I Have Another…Season
The vagaries of this year served up a crash course in all the unglamorous but real things you hope will turn an experience into an education.
It’s a long road—bring your friends!
And we’re back, at March 1. Championship season. The pressure cooker. We thought it would be different this year, with a more locally-based racing season. But as long as there are races to be had, and an end to the season in sight, the tension will rise. Athletes will put extra pressure on themselves and parents will wonder why they spend so much time, energy and money on a sport that leaves their kids feeling … » read more
Five Years Later: Buck was not wrong
Seeing so many ski racers blaze new trails to the top has given the kids what Buck was trying to convey to them—a sense of hope.
Defying Gravity
An upside down year with an uneven playing field, offers an opportunity to expand our perspective…and scream into pillows.
A Maradona Moment
Even to those of us who knew little about the enormity of Maradona’s fame, he carried the magic of a superstar. This greatness, even a fraction of it, was what we were aiming for, or so we thought.
The Power of Passing it On: Christin Cooper talks mentoring
Gretchen and Don’s example of owning your talent and good fortune, and caring about those who followed you, was always a light for me.