PSIA-AASI

About Nicholas

A ski instructor since 1994, Nick began in Washington State at Ski Acres Ski Area (now known as Summit East), working for John Mohan’s Ski School. He then spent nine years teaching at Big Sky Resort in Montana, where he ran the training program at the Big Sky Ski School. After that, he moved south to Colorado to work as the assistant director to teammate Bobby Murphy in running the Telluride Ski and Snowboard School. Still in Colorado, Nick is now the director of the Ski and Ride School at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. He has won several 1st and 3rd place finishes in National and World Powder 8 Championships. Nick spends his free time on his cross or mountain bike and when he can sneak away to the coast he enjoys kite surfing. He is also a competitive unicyclist and is currently working on juggling while cycling! This is his second term on the team.

Vital Stats

Hometown: Seattle, WA

Resort: Crested Butte

Sponsors: Rossignol, Smith, Hestra, Patagonia

Favorite run: The Gullies (Big Sky, MT)

Favorite travel destination: Europe

Favorite movie: Braveheart

Ski morning breakfast: Yogurt and cereal. I am also a big fan of Marmite and toast.

Après style: Wherever the good band is playing.

Playlist: Ben Harper, Lucinda Williams . . . pretty laid back.

Skis on: The new Rossi S7 and the Rossi CX 80 Classics

Coolest place I've ever been: Ireland. I lived in Clare County and taught school over there. The people are so friendly and the pub environment and culture is very exciting to be around.

Has skied in: France, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Canada, New Zealand, United States, Austria

Top three off-snow activities:
1) Biking; road and mountain
2) Kite surfing
3) Kayaking

Unusual talent: I can ride a unicycle. Have been riding for five years.

The best thing about being on the PSIA Alpine Team: Traveling and skiing all the different resorts around the nation.

Snowsports goal: To excite all the instructors in the Crested Butte Ski and Ride School and get them involved in PSIA-AASI.