The 2014-15 winter was only my third season on skis.
It was a big deal.
It still feels like a big deal eight years later.
There was barely any snow on the ground, our boots stunk, and we were over it.
And then we got an email from Thea at Sierra at Tahoe.
That news revitalized our spirits.
So we rallied, and made the most of Sierra at Tahoe.
Dave took me seriously, and gave me a shot.
I dont know what it cost him to have that park built.
I dont know what it cost those resorts to put us up and comp our tickets.
Probably not much, thats the point of marketing budgets after all.
But the payoff on my end was incredible.
Since then my definition of making it has changed.
Somehow Im still writing for newschoolers and working for friends I made on this website.
And I love it.
But I want more people to be given the sort of opportunities I was.
Skiing is bad at that.
But we can be better.
Thats sort of the point of making it.
So take that risk, give that new face a chance, give em a shot.
What do you really have to lose?
