Meathead East Coast Skiing Adventure Movies & Films

Hey, good to catch up with you, aren’t you super busy this summer doing “Thunder Road?” What is that?

Thunder Road is a quarter mile short track in Barre, VT that holds stock car racing every Thursday night during the summer months. It's regarded as the best short track in North America. It's one of the most technical and hardest tracks to get around due to high banking and a turn 4 that pinches off really hard (I've found the wall more then once myself). I'm racing a car that basically looks like a NASCAR car, but just a little toned down. We're doing about 75 miles per hour down the backstretch, which might not sound like much until you see how small the track really is. There is a ton of R&D to be done in order to make these cars go really fast, so like you said...I'm super busy. Plus my father and I just opened up a new business so I'm straight out.

Didn’t you just spend a ton on a new car for that?

After it's all said and done we'll have spent about $25,000 on a car, trailer, and tools. It's not cheap but the thrill is worth it and if you're going to be competitive you gotta spend some haybails.

What was it like being sponsored by Floyd’s Carpeting?

That was my old car before I painted it. My new sponsors are VT Auto Brokers (my business), Endless Summer, Skitek.net and Granite City Brewing (I get free beer there).

Where have you been that past two years since viewers last saw you in “Born From Ice?”

I have been out in Alta, UT. I have been there for 6 years excluding the "Born From Ice" season. I have been shooting with Steve Lloyd and working on promoting Line skis in the area.

How was your experience in Newfoundland this past winter?

Newfoundland is an amazing place. The people are soooo nice and the surroundings are epic. You feel like you're at home up there even though you're 1,500 miles from Vermont. We got a little unlucky with the conditions as it rained just before we got there, but it did make for some super technical, steep as hell lines where if you fell you were going to be in big trouble. I'm working on getting up there for a month or two next season so I can hit up some of the bigger lines that were off limits due to conditions. There's so much to offer up there...I can't wait to get back to Newfoundland.

What was Jackladders and what was the deal with the “Ugly stick?”

I don't remember...I had one too many beers. Just kidding. Jackladders was the bar just up the road from where we stayed in Newfoundland. We happened to find ourselves in there one night and along came the Ugly Stick. The Ugly Stick was this wood stick that was about 4 feet long. It had beer caps screwed to it, a ribbed mid-section and a tin can on top of it. You hit it with a stick and bounced it off the floor in order to make these cool sounds that go along with almost any music. Well, after a bit of playing it there was this local chick that I challenged to a "Stick Off". The rest you'll have to see in the movie.

Who are your biggest inspirations?

My brother Chris has always been my biggest inspiration. He's been a huge role in my success as a skier. He has always been supportive and helped me through the tough times. He's guided me on my travels and we've skied some of my most memorable days together. I would also like to include my sister-in-law Ellen and Girlfriend Amber. They both have been through life struggles that you couldn't even imagine and come out on top just by putting there heads down and concentrating on what they really want outta life. It really motivates me to try my hardest to be the best I can.

You’ve taken some involvement in the development of LINE skis ’08 models. Which is your favorite and why?

Jason L is always up for suggestions so I took it upon myself to get more involved with Line as a whole cause I really believe in the products and the people behind the movement. My focus is primarily on the Prophet series as that's what I ride. The graphic for next season is a mountain scene that connects the 130/100/90. If you put em all together they are one big picture (kinda like the old Burton custom did back in the day). I was very passionate about the series being a beautiful work of art rather then a crazy funked out graphic cause these are the skis that are going to appeal to most of the public. Some 50 year old guy isn't going to buy a graphic that's whacked out. Tim and J agreed. We are also working on some other ski designs for the future, but I can't talk about that right now.

Are there hot chicks in Barre, VT or is it desolate?

There are wicked hot chicks in Barre and they all go to T-Road. I'll show ya when you come down. They are all rednecks, but that's not a bad thing. I've been trying to get Rooster to come down so I could fix him up, but he's too scared. I mean they might have a kid or two, but who cares if they don't look like it...Right!

Who is your favorite Meathead jibber and why?

Baxter is the sickest Jibber outta all of them fools.

Who is the greatest living big mountain skier in your mind?

I'll tell you who I look up to...but all you skiers out there might hate me. Terje Hakkonson is the sickest big mountain rider, hands down. Check out his huge decent last year. Nobody can step that up...nobody. OK, if you need a skier I'd go for Hugo Harrison. He puts the hammer down big time.

Are you going to be in the East this winter?

I hope to make it back a few times. I love coming back home and ripping around VT. You can take me outta Vermont, but you can never take the Vermont outta me.

Any Shoutouts?

I'd like to thank my friends and family for always being there for me. Special thanks to Everyone at Line Skis, Scott Goggles, Asterisk Kneebraces, Eider, Alta Ski Lifts, Bern Helmets and Vist Bindings.