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I enjoyed a few days off after Korea with my teammates Zac and Adam in Sud Tirol, Italy. We stayed with our Italian friend from the snowboard circuit, Rolland Fischnaller. He lives in Val di Funes, Italy near Bolzano, one of my favorite areas in Europe. I took the time to repair my back after...

I regret that things didn’t go as I’d hoped today in Korea. I couldn’t ride 100% in today’s World Championship PGS. I had a bad crash training slalom two days ago that injured my back. It’s not serious, but I was so stiff and sore I couldn’t ride yesterday. I did my best to get...

We kicked off the 2009 World Snowboarding Championships tonight at Sungwoo Resort in Gangwon, Korea with the opening ceremonies. Team USA paraded in second to last, just in front of the host country, Team Korea. It was freezing outside, but a good ceremony, complete with a great fireworks show. I was fourteen years old at...

I am in Heiligenblut, Austria training for World Championships ahead in Korea. I will compete in both parallel giant slalom and slalom in Korea. I love it here in Heiligenblut. The mountains are spectacular. I stare at the Gross Glockner, the highest mountain in Austria at 3,798 meters, from my pension room. Someday I want...

I was back in the finals again today at the FIS World Cup PGS in Kreischberg, Austria. I finished eighth. I won the first run of the quarterfinals with Italian Meinhard Erlacher, but went too straight on the second run and had some issues. I’m pleased to be riding fast and in there. The course...

Merry Christmas! I hope you’re enjoying a happy holiday. I’m stoked to be home in Aspen for a week freeriding and relaxing with my family. The conditions on Aspen/Snowmass have been epic. I’ve been out riding pow every day. Yesterday I rode with my friend Zach and got some shots. Below are a few of...

I finished fourteenth yesterday in the first parallel giant slalom FIS World Cup of the 2008/2009 season in Limone Piemonte, Italy. I was stoked to be in the finals again, my second in a row this season, but bummed to get bounced in the first round by my friend, Canadian rider Jacey Jay Anderson. Jacey...

The Third Annual Aspen Summit for Life 2009 was a huge success last Saturday night. We had almost three hundred uphillers and another one hundred fifty partiers and volunteers atop Aspen mountain to congratulate racers as they crossed the finish line and enjoy the Sundeck celebration. “Funky Miracle” played an awesome concert at the Sundeck...

I had a great training camp at Copper Mtn. the past ten days. I’m having a lot of fun and riding fast. We had a NorAm GS and SL last week. It was a tough field with half the World Cup top seed present. I had a big lead in the GS quarterfinals, but fell...

Copper Camp is underway! I’m stoked to be back on-snow and riding fast. We trained giant slalom the past days, so much fun to be back in the course. There was over a foot a fresh snow the past days on the mountain, but it was firm underneath which made for great training conditions. I’m...