Skiing Perseverance

Having grown up in the Tahoe-Truckee area, participation in athletics and other team activities have taken up a vast majority of my fifteen years, and helped me find a variety of things I am passionate about. Though I am remarkably ardent about anything I embark in, skiing has always reigned victorious to all others. My participation in skiing has alluded me an outlet to escape from whatever outside sources weighed me down, and has given me the opportunity to meet a multitude of benevolent people while traveling in exemplary places. Participation in Squaw Valley Snow Sports has taught me a variety of lessons that I not only utilize on the mountain, but in my day to day life. Perseverance is one of the main skill I have gained through my participation in Squaw Valley Snow Sports. Ski racing, as a whole, is filled with high and low moments, and I believe without the low moments one wouldn't appreciate the glorious highs. I apply this perspective throughout my whole life and use it to motivate myself to be a better student, athlete, and whole person. I am currently recovering from ACL surgery, and I am fairly positive that without SVSS I wouldnt not be as dedicated to returning to snow as strong as possible.
Skiing has always been an extraordinary way for me interact with people of all ages and skill levels, and though ski racing is an individual sport, SVSS has provided me with an incredible team environment.
It is heartening to be surrounded with a multitude of different people, with different personalities, who all share a common passion. When I injured myself, I received an inconceivable amount of support from not only SVSS, but the entire ski racing community. I am filled with gratitude for all Squaw Valley Snow Sports has taught me and the environment they have provided me with. I cannot imagine where I would be without SVSS, but I know through my participation I will continue growing as both a person and
athlete.