I was reading today about a local Big Sky snowboarder and instructor, Paul Overby, who was nearly beaten to death after trying to stop two thief’s from stealing his friends moped. He has a website which is tracking his progress through multiple surgeries. His medical expenses are estimated to be $2,000,000 and [...]
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Industry Profile: Okemo Snowboard Clinician K.C. Gandee
Photographer Erica MarciniecPhoto courtesy of KC Gandee
Shay: So tell us about yourself?
KC: I’m a 30 year old snowboarder from the suburbs of Washington, DC. I spent 8 years teaching people to ride at Massanutten, VA and moved to Vermont in 2003 at my wife’s, [...]
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Even though I was 15 years old, I made my way to the hiring clinics the beginning of the 98-99 season so I could become an instructor. It took weeks of off-snow clinics and on-snow clinics but I achieved the status of snowboard instructor.
My first season teaching snowboarding
In the beginning I was very nervous during [...]
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