I had the opportunity to go skiing with Todd Eastman. He has an amazing ski biography and stories to complement his experiences. I am looking forward to interviewing him in the near future to share his story and love of the sport. I was able to get some highlights from him as a precursor to dive more deeply into his skiing career in the near future.
These are the bullet points he shared with me- that I’m looking forward to filling in the details with him.
- Taught XC, Tele, DH skiing starting in late 1970s in NYS, Vermont, Colorado, and Wash.
- Got into nutty backcountry skiing with climbing friends in Adirondacks in 1970s.
- Learned how to XC ski at high level beginning in 1970s from trying to keep up with friends who were good racers.
- Did lots of XC racing from 1980 onward.
- Raced in Olympic Trials 88, 92, 94, 98, 02, never made the Games but sometimes close.
- Lots of National Championships
- Ranked in top 15 in US several years, top 30 a bunch, got old…
- Did lots of ski marathons as sponsored racer
His clinic was a ton of fun and got me back OUT THERE.
Check out the Photo Gallery of our day.
Here he is throwing down some parallel turns on his classics:
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