My writing has appeared in many outdoor, travel and sports publications. Though primarily sports focused, I cover a variety of topics, including travel, gear, women’s issues, kids sports, outdoor recreation, parenting, and profiles. Heck I even write about scone mixes, muffin tins and knitting. If you need something written, give me a shout! Here are a few samples:
New York Times
Losing My Mother to Alzheimer’s, Then Finding Her Again: I was at first ashamed to admit, let alone articulate that grieving her now, when the loss is complete, feels nothing like I had expected. It feels easy. From NYT Sunday Review » read more
Does it Take a Tiger Mom to Raise an Olympian? Contrary to what the youth sports environment may indicate, There are as many approaches to raising an Olympian as there are Olympians. From NYT Style » read more
SKI Magazine
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The Cushing Crossing: The rich history of ski country’s most epic pond skim. » read more
Legacy: “All snow is good snow,” my Dad’s favorite catch phrase, was often deployed to preempt mutiny in challenging conditions. It said, “There will be no
whining from you…or you or you or you!” » read more
Once an Olympian: The privilege of being an Olympian is a lifelong honor that takes many things, including luck. » read more
The Parent Whisperer: You can’t force a kid into being the next great thing, but you can do a lot of damage trying. » read more
Stratton Style: The mountains of Vermont hardly rivaled those of his native Austria, but Stratton Mountain’s founding ski school director knew good times were more important than towering peaks. » read more
Stowe’s Sugar Slalom: For 66 years the Sugar Slalom has been a rite of spring for New England ski racers – a come-one-come-all, FIS-sanctioned race with the spirit of Mardi Gras and a start list that includes everyone from hula-skirted kids to GS-suited World Cup skiers. » read more
Kizbuhel; Putting on the Kitz with Franz and Franz; Cowboy Up: Dude Ranching in the Rockies; Take a Seat: a (humbling) monoski primer with Chris Waddell; Trading Races: Security slingers live by “Chamonix Rules” at the annual Interbourse ski week.
Skiing History
Thinking Ahead: North American ski academies turn 50 and look to the future » read more
Spider Sabich: The life and legend of Pro Skiing’s All American hero » read more
Montafon, Austria: A winter escape to Hemingway’s Hideaway » read more
What to Expect When You’re Inspecting: Olympic skiers head into the great unknown » read more
What US Skiing Needs To Learn: The winning culture that struck gold for the US Women’s Cross Country Team » read more
Foreign Relations: The rich history, and ample controversy of international skiers in the NCAA »read more
The Art of The Dual: Head-to-head racing kicked off in the early 1960s in Aspen and will debut as a medal event at the Winter Olympics in 2018. Take a look back at—and toward the future of—alpine racing’s most exciting format. » read more
Endless Winter: Led by top racers like Pepi Stiegler, Stein Eriksen and Erich Sailer, summer ski camps were once a booming business at resorts across western North America. From as many as 18, the number of ski areas hosting them has dwindled to a few. » read more
The All-American: Bob Beattie speaks out on the “alarming” state of collegiate ski racing in the United States—and how it can be fixed. » read more
Breaking the World Cup Record: Before surpassing Moser Proell, a look at Lindsey Vonn’s run to be the GOAT. » read more
‘Where Are They Now’ Features
Marco Sullivan: The American Downhiller legacy is alive and well, thanks to big mountain born and bred Marco Sullivan and his band of fast teammates » read more
Erik Schinegger: Austria’s Forgotten World Champion. » read more
Toril Forland: Norwegian Olympian, Collegiate Queen and five-time World Pro Tour champion has made a happy life in skiing. » read more
Nancy Green Raine: The first women’s Overall World Cup winner and two-time world champion serves in the Canadian Senate and is director of skiing at Sun Peaks in BC. » read more AND on the 50th anniversary of the World Cup, she still rips!
Deb Armstrong: After a storybook racing career, an Olympic champion finds a new calling in coaching—and liberation through a recent TBI diagnosis.» read more
Andreas and Hanni Wenzel: Former World Cup superstars and siblings have found post-racing success in the business world.» read more
Annemarie Moser-Proell: The Austrian “Sportswoman of the Century” says her 62-win World Cup record was made to be broken (and it later was). » read more
For more profiles on ski legends. check out: Lasse Kjus, Vreni Schneider, Tommy Moe, Otto Tschudi, Maria Walliser, Kjetil Andre Aamodt, Marc Girardelli, Tori (Pillinger) Robinson
Racer Next on Ski Racing.com
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Oldies but Goodies: Columns from 2014-2017
Thinking Outside the Alps Box Is it time for North Americans to rethink the Europa Cup model? » read more
Follow This Leader: Great coaching takes a bit of art and a lot of heart. » read more
Raising the Bar: Lila Lapanja and Team CLIF bar ski racing fire it up! » read more
Foreign Exchange: World Cup athletes talk about what’s right about college racing in the US. » read more
Continuing Education: Want to keep ski racing after high school? Join the club. » read more
So Long National University Team: N-UNI version 1.0 is done, but class is still in session. » read more
All Grown Up and Nowhere to Go: For American women it’s tough to beat the band. » read more
That Was a Record (not the good kind): Long term development vs short term results. » read more
Validating the College Path: Chances of and options for racing in college. » read more
Some columns from 2015-16 ski season:
How to be a Ski Racing Parent, Bouncing Back From Injuries Part 1, Bouncing Back From Injuries Part 2: Concussions, How to be a Ski Racer Part 1: Anna Marno, How to be a Ski Racer Part 2: Garret Driller, How to be a Ski Racer Part 3: Foreste Peterson, The Skier’s Condo Survival Guide
Some columns from the 2014-15 ski season:
Should You Put Your Kid on Ice this Summer? , The Best Advice You Never Got, The Prodigy Problem, The College Try, Failure is the New Success, Who’s Got the Look?, Hermannator I – The Original, Ski Racing À La Carte, I, Ski Racing Parent, Do Solemnly Swear… , The Price is (Not) Right
Other Fun Stuff
Scrappy, Frugal, Tenacious Redneck Racing in Vermont Ski Areas Magazine (see pg 31)
Guest Post on Non Political News
Featured in Exploring America’s Attitude on Winning, Tahoe Quarterly Magazine, winter 2018
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