Tommy Moe - Olympic Gold Medal Ski Racer, Alaska Heli-Ski Guide, Co-Founder of Tordrillo Mountain Lodge in Alaska

The SnowBrains Podcast

Tommy Moe - Olympic Gold Medal Ski Racer, Alaska Heli-Ski Guide, Co-Founder of Tordrillo Mountain Lodge in Alaska

Episode #28

Brought to you by Tamarack Resort & Alta Ski Area

"The great thing about skiing that I really enjoy is just the fact that you're in control of everything that's happening. It's like you can turn your brain off and start making turns down the mountain; you just don't think it's all reaction. I'm 51 years old now and I still feel like a little kid when I'm on the slopes.”

“Downhill ski racing sure is fun. I mean, it's like being your own race car, but there's no frame around you to save you. It's just aerodynamics, skis, a skin tight suit - zip it up, pull up your tidy whities and go for it.”- Tommy Moe

My guest today is Tommy Moe.

• Tommy made the US Ski Team at 16 years old
• He started competing on the World Cup at 20
• Tommy was the 1st American male ski racer to win 2 medals at 1 Olympics - 1 gold and 1 silver both at the Lillehammer Norway Winter Olympics in 1994
• He wore a Cowboy Hat at the Gold Medal Ceremony
• He went to three Olympics - 1992 in France, 1994 in Norway, and 1998 in Japan.
• Tommy was on the cover of Sports Illustrated in 1994
• He was a 5-time national champion
• Tommy podiumed 7 times on the World Cup & skied in 3 world championships
• He was on the World Cup for 9 years and on the US Ski Team for 12 years
• After his impressive ski racing career, Tommy co-founded a world-class Alaska heli-ski company named Tordrillo Mountain Lodge in a roadless, remote zone in Alaska
• Tommy is a lead heli-ski guide and his company hosts some of the best skiers and riders in the world including Travis Rice & Cody Townsend
• Tommy was elected to the US National Ski Hall of Fame in 2003

Please enjoy!

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