Team
Mikaela Clothier
Birthdate: 11/25/97
Grade: 8
School: South Tahoe Middle School
Team: HSSF Alpine J3
Years skiing/boarding: 12
Years with Foundation: 8
Favorite event: Slalom
Best results: Making the
flip at my first J3 open race, being awarded the Jeff Todd Sportsmanship Award
in 2008, also received the Coaches’ Award in the same year
Favorite trick: I don’t have one
Most influential
skier/boarder: Julia Mancuso
Favorite Heavenly run:
Emily’s Run
Best Foundation memory: Everyday is a great memory for me
Tristan Deatherage
Birthdate: 12/21/98
Grade: 6
School: Adams middle school
Brentwood, ca
Team: Alpine
Years skiing/boarding: 9
years
Years with Foundation: 6
years
Favorite event: slalom
Best results: 3rd
Favorite trick: iron cross
grab
Most influential
skier/boarder: bode miller
Favorite Heavenly run: fire
break, killibrew
Best Foundation memory: having race wars with all my buddies
Conner Funke
Age: 9
Grade: 6
School: Fritsch
Team: Alpine race team
Years skiing/boarding: 4 yrs.
Years with Foundation: 2 yrs.
Favorite event: Race at Sierra at Tahoe 2010
Best results: 15th
Favorite trick: 180
Favorite Heavenly run: Mott Canyon
Best Foundation memory: All of the days.
Trent Funke
Age: 11
Grade: 5th
School: Fritsch
Team: Alpine race team
Years skiing/boarding: 5 yrs.
Years with Foundation: 2 yrs.
Favorite event: GS race at Sugar Bowl 2010
Best results: 29th
Favorite trick: Iron Cross
Favorite Heavenly run: Mott Canyon
Best Foundation memory: All of the days.
Dylan Gooding
Birthdate: 10/27/99
Grade: 6th
School: Tahoe Middle School
Team: Alpine
Years skiing/boarding: 8 yrs.
Years with Foundation: 4 yrs.
Favorite event: Slalom
Best results: 2nd Place, Far West J5-Speed Combi-2010
Favorite trick: 540 Jump
Most influential skier/boarder: Bode Miller
Favorite Heavenly run: Gunbarrel
Best Foundation memory: First Ski Medal @ Kinder Kup
Connor Huber
Birthdate: 8/29/99
Grade: 5
School: Zephyr Cove
Team: Alpine
Years skiing: 8
Years with Foundation: 2
Favorite event: Slalom
Best results: First Year Racing but training to try to be in top 5
Favorite trick: Double Tail Grab
Most influential skier/boarder: Bode Miller
Favorite Heavenly run: Hog’s Back
Best Foundation memory: While practicing racing on World Cup, took a radical fall which resulted in me sliding on my back down most of the run.
Corey Huber
Birthdate: 8/29/99
Grade: 5
School: Zephyr Cove
Team: Alpine
Years skiing: 8
Years with Foundation: 2
Favorite event: Slalom
Best results: First Year Racing but training to try to be in top 5
Favorite trick: 360
Most influential skier/boarder: Bode Miller
Favorite Heavenly run: Mott Canyon
Best Foundation memory: Giving myself a black eye when my knee hit me in the eye after going off a radical jump
Hughston Norton
Birthdate: 7/7/95
Grade: 10th
School: George Whittell High School
Team: Alpine
Years skiing/boarding: 14 years
Years with Foundation: 11 years
Favorite event: downhill
Best results: 1st place Junior Olympics, 1st place slalom at Whistler Cup
Favorite trick: spread eagle
Most influential skier/boarder: Austin Norton
Favorite run at Heavenly: Patsy’s
Best Foundation memory: Leaving at the end of the day
Payton Norton
Birthdate: 4/16/00
Grade: 5th
School: Zephyr Cove Elementary
Team: Alpine
Years skiing/boarding: 9 years
Years with Foundation: 6 years
Favorite event: Super G
Best results: 1st place Overall Boys Tahoe League Series Champion
Favorite trick: moon drops
Most influential skier/boarder: Bodie Miller and Tamara McKinney
Favorite run at Heavenly: Mott Canyon
Best Foundation memory: my first yard sale
Aidan Pascal Rippet
Birthdate: 3/3/03
Grade: 2nd
School: Zephyr Cove Elementary
Team: Alpine
Years skiing/boarding: 5
Years with Foundation: 2
Favorite event: moguls
Best results: Podium finish in Kinder Kup
Favorite trick: 360
Most influential skier/boarder: Payton Norton
Favorite Heavenly run: Killabrew Canyon
Best Foundation memory: Racing
Dean “Dino” Ambrosi
Birthdate: 4/30/99
Grade: 6th
School: Sea Crest School
(Half Moon Bay, CA)
Team: Freestyle
Years skiing/boarding: 9
years
Years with Foundation: 3
years
Favorite event: Moguls
Best results: Hasn’t started
competing yet.
