Born and raised in Mt. Auburn Iowa, I moved to Ames for college at Iowa State University.  Started skiing at age 20 after a holiday trip with family (Dec. 27 2004) and fell in love with the sport instantly.  I then began working at Seven Oaks Rec in Boone IA in January 2005 and have been a ski instructor there for three seasons now. 

Purchased my first new set of skis (Atomic Urban Triplets! seen here->) in the fall of '06 and began trying newschool tricks and entering competitions. I plan on moving out west this summer and working at a large resort starting in the fall to continue my passions of skiing and teaching skiing.

Growing up in Iowa and only skiing for three years before finally making it to Steamboat Colorado in March 2007, I realized how much I had to learn the instant I headed down my first run on Steamboat Mountain. After three days of the hardest skiing of my life, I felt like that really was the place for me to be.  While I loved the mountain and the surrounding town, it just doesn't seem like the proper place for a young, single, hard-charging kid to spend his 20's.  Now the plan is to move out west this summer and get on to a resort that not only has the size and challenges I'm looking for, but also is in close proximity to a young adult crowd (aka single chicks!).

So here's to lots of snow and good times!