Every skier is inspired by racers older than themselves as they serve as motivation to keep racing.
With having kids, lack of snow, and the slow reduction in one's ability to come back from injuries, most master skiers sometimes wonder how much longer they will enjoy racing. Such as never flying into a rage. Also being honest, eating slowly, and lying about your age. John trains at his home in Cambridge Vermont, and at Mt. Mansfield. He started skiing on a Burlington golf course when he was 38, and helped run a 20k race on Mt Mansfiled that was held from 1960 to 1974.