PSIA-AASI

About Scott

Scott has been involved in skiing and outdoor education since his college days, when he supervised the telemark and cross-country ski programs for the legendary Dartmouth Outing Club in New Hampshire. He’s employed his certifications in teaching, avalanche, and guiding throughout the Rocky Mountain West for resorts, colleges, private outfitters, and several renowned Outward Bound schools. A racer for and past president of the U.S. Telemark Ski Association, Scott enjoys applying high-end technique in all mountain skiing and teaching. A Wyoming all-season mountaineer, Scott works as training manager for Jackson Hole’s celebrated Mountain Sports School and guides with Exum Mountain Guides in the Tetons. His latest passion is backcountry skate skiing, and he has posted over 18 trans-Teton tours on light gear, and other distance tours around the West. This is Scott’s third term on the PSIA National Nordic Team and his first year as coach.

Vital Stats

Hometown: Jackson, WY

Resort:  Jackson Hole Mountain Resort   

Sponsors: 22 Designs, Smith, Leki, Hestra, Duofold, Patagonia, Alpina, Crispi, Mountain Khakis

Favorite run: The Crags, Jackson Hole

Favorite travel destination: Nagano and Hokkaido areas in Japan

Favorite board game: Chutes & Ladders

Après style: Go home, crack a beer, make dinner for the fam!

Playlist: Folk and Acoustic: Dar Williams, Nancy Griffith, David Wilcox, John McCutcheon, Mary Black, The Chieftains, and more…

Coolest place I've ever been: Deer Creek Falls, Grand Canyon

Average days on snow each season: 150

Most memorable ski moment: One April, I was skate skiing on perfect corn high in the Teton backcountry in total solitude, when I ran into two Belgians with frame backpacks, blue jeans and freshly bought cowboy boots.

Top three off-snow activities:
1) Bake   
2) Climb
3) Bike

I would like to meet . . . Barack Obama.
PSIA-AASI makes me . . . realize how much fun it is to learn, and share skiing and instruction with guests and instructors.

Unusual talent: Unicycling

Something not many people know about me: I grew up in Nashville, TN.

Snowsports goal: When I grow up, I want to be a ski instructor. It’s the best job going!

The best way to become better at your chosen snowsport: Take on and master another.