Tag Archive: News

I was in Michigan last week visiting Camp Mishitanki, a transplant kids camp sponsored by University of Michigan. The camp took place in Oscoda, MI in North Eastern Michigan. It was awesome recreating with the kids and sharing my message of “Dreaming big” and “Never giving up” with them. I was in Detroit for the...

I just got back from a fun weekend of kiting and surfing on the Oregon Coast. I grabed my boards and wetsuits Friday and headed to the beach to escape the Central Oregon heat last week. It was a sauna here in Sisters. The weekend temperatures were around one hundred five degrees. Too hot for...

I celebrated my sixth anniversary since my liver transplant by carving fast turns on my snowboard this morning atop Mt. Hood. I remember riding again for the first time seven weeks after my transplant in September of 2000 at Mt. Hood. I’ll never forget the sensation of being back on-snow for the first time and...

Missy and I arrived back in Sisters, Oregon earlier this week. It’s nice to be back in Central Oregon again. Tuesday I spoke in Charlotte, NC, sharing my transplant and snowboarding stories with the Carolina Medical Center Team. After working hard to wrap things up in Aspen and being on the road speaking, I’m happy...

Thanks for your patience during our construction on the site. We’ve been working hard to improve it for exciting updates ahead. I hope you’re all enjoying a great start to the summer. I’ve been busy speaking, training and playing hard. I participated in the Transplant Games a few weeks ago in Louisville, Kentucky, running in...

We have been updating and improving the site this spring and therefore have been lagging on the updates. Thanks for your patience and understading. The “on-line journal” will be up and running again soon. ThanksCK

I’ve been on the road the past weeks, busy spreading the donation message. April is National Donation Month, so share your decision with your family. I was in NYC a few weeks ago as the spokesperson for Saturn’s National Donor Day celebrating the launch at Times Square of Saturn’s new fleet. Check out Saturn’s exciting...

Happy Easter! I hope you’re enjoying a great holiday weekend. It’s closing weekend at Aspen/Snowmass for the season. I got some runs in yesterday on the mountain with my family. It’s a beautiful Easter Day here today. I celebrated Easter with my family today by feasting on a spectacular Sunday brunch.I joined the Ride Across...

Our 6th Annual Camp was a great success. I feel like everyone that attended had fun and got better. That’s what it’s all about, and why I continue to do it each year. For those of you that joined us, Thank you. I hope you all had a great time and learned a lot. Thanks...

I’m finally back home in Aspen after a long competition season. I was hoping to finish the competition season with a win at Nationals, but I got knocked out in the PGS in the first round. I was riding solid and felt like I was in a position to win, but it didn’t seem to...