Ski and Snowboard News, Deals, and Events

Jill Adler

As Level 3 PSIA certified ski instructor with a masters degree in journalism and a law degree, Jill was chosen to helm our team of ski testers and keep them in line. She was on the UCLA race team before driving off to Aspen to work for the Aspen Highlands race crew and KSPN television. A NBC- Salt Lake City job offer brought her to Park City, Utah, where she soon jumped the corporate ship and joined the Deer Valley Resort Ski School for the next 15 years. When that became too corporate as well, she carved her own niche as a freelance outdoor writer, ski model, ski industry expert and associate editor for OnTheSnow.com.

Rachael Hodson

Rachael Hodson, our youngest teammate, followed her love of skiing from Washington to Utah. Entrenched in the ski industry for more than 15 years, she worked as a tech rep for Atomic, a ski instructor at both Alta Ski Area and Solitude Ski Resort, and was a freeskiing competitor and sports action model before turning to ski writing. Rachael currently makes her home at the base of Little Cottonwood Canyon with her husband and two sons, Noah, 6, and Isaac, 3. When she's not writing for local outdoor publications as well as www.onthesnow.com, she fills her days on the slopes with her little ones...unless the steep and deep calls her. Then, it's time for the babysitter to take over.

Greg England

As a racer in college, Greg started teaching Telemark, Nordic, and Alpine skiing at Sundance Resort. That was in 1993. He moved to the Deer Valley ski school where he taught for 10 years from 1994 to 2004, before schussing back to his home resort. After five seasons with the Sundance ski school, he both instructs guests and trains other instructors. He is a PSIA level 3 certified instructor as well as a certified pilot.

Kris Egan

Kristin Egan is a Level III PSIA certified instructor with 20 years experience teaching at Deer Valley Resort. She is a staff trainer for other instructors and was named a Deer Valley "Instructor of the Year". Kristin hales from Bozeman, Mont., and in addition to making the perfect groomed turn, loves to ski steep chutes, powder, moguls, and anything that gets the heart pounding.

Ralph Raffin

Born in Ueberlingen Germany, Ralph raced for six years on the FIS circuit in Europe, then the U.S. Pro Tour before finding his way to the Deer Valley Resort Ski School. He has his Staatlich Gepruefter Skilehrer as well as his PSIA and USSA certifications. He is also a DECL coach for PSIA-Intermountain. "I have skied all of my life, all over the world, I can make a turn to the left, a turn to the right and sometimes I can go straight."

Mark Hodson

Mark is a lifetime resident of Utah making his home in Park City where he currently runs Christy Sports at Deer Valley. His extensive knowledge in the ski industry comes from working as a former World Cup technician and owner of ARCS ski shop, specializes in hand and race tunes. He's a master technician and adept at all factors involved with ski design and technique.

Sherri Harkin

Growing up in Montana inspired Sherri's outdoor passion, especially for skiing. With certifications as a PSIA Level 3 instructor and ACE trainer (Accredited Children's Educator) and Level 1 IOGA (Idaho Outfitters and Guides Association) backcountry ski guide, her love of skiing encompasses both technical and pure pleasure perspectives. Sherri has spent more than 20 years teaching skiing from her start at Bridger Bowl Montana to Kitzbuel Austria to Utah, Idaho, and now Colorado. Being both a professional skier and a professional photographer has taken Sherri around the world with her skis. Find Sherri's photography here and at www.sharkinphoto.com.

Joey Stoeger

Joey calls Snowbird Ski Resort home. As a PSIA examiner and clinician in the Inter-mountain division, he teaches all levels, abilities and ages including other certified instructors. With 17 years under his belt at Snowbird and a past that includes a USSA and collegiate race carrier, The Bird looks to Joey to coach their Steeps Camp. He is currently training his 2 and 5 year-old boys, Alec and Gunnar, to be the next wave of U.S. world cup racers.