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MEET THE INDEPENDENCE RACERS
The 2011 Independence Team at the 49 Degrees North Race
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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 has the most Junior National medals of any male athlete in history with three Gold medals (Super G 2008, 2009 and Downhill 2009) a Silver medal (Downhill 2008) and a Bronze medal in Giant Slalom in 2009. Scott was named to the US Ski Team at the age of 16 and is now in his second season with the team and is still the youngest member. Scott is also an avid baseball player and competes in AA American Legion ball |
Cory Diel |
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Cory Diel learned to ski on the slopes of Schweitzer when he was 3 years old. He started ski racing at age 5 when he participated in the Friday night race series that Independence Racing Team sponsors on January Friday nights. Since age 6 he has been racing on the Independence team. Over the years he has become more successful earning 3rd place in league for 2008. Cory can often be seen launching off the cornice or ripping some deep powder. The opportunity to ski race provided by the Independence Racing Team has been excellent for Cory |
Brayden Demko |
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The 2011-2012 season will be Brayden's fifth year with the team. Brayden thinks the races are fun and his team mates are nice. |
Catherine Brenner |
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The 2011-2012 season will be Catherine's third year on Team Independence. |
Nathan Demko |
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The 2011-2012 season will be Nathan's fourth year on Team Independence. |
Baden Brenner |
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The 2008-2009 season will be Baden's third year on Team Independence. |
Myriah Stenvers |
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Myriah is a late comer to the ski scene but she adapted to the sport as a truly natural athlete. She was a Seattle city girl who had never skied before she arrived in 2008 at the age of 6. Myriah was skiing blue runs her very first days at Schweitzer. Her second year on snow skis Myriah was on the Independence Racing Team, literally learning to ski in the race course. She was consistently in the top four finishers in J6 for the last three seasons. Myriah will be 10 in January and will compete in J5 this season. She is looking forward to a great season racing for Independence, improving her skills and meeting her goals. Myriah is a natural athlete and in the off season she is an avid slalom water skier, but knows the importance of education. She is a gifted student and an avid reader. |
Ethan Cox |
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The 2008-2009 season will be Ethan's first year on Team Independence. |
Crosby Schmidt |
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The 2008-2009 season will be Crosby's first year on Team Independence. |
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. |