A 1994 gold medalist with the U.S. Olympic Ski Team, Tommy Moe is now on the road competing for a share of the $500,000 prize purse in the Ford Downhill Series.

Tommy, do real men carry purses?

Alpine Meadows | Diamond Peak

Be sure to see our continuing coverage of the Ford Downhill Series when it comes to our neighborhood in Lake Tahoe at Squaw Valley on March 2-5, 1999!

Hello SnowPeople!! SnoWoman had the exciting opportunity to speak with U.S. athlete Tommy Moe on Saturday, December 12, 1998, right after his win at the second race of the Ford Downhill Series in Beaver Creek, Colorado. Our conversation was very brief, but hey, when your whole career can be affected by as little as one-tenth of one second, I imagine a 30-second conversation can feel like an eternity. This race will air on NBC TV on Saturday, January 16, 1999, at 2-3PM EST (that's 11-12 Noon PST). Tommy and team partner Kyle Rasmussen also took a 1st for the U.S. as a team. Conditions were excellent - lots of sun - hard, grippy snow, and a turny, technical course. Good job, Kyle and Tommy!!! I also had the opportunity to speak with athlete AJ Kitt, who did not ski in the race due to a wrist injury, but still managed to remain in the spotlight by covering the event for NBC TV. Picabo Street was also there, working for NBC. I talked to AJ a little bit about how he manages to continue to love a sport that can be so punishing physically. He shrugged that one off by saying simply that "injuries are a part of any sport". Gosh, AJ, that's kind of like saying "if you charge it on the VISA, the bill will come". I guess the point is that skiing is a sport that continues to push our limits outward on what our bodies and minds are capable of as human beings, whether you're an internationally ranked ski-racer, or an intermediate skier still fighting fear at the top of the run on an icy day. AJ did have a couple of wise words - when I asked him how the skiers function up there at the top while waiting for their turn to come out of the gate, he answered that although some racers get super-serious, the general idea up there is to stay focused, and to stay loose at the same time. This is SnoWoman, reporting to you on the Zen of Ski Racing from here in Incline Village, Nevada. So long for now - talk to you next time……….

December 3-6:   Aspen, CO.

December 10-13: Beaver Creek, CO.

January 7-10:   Mammoth, CA.

January 22-24:  Sugarbush, VT.

March 2-5:      Squaw Valley, CA

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