Favorite trick: 360
Most influential
skier/boarder: Jonny Moseley
Favorite Heavenly run:
Killebrew Canyon’s Stateline Chute
Best Foundation memory:
Successfully landing first 360
Gabriella Fisher
Birthdate: 9/14/2000
Grade: 5
School: Lake Tahoe Environmental Science Magnet School
Team: Freestyle
Years skiing/boarding: 5 yrs
Years with Foundation: 2 yrs
Favorite event: Moguls
Best results: First comp will be on Jan 16th
Favorite trick: spread and daffey
Most influential skier/boarder: Hannah Kearney, Shannon Barhke and Hannah Curtzweiler
Favorite Heavenly run: Waterfall and The Face
David W. Glover III
Birthdate: 3/17/99
Grade: 6th
School: Lycee Francais La
Perouse
Team: Freestyle
Years skiing/boarding: 8
Years with Foundation: 2
Favorite event: Single
Moguls
Best results: Iron Kid in the Gunbarrel 25
Favorite trick: none
Most influential
skier/boarder: Jere Crawford
Favorite Heavenly run: Upper Avalanche Bowl on powder days
Best Foundation memory: Pizza & cake on my last birthday
Blog: http://www.speaktheplanet.com/blog/
SNOWBOARD TEAM
Shane Aaron
Birthdate: 4/11/00
Grade: 5th
School: Lake Tahoe
Environmental Science Magnet School
Team: Snowboard
Years skiing/boarding: 4
years
Years with Foundation: 3rd
year
Favorite event: Slopestyle
Best results: First place
Favorite trick: Front 360
Most influential
skier/boarder: Shaun White
Favorite Heavenly run:
Killebrew and Powder Bowl Park
Best Foundation memory: After I finished a Boardercross practice run, I fell flat on my face and split my lip and got a bloody nose. I didn’t want to race, but I did. I ended up getting first place!
Ivana G. Cruz
Birthdate: 10/25/96
Grade: 8
School: South Tahoe Middle
School
Team: Heavenly Snowboard Team
Years skiing/boarding: 3
Years with Foundation: 1
Favorite
event: Boardercross
Best results: First
competition Sat., January 8, 2011
Favorite trick: Ollie
Most influential
skier/boarder: Taylor Chatwin
Favorite Heavenly run:
Canyon
Best Foundation memory: Working on them
Denver Orr
Age: 11 years old
Grade: 5th grade
School: Lake Tahoe
Environmental Science Magnet School
Team: Heavenly Snowboard
Team
Years skiing/boarding: 6
Years
Years with Foundation: 1st
Year
Favorite event: Boardercross
Best results: 2nd
Place
Favorite trick: Front 360
Most influential
skier/boarder: Shawn White
Favorite Heavenly run:
Groove Park
Best Foundation memory: When I learned a front 360
Dustin Orr
Age: 12 years old
Grade: 6th grade
School: South Tahoe Middle
School
Team: Heavenly Snowboard
Team
Years skiing/boarding: 7
Years
Years with Foundation: 1st
Year
Favorite event: Slopestyle
Best results: 1st
Place
Favorite trick: Back 360
Most influential
skier/boarder: Shawn White
Favorite Heavenly run:
Maggies
Best Foundation memory: The
Shredtacular Christmas Party - Rad
