Athletes: August 2008 Archives

A couple weeks ago we celebrated the end of July by heading up to Mt. Hood to meet up and shred with Red Bull team rider Angeli VanLaanen. We rolled up to the lift at Timberline and got up on the glacier just as the racers were getting out, and cruised around with Angeli as she sessioned Windell's jumps, rails, and pipe. Afterwards, we sat down and talked about her season, injury, the former USSR, and being a Red Bull rider. 

What are you doing up at Hood?

I had an ankle injury this season that I was taking some time off to let heal, and I got the A-OK after the Fourth of July to come ride. So I started biking and doing some mellow stuff and then came up here to see how I felt on my skis.

And how's is it?

It's going good. I'm going every other day to be nice to my ankle, but overall it's feels pretty solid.

What have you been working on  up here on snow?

Definitely just getting my ski legs back. Just jumping, doing basic stuff.