The Unofficial Pick for Monday January 16, 2012

Athlete Name: Matthew Evans

Freeride Program & Head Coach: Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team - Woody Lindenmeyr

Woody Lindenmeyr -   "Matt is one of the most dedicated skiers I have seen.  He is out there enjoying the sport every chance he gets, which is 6-7 days a week.  It is difficult to get him to take a day off.  He is a complete skier too.  He can ski the park and pipe, tear up bumps, race a course.  There are no bad ski days for Matt, but of course the steeps, cliffs, and powder are where he is most comfortable and happiest.  It has been a privilege to coach him the past 5 years."

Freeskiing, with its travels and opportunities that come with the sport are something that I always promised myself never to take for granted.  In the past ten years, I have been able to travel the world with my freeskiing friends searching for fresh snow, attending freeskiing events, and everything else in between.  In a world where social networking and the internet has brought us all together as one, requesting instant play-by-play updates of our personal interests on a daily basis is always a top priority. When you visit small mountain ski resort towns, the technological demand seems to shift, and that is something I always admired about its occupants.

Northwest Freeride Programs

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The Unofficial Pick for Monday January 9nd, 2012

Athlete Name: Nash Grimm

Nickname: FT (First Tracks)

Freeride Program & Head Coach:  Crystal Mountain - Northwest Freeride Team, Wayne Grevey

J.D. Thompson - Northwest Freeride Coach  "If I had to sum Nash up with one sentence: Hard work and dedication pays off.  I have watched this kid compete, taking lines that only the adults would even think about. Not only skiing sick lines but stomping the landings and controling his speed  Lining up the next hit and pulling off a huge 360.  Nash is always in a great mood and as a team captain it shows when all the kids get on the lift with a smile and leave the mountain with a smile.  It’s always nice to see the ones you coach, growing up and then you end up following them down the hill."