{"id":13364,"date":"2019-01-30T07:49:03","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T15:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/?p=13364"},"modified":"2025-06-26T08:42:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T08:42:26","slug":"the-taylors-are-officially-a-ski-racing-family-at-least-for-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drjimtaylor.com\/4.0\/the-taylors-are-officially-a-ski-racing-family-at-least-for-now\/","title":{"rendered":"The Taylors are Officially a Ski Racing Family (at Least for Now)"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2011, when my daughters were five and three, we joined the Sugar Bowl Ski Team. At that time, I wrote an article titled, \u201cMomma, Don\u2019t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be\u2026Ski Racers<\/a>.\u201d In the article, as our family was just entering the ski racing world, I expressed considerable ambivalence about whether I wanted our girls to become ski racers.<\/p>\n

Then, in 2015, I wrote a follow-up article title, \u201cSliding Down That Slippery Slope Toward Ski Racing<\/a>,\u201d when our daughters were nine and seven. We were now veterans of the Sugar Bowl Ski Team and were showing some pretty significant signs of becoming a ski racing family. We had a winter ski lease near Sugar Bowl, I had bought vises and tools to tune our girls\u2019 skis, and we were choosing skiing over other winter activities so we could get to the mountains as much as possible. They also began racing in Tahoe League races, the local Far West race series. Yet, we were still only skiing every other weekend and getting in around 35 days a winter on snow. At that time, when our daughters said they wanted to be ski racers and I thought about the time, money, and opportunity costs involved in our sport, I didn\u2019t question whether they were up to the challenge; instead, I asked myself whether I was.<\/p>\n

\"Atomic\"Such uncertainty may seem pretty odd from a guy whose life has revolved around ski racing since I was six years old. My ski racing journey from Mad River Glen to Burke Mountain Academy to Middlebury College to University of Colorado (and two years on the old pro tour) has shaped both my personal and professional lives. The powerful life lessons, learned life skills, ups and downs, travel, and camaraderie all had a immense influence on who I became as an adult. Plus, I had seen many of my fellow racers from back in the day have children who also found meaning and joy in our sport. Why wouldn\u2019t I want our daughters to have similar experiences if they found a passion for ski racing?<\/p>\n

Well, here we are another four years later and it\u2019s happened. Yes, I think it\u2019s safe to say that we are officially a ski racing family. How do I know? Here\u2019s how:<\/p>\n