Athlete Portfolio
SUMMARY OF ATHLETE
A lifetime involvement in competitive sports, including participation, administration, and promotion. Ongoing relationships with corporate sponsors. Personal connections with all types of media. Participated in over 20 freeskiing competitions since 1999. Featured numerous times in freeskiing publications and a highlighted athlete in multiple worldwide distributed ski films. Current member of the USSA,IFSA, and USPA. Annual freeskiing coaching positions across the globe. Persuasive, detail-oriented personal manager who overcomes obstacles to successfully complete tasks, physically and mentally, in and out of the freeskiing industry.
EDUCATION
• B.S. Communication/Electronic Journalism (2007)
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Participation
• Professional Freeskier since 1999.
• Extensive athletic background.
• Worldwide coaching experience.
• Featured in numerous ski films to date.
• Featured in numerous ski publications to date.
• Contributing athlete to marketing ideas to all companies involved with
• Knowledgeable in product design and construction, research and development, and other aspects of the ski industry information process.
• Freelance writer for Freeskier Magazine and Freeskier’s “Ski Time”
• United States Parachute Association member
• Accomplished BASE Jumper
MEDIA: MOVIE EXPOSURE
Using freeskiing expertise, athletic abilities, personal marketing techniques, and personal contacts has created respectable exposure within the freeskiing industry in the following forms:
• Freeskiing World Tour 2010
Host and Announcer for live freeskiing event for TV, Web, and live audience.
http://www.FreeskiingWorldTour.com
• RSN’s “Reel Thrills’ with Glen Plake
One hour show as a featured athlete highlighting the 2008 Go Fast Games.
• “Playground” 2007 Warren Miller Film.
Featured Athlete in ski film. For release fall 2007.
• “Riding the Edge.” Exit Point Productions.
Featured athlete in BASE jumping documentary featured in Taos Mountain Film Festival 2008.
• “City Park City”: A Film by Jim Managan.
Featured athlete in ski film. For release fall 2006.
• “The Free World” Exit Point Productions
Featured athlete in BASE jumping film. 2005
• “High Five”: Level 1 Productions
Featured athlete in ski film. For release fall 2004
• “Stimulus Response”: Rage Films/Team 13
Featured athlete in ski film. For release in fall 2004
• “Volume Video Magazine #11”: Blue Ribbon Productions
Featured athlete in video magazine. For release summer 2004.
• “Journey”: Warren Miller Entertainment
Featured athlete in ski film. 2003
• “Salad Days”: Teton Gravity Research
Featured athlete in ski film. 2003
• “Forward”: Level 1 Productions
Featured athlete in ski film. 2003
• “Strike Three”: Level 1 Productions
Featured athlete in ski film. 2002
• “Second Generation”: Level 1 Productions
Featured athlete in ski film. 2001
MEDIA: PHOTO EXPOSURE
• The Ski Journal Volume 2, Number 2.
Full-paged photo. March 2008
• Skiing Magazine. Volume 60/Number 6.
1 Full-paged photo. March 2008
• Skiing Magazine. Volume 60/Number 40.
3 Full-paged photos. Dec. 2007
• Skiing Magazine Ski Test.
Ski Test participant for 2008-9 magazine print and Snowbird, UT.
• WBRU 95.5 FM, Providence, RI.
Dec. 2007 Guest on radio show promoting Warren Miller Entertainments, “Playground.”
• Radio From Hell Morning Show KXRK 96.3 FM, Salt Lake City, UT.
Nov. 2007 Guest on radio morning show promoting “Ski Utah.”
• Skiing Magazine.
Ski Tester for numerous issues fall 2007.
• Skiing Magazine.
Season’s Best Photos by Erik Seo. Nov. 2007
• Spike TV’s “World’s Most Amazing Videos.
Oct. 2007
• Powder Magazine November 2006.
Ski Base Article.
• Freeskier Magazine, Powder Magazine, SBC Skier Magazine.
