Brenna Butler

I started skiing when I was 4 years old and started racing when I was 5. Skiing has always been a part of my life and my whole family does it. I love skiing groomers but also love skiing back bowls out west. My favorite place to ski is Winter Park in Colorado. I am 15 years old and race for my high school, Tyrol Basin, and Mad Alpine. This year I went to state and was an alternate for nationals. I live 30 minutes aways from Tyrol and I ski 4-5 days a week. Winter is my favorite season. Usually, on the weekends in winter I get to the hill at 8:45 and stay till 3 pm unless I have a race. On weekdays after school, we head to Tyrol for practice and complete my homework and study in the car. I am a straight-A student and take all Honors classes. Skiing is my favorite thing in the whole world because you are outside, with your friends and going fast.

• Motivation

  What drives me is my motivation to get better. I know that results will only come with hard work and dedication. I always am wanting to improve myself so that I can be faster and ski tighter lines. I never want to get done with a race and feel like I didn't leave it all out there, I go 100% all the time because you need to train like how you will race otherwise your racing won't get better. You can never stop improving even in the summer I do dry land so that in the winter I can come back stronger.

• Goals

  My short term goals are to improve my arc in the turns and working on generating speed on the flats. Result wise I want to go to State again and go to Nationals. Long term I would like to ski in college on a team or club. After college, I want to continue racing and coach possibly. Skiing is a life long sport and is great for you too!

• Other Interests

  Outside of skiing, I play soccer and golf. This year I played golf for my high school team and was double rostered on JV and varsity. I played fall soccer but this year our spring season was canceled. I started playing golf two years ago and started playing soccer when I was seven. I love to go on hikes with my family and go canoeing and kayaking. In the summer I also like sailing with my friends and spending time at the pool and lakes.