When trying new tricks on snow for the first time, it could be pretty scary. I feel good to be right in the middle of that. Julia: The progression in the sport has been pretty amazing. WestportMoms: What’s been the biggest challenge of all that you do? At that point I was at SMS (Stratton Mountain School) and starting to take the sport seriously instead of “only” as a fun family thing (which I still love to do when I can!) I continued to enjoy both until I was 14. to me, it felt more free and expressive than skiing. I spent the rest of the trip snowboarding and very quickly was able to keep up with everyone and wound up loving it. My attitude was, hey my dad could just rent me another pair! He told me I had a perfectly good snowboard back at the condo. On a family trip to Beaver Creek when I was 11, I was skiing in the woods with my dad and uncle and broke one of my skis. Julia: I tried it for the first time when I was 9, but I had been skiing since I was 3, so I wasn’t crazy about starting all over, so I would do it occasionally, but really stuck to skiing. WestportMoms: When did you start snowboarding and was the love for it immediate? For my early snowboarding career, it wasn’t too far from the mountains in New England, so we were able to do easy weekend trips & even a day trip if we were really motivated. Some other specific places I loved were Maritime Aquarium, Children’s Museum and Devil’s Den. As a result, I have great memories of going into the city on great day trips, but my day to day was/is spent going to the beach, going on great, long bike rides and doing adventurous stuff in my backyard (climbing trees, building a skate ramp, zip line etc). Julia: I think Westport is the perfect combination of outdoor life and open space while being really accessible to NYC. WestportMoms: Tell us a little bit about growing up in Westport? Doctors, Dentists and Healthcare Professionals.
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