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MEET THE INDEPENDENCE RACERS
| Bonnie Snow | |
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One of the original Independence racers, Bonnie has been
at this game since age four. She was twice selected to
the PNSA Junior Olympic team and in 2005 was the top
seeded girl in the Northwest. In 2006 she suffered a
back injury while sledding and missed most of the
season. She became a certified USSA coach in 2007 and
coached our J6s the 2007-8 season. Bonnie is headed to
University of Montana in Bozeman where she intends to
continue skiing and racing recreationally.
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| Scott Snow | |
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Scott Snow began skiing at 18 months, and racing at age
four. He won his first NASTAR National Championship at
age 7 and won a total of five by age 12, making him the
winningest Junior NASTAR competitor in history. Scott
has won more than 40 USSA races, and represented the USA
internationally at both the Trofeo Topolino and Whistler
Cup in 2008. He is now a USST National Development
Athlete and one of the top racers in the world for his
age. Unlike most elite racers, Scott does not train in
the summer, but instead pursues his other passion...
baseball.
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| Jake Diel | |
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| J4 | |
| Michael Demko | |
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Michael has been part of Team
Independence for the last 4 years. He likes to ski
fast, ski the pow and enjoys his friends on the team.
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| Alexander Baker | |
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Alex began skiing at age 2 and has always enjoyed it. In 2005, after competing in Independence's Jr. Race Series Alex realized he really loved racing and joined Team Independence the following winter. Over the last two seasons Alex has become an all mountain skier and continues to develop his racing skills. He even raced in his first NASTAR National Championships in 2008. This will be his third season skiing with Independence Racing Team. |
| Cory Diel | |
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| Brendon McCoy | |
| Christopher Cordova | |
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Christopher Cordova was introduced to skiing at age 4 while on a vacation with family in Lake Tahoe. Since his family relocated to North Idaho from Oregon in 2003 he has been skiing Schweitzer Mountain ever since. Christopher got the racing bug while attending the Independence Junior Race Series in 2006. In 2008 Christopher qualified as a Silver racer to represent Schweitzer Mountain at the NASTAR National Championships. His experience at Nationals made a real impression on Chris and his motivation to be a part of this special team was evident. When Chris is not skiing his other passions are Soccer, he is a member of the Strikers U12 team, and Boy Scouts of America. Winter 08 will be Chris’ first season as a member of the Independence Race Team. |
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| Quinn Donnelly | |
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Quinn Donnelly has been skiing since the age of 4, and racing with Independence for 2 years. He earned a ribbon at his first race at 8 years old, and realized then that this is a sport he enjoys and can excel at. Skiing with Independence allows Quinn to learn the disciplines of racing, as well as becoming an all mountain, all terrain skier. Because ski racing is both a team and individual sport, Quinn is learning to work together as a team, and work on increasing his own racing ability. In the 2009 season, his goal is to represent Team Independence as a J5 racer standing on the podium. |
| J6 | |
| Sarah Donnelly | |
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Sarah Donnelly is
one of Team Independence's newest members. She spent one
season watching from the slopes as her big brother, Quinn,
raced, and decided that it "looked like fun". Sarah enjoys
training on the Nastar course, as well as learning to
navigate the steeps and fresh powder. She has become
passionate about this sport, and also loves the camaraderie
of the team dynamic. She is looking forward to racing as a
J6 for the 2009 season. |
| Brayden Demko | |
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The 2008-2009 season will be Brayden's second year with the team. Brayden thinks the races are fun and his team mates are nice. |
| Nathan Demko | |
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The 2008-2009 season will be Nathan's
first year on Team Independence.
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