One of skiing’s finest flavors and weirdest characters has announced his retirement.
We wish him nothing but the best in this new chapter.
How old are you?
Bout to be 27
Where are you living now?
Greensboro, VT
Basic rundown of where your life is at?
I am living in a small home importing water for me and my Dog.
I have a yurt where I have been woodworking and a greenhouse where my composting toilet is now.
Basic outline of your winter?
I started out riding for Killington and making early season Weaks.
I practiced nadas spinning and proly tried over 500 before back got real bad.
So you’re ‘retiring,’ looking back, what do you think of your career?
Everyone evolves as a human through their life and they may experience different stages.
My stages just so happen to be displayed online which can be weird at times.
What are your thoughts?
Yea its a pretty lame word, makes it a bigger deal then the situation is.
I am just onto a new chapter for however long it may be.
I am still a skier,
Looking back what do you see?
What sticks out to you personally?
Any moments, trips, etc that stick with you?
Rail Gardens 4 life.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BBD0oxsFyWd/?taken-by=comptonsweak&hl=en
The Rail Gardens
Why are you calling it quits now?
Was it the industry?
Skiing has been absolutely everything for the past 10 years.
That past 3 years I have been skiing with a really bad back.
I have taken falls where I shouldn’t have walked away from but did with a smile.
All the abuse over the years along with the driving has taken a toll.
4 weeks ago I woke up and could barely breath or walk and had a paralyzed foot…
I am stubborn with western medicine and stick to things like shiatsu and acupuncture…
I looked at my situation as a canary in a coal mine.
What is next for your skiing?
Am I off-base with that?
Skiing has always been much more then a career or anything along those lines.
Do you think youll leave a legacy as a skier?
What will it be?
Do you even care?
I made a post on instagram about my situation a few days ago.
The response from kids literally brought tears to my eyes.
Any chance of pulling a Brett Favre?
I would love to be able to ski 100% again.
What is next for your life?
Are you going to stick around the industry?
If you could go back and tell your young self any piece of advice, what would that be?
DONT EAT SHIT FOOD AND STRETCH, and maybe dont jump through that tree.
Advice for anyone else trying to make it in the ski world?
Shout outs and thank yous?
