His training is as intense as his motivation. As a national athlete, he trains or competes on snow 11 months per year. He is normally up by 6 a.m., on the snow by sunrise, and spends three to four hours doing weight, plyometric and aerobic training. In the "off-season" he plays American Legion Baseball, his other passion.

Scott recently graduated with honors from High School and will defer full time college while pursuing his skiing dreams. This year he will whittle away at college electives, to include taking German, an excellent language to know while racing in Europe. He was featured in 2008 by the school in a video that highlights both his academic achievements and his passion for ski racing.

Scott also works two jobs during the summer to support the cost of his skiing. He has some loyal equipment sponsors as well that help make all of this possible. But, the majority of the cost of training to be an elite ski racer falls on Scott's family, and raising funds is a continuous need to help Scott achieve his goals.

Scott's rise to the national stage began in the 2007-08 season when he won a Gold and two Silver medals at the J3 Junior Olympics. He also represented the US internationally in Italy and Canada, and was named a National Development System athlete for the first time.

As a J2 athlete Scott further elevated his game, taking Gold and Silver medals at J2 National Championships his first year, then two Golds and a Bronze his second year. He now holds more J2 National Championships medals than any racer in history. These results earned him invitations to the US Alpine Championships where he was the youngest competitor each of the past three years.

Scott ended the 2010-11 season as one of the top ranked Juniors in the USA for all four events, second in both Downhill and Super G.

Scott's family is his biggest support, including coach and dad, Shep; mom Joy; and siblings Bonnie, Jonathan and Adrienne.

In the 2011-12 ski season, Scott will be racing all of the North American Cup (NORAM) series. His near term goal is to be selected to the World Juniors team (19 and under) which will compete in Italy mid-Winter.

Check Scott's schedule and see if he'll be at a ski slope near you. Come out and cheer him on!

Fun Facts:

• As a baby, Scott rode the slopes with his Dad in a backpack.
• By age 2, he was riding chairlifts and skiing alone. He broke his nose that year when he tucked into a fallen snowboarder, and has worn a racing faceguard ever since.
• Scott has been on skis more than a third of the days he's been alive!
• Scott moved to Sagle, Idaho at age 4, and skied 140 days the first winter he lived in Idaho.
• Although it may sound as though he was raised with a singular skiing focus, Scott has, or does, compete in soccer, baseball and cross country running. He also is an avid kayaker, windsurfer, golfer and water-skier.
• Scott's family has two cats. The goofy one has adopted Scott and she is great entertainment. She's so uncoordinated that she cannot lay down gently. She targets the landing spot, and tips over. She's also so rotund that she cannot get to the top bunk – but that's where she likes to sit while Scott does school work. So he lifts her up (strength training) and she sits there making little mew sounds.

Other favorite activities:

• Baseball – Playing ball is Scott's main off-season thing. He spends most of his summers on the diamond. He's playing American Legion ball now. He catches most of the time, but also is used at all infield positions plus outfield when needed.
• Cross Country running – Scott ran for Sandpoint High School. The coaches were great and he liked the camaraderie of the team. This really helps with his aerobics for pre-season training in Colorado.
• Makin' noise – Scott played the trumpet in band and has now branched into piano and guitar. He got a travel guitar for Christmas last year which is with him most of the time on the road.
• Windsurfing and Waterskiing – Sunny days on the lake with friends.