Hig Roberts took an unconventional path to the top of alpine skiing.From growing up in Steamboat Springs to skiing at Middlebury and earning a spot on the U.S. Ski Team,…

Three-time Olympian Resi Stiegler grew up skiing in Jackson Hole, the daughter of Olympic slalom champion Pepi Stiegler. From those early days roaming the mountain as a kid, she went on to make the U.S.…

What does it take to build one of the most successful programs in NCAA ski racing?In this episode of Fresh Corduroy, host Craig Zolan sits down with legendary Dartmouth coach Peter Dodge for an…

What does ski racing really look like outside the World Cup spotlight?In this episode, Craig sits down with Elsa Powell, creator of the YouTube channel Fall Liners, which documents the unfiltered…

When people think about collegiate ski racing, they think NCAA.But every winter, nearly 5,000 athletes compete through the U.S. Collegiate Ski & Snowboard Association (USCSA) — across alpine, Nordic, snowboard, and freeski disciplines.In this…

Ski patrollers are there before the lifts spin and long after they stop — often invisible on the best days and indispensable on the hardest ones.In this episode, Craig sits…

In her return to Fresh Corduroy, Annika Hunt reflects on a whirlwind stretch of her career—making her first World Cup starts, racing on the sport’s biggest stage, managing nerves and expectations, and navigating…

Raphael Lessard’s path to the World Cup wasn’t linear—and that’s exactly what makes it so compelling.In this episode of Fresh Corduroy, World Cup speed skier Raphael Lessard joins the show to…

Former Division I ski racer Kelly Brush joins Fresh Corduroy for a powerful conversation about ski racing safety, adaptive sports access, and how culture—not just equipment—shapes risk on snow.After a 2006 collegiate racing accident…

Tricia Mangan is an active World Cup alpine ski racer for the United States — but her path to the highest level looks very different from what most people expect.Growing up…