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As a ski instructor at Stratton, VT, I spent first couple years doing mostly group lessons with young adults and kids 7-12. Teaching groups is a very effective and quick way for an instructor to learn..."hey, do I like doing this ski instructor thing?!" Think about it...watching one by one as...

I started skiing in the mid-70s in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania; from then on, I found myself entrenched in the industry. I have worked in various ski shops from suburban to ski town to resort, giving me a well-rounded perspective on what skiers want from their gear. That experience was...

Height: 5' 11" Weight: 170 lb Years skiing: 26 Days per year: 60 plus Home mountains: Steamboat, Arapahoe Basin, Copper Mountain, Loveland Preferred terrain: Bumps, trees, steeps, powder, perfect groomers Skiing style: Technical Preferred ski characteristics: A combination of fun and...

Rudi Riet is a USSS alpine ski racing coach in the Mid-Atlantic, as well as a former FIS and USCSA racer. He's also a consultant for micro-mobility solutions in urban and suburban spaces, a political consultant, an IT consultant and project manager, and the former chair of a 501 (c)(3)...

I have long felt more comfortable with skis on my feet than without. I grew up skiing in Colorado, graduated from CU-Boulder with an English degree, and for some reason immediately moved to Washington, DC. I actually used my English degree there, but I didn't ski very much. I worked as an editor...