White Fish Mountain Resort Case Study
122 Days
122 days, in 122 days at Whitefish Mountain Resort he set a record of strength and endurance bell to bell without a rest. A man from Kansas left us all in his dust; he set a record that left everyone in shock. Many before him had tried to break the record by skiing sunrise to sunset everyday they could, but they grew tired and weary so they could not go on. Ken Jones had the strength and integrity to destroy the colossal record. After 24 years without skiing he skied an insane 8,058,144 vertical-feet; Taking only one night off and half a day where he was covered in rain (consequently he never skipped another day). Alongside Ken we would ski up to 76,000ft without night skiing and on night skiing days we topped out at approximately 115,000ft. Never stopping for food we would talk about delicious warm food …show more content…
Ken never bragged, and he never asked for any recognition even after breaking Tony Cooper’s record by a whopping 2,445,400ft., and Ken never pushed or disrespected other skiers on the slopes or in line. While Ken moved very quickly very few people noticed him due to the fact that he skied with very tight, quick turns that kept him on the edge of the ski runs. He proved that if you do something right, people will notice, you don’t need to tell them.
I spent days on chairlifts talking to Ken; I learned his life story. Every trick he learned in his 122 days he taught me. A simple man from Kansas inspired me by taking a 13 year old boy he met on the chairlift and took him under his wing and was simply friendly. In the words of Maya Angelou “success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it,” I think Ken truly embodied these words in his journey to breaking the record. I skied 2,350,491ft. (9th place overall), with every single run I skied I became a better skier, but every chairlift ride I spent with Ken I became a better
122 days, in 122 days at Whitefish Mountain Resort he set a record of strength and endurance bell to bell without a rest. A man from Kansas left us all in his dust; he set a record that left everyone in shock. Many before him had tried to break the record by skiing sunrise to sunset everyday they could, but they grew tired and weary so they could not go on. Ken Jones had the strength and integrity to destroy the colossal record. After 24 years without skiing he skied an insane 8,058,144 vertical-feet; Taking only one night off and half a day where he was covered in rain (consequently he never skipped another day). Alongside Ken we would ski up to 76,000ft without night skiing and on night skiing days we topped out at approximately 115,000ft. Never stopping for food we would talk about delicious warm food …show more content…
Ken never bragged, and he never asked for any recognition even after breaking Tony Cooper’s record by a whopping 2,445,400ft., and Ken never pushed or disrespected other skiers on the slopes or in line. While Ken moved very quickly very few people noticed him due to the fact that he skied with very tight, quick turns that kept him on the edge of the ski runs. He proved that if you do something right, people will notice, you don’t need to tell them.
I spent days on chairlifts talking to Ken; I learned his life story. Every trick he learned in his 122 days he taught me. A simple man from Kansas inspired me by taking a 13 year old boy he met on the chairlift and took him under his wing and was simply friendly. In the words of Maya Angelou “success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it,” I think Ken truly embodied these words in his journey to breaking the record. I skied 2,350,491ft. (9th place overall), with every single run I skied I became a better skier, but every chairlift ride I spent with Ken I became a better