Numerous DNA athlete advertisements. 2005-2006
• Freeskier Magazine publication issues:
February 2003: Full page photo
October 2004: 4 pages of photos
November 2004: Full page sequence
December 2004: Half page lifestyle photo
January 2005: Full page photo in photo annual
November 2005: DNA full page ad, full page write up on Park City, UT
• Freeze Magazine publication issues:
December 2002: Half page photo
March 2003: Full page photo
• Powder Magazine
February 2003: Half page photo
• DNA Product Advertisements
(Print) 2002-current featured athlete in worldwide ad campaign for DNA outerwear.
Print includes: Freeze, Freeskier, Powder, SBC Skier.
• Volant Product Advertisements
(Print) 2000-2004 feautred athlete in worldwide ad campaign for the Volant ski company.
Print includes: Freeze, Freeskier, Powder, SBC Skier, Ski, Skiing.
• European Television feature on Crested Butte Mountain Resort Spring 2003:
featured CBMR athlete in 1 hour television show highlighting the resort.
MAJOR EVENTS PARTICIPATED
The following is a list of competitions participated in within recent years:
• 2008 ESPN Winter XGames
Stage Manager for Halfpipe and Slopestyle events.
• 2008 Ski Salt Lake Photo Shootout.
Participating athlete in photo event.
• 2007-2008 Go Fast Games
Royal Gorge, Colorado.
Invite only BASE jumping event.
• 2007 US Freeskiing Championships
Crested Butte, Colorado.
Judging Staff.
• 2006 APOOPA Ski Base Event.
Event coordinated by Shane McConkey and JT Holmes.
• 2005 ESPN Winter XGames
Judge and standby commentator
• 2005 OLN Winter Gravity Games Judge and standby commentator
• 2005 New Mexico Freeskiing Championships at Taos, New Mexico.
Finalist
• 2000-2003 US Freekiing Open
Vail, Colorado.
Participated in multiple events including; Slopestyle, Big Air, Skier Cross and Half Pipe.
• 2001-2004 US Extreme Skiing Championships
Crested Butte, Colorado.
Finalist all years participated. 8th place in 2003.
• 2002 World Heli Challenge
Lake Wanaka, New Zealand.
3rd Place Heli Slopestyle
• 2003 Snow Park Invitational
Lake Wanaka, New Zealand.
1st Place
• 2002 Red Bull Rail Jam
Queenstown, New Zealand.
1st Place
• 2004 Canyons Big Air
Park City, Utah
4th Place
• 2003-2004 Freeskier Jib Fest
Mount Snow, Vermont, Aspen, Colorado, Copper Mountain, Colorado.
Invite only photo shoots for featured articles.
COACHING AND OTHER EVENTS PARTICIPATED
The following is worldwide coaching experience and other events participated in:
• Cycle for a Cause 2009
1500 Miles West Coast Charity Bike ride to Raise money for fallen Ski Industry Icons.
Event Organizer and Participant.
• Axis Freeride
Park City, Utah
Head Coach for year-round freeskiing Program. 2008-current
• World Record BASE Jumping Event
Twin Falls, Idaho. July 2006.
Event staff and participator for SpecialOps.gov charity.
• New Zealand Freeride Camp.
Head coach 2002-2004.
Wanaka, New Zealand.
• Camp of Champions
2002 Freeskiing Coach.
Whistler, BC Canada.
• Players Run Road Rally
2004 across the U.S.
Celebrity, invite only, cross-country road rally for charity.
• Freeskier Magazine Valdez Alaska Photo shoot
2004 Invite only trip to Valdez, Alaska for an exclusive story in one of the 2004-5 Freeskier Magazine issues.
Athlete selected by Senior Editor, Tom Winter.
• Skiing Magazine’s Annual Ski Test
Irwin Lodge, CO
Featured in September 2001 and December 2001 Issues.
Invited and participated in the Skiing Magazines 2001-2002 “Big Mountain SuperHero” ski test.
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