Its been really nice to be home and its my favorite time of the year. The most beautiful warm fall days and crisp nights. Biking, hiking, the trees are coming alive. I feel like Im on a roll for getting stuff done. I wish I was here for the next two weeks but I have to jet down to Park City to work out. I guess they just don’t get that some people have a family and a life other than being a meat head in the gym. But like always we seem to find a way to get it all packed into the day. I had a day of booking tickets and now I feel like Im ready for the next couple months with plans.

 

I went to Mountain Athlete today in Jackson and It was awesome, Hadley got me to go and Rob put us through a kick ass work out. Man that guy can push you to the limit! Now for some more biking and enjoying my only week at home! I can’t wait for the next adventure but it feels good to just be me, do my thing, relax, hang at the home which built my soul and wait for the snow to fall! I need to get on it with the winterizing of the house!

 

 

Resi 101: Resi Stiegler has been with Shred from the beginning. Not only has she tasted successes in her ski career, but her creativity, vivaciousness, love and zest for life has made her a great asset to the team. Resi is recovering from various knee injuries and is again training with the US Ski Team. Check out all the details on Resi at her website: http://Resi-Stiegler.com

Andy Phillips has a bit of a different story to tell than most ski race athletes. Soft-spoken Andy Phillips is a prime example of the U.S. Ski Team National Development System. A development teamer in 2007, he was upgraded to the U.S. C Team after the 2008 season, but turned down the nomination in favor of a two-year LDS mission in Oslo, Norway for the 2009 and 2010 seasons.

He’s back to skiing and already impressed coaches at the spring on-snow camp in Mammoth Mountain, CA. In between working out at the Center of Excellence in Park City, Phillips is taking classes at Westminster College during the summer months before heading to the Southern Hemisphere for some more time on-snow before getting into the competitive season.

ANDY SAYS
Living in Norway for the past two years was one of the best experiences for me. It gave me a chance to grow up and gain discipline in some areas in which I was lacking, and will attribute to my skiing success.

Being out on your own in a different country and not knowing the language is a difficult situation, but because of these circumstances I was able to push myself to learn the Norwegian language and acquire much needed skills.

As I came home from my mission, I did not know what to expect when I got back on skis at our Mammoth camp, but I knew that it would take much longer than two years to take ski racing out of my system. After some much needed free skiing with Sasha and a few days to compose myself and find my balance, I was able to get back up to speed and begin where I had left off in 2008. I now look forward to some more skiing this summer and to the start of next season.

FIRST TRACKS
Phillips started skiing when he was two years old with his dad at Snowbird, Brighton and Alta. He started racing at the age of five. He grew up at the base of Little Cottonwood Canyon in Sandy, Utah. He got his start at The Waterford School then moved to Rowmark Academy in Salt Lake City. Then he turned to the Park City Ski Team before joining the U.S. Development Team in 2007 and jumping to the C Team the very next season.

OFF THE SNOW
Phillips plays the violin and piano. Stays summer fit by wakeboarding, hiking and swimming. Biking, yes please – road and mountain. Grabs a good book from time to time and loves kicking back with his family.

We had a great day and week getting helmet shipments out. Not sure of the total count but today alone, we must have shipped hundreds and hundreds!

60% of the helmets have been shipped since arriving on Wednesday; hundreds to one customer, all packed Wednesday night and picked up Thursday morning, countless pallets…

I’ve attached some pictures from the day and the “FedEx Mama” asked us to decorate her truck. We obliged.

All dealers will have their helmets next week, so if you’re hungry for your SHRED HELMET, call your local store and see what stockthey’ve got ready for you!