March Athlete of the Month | Jaxon Haser – Park and Pipe/Big Mountain
Jaxon Haser is Podium Sports/Team Summit's Athlete of the Month for March! Jaxon is a Park and Pipe athlete who has participated in Big Mountain. He is an awesome kid to be around! Jaxon has shown amazing sportsmanship and excitement for skiing this season. He even won the Junior Flyin' Ryan award (for sportsmanship) at the North American Championships in Big Sky! Team Summit is so lucky to have an athlete like Jaxon on our team. We are so proud to name him our...
February Athlete of the Month
February Athlete of the Month | Asher Cockrell – Park and Pipe
The Team Summit and Podium Sports February Athlete of the Month is Asher Cockrell – Park and Pipe.
Asher has worked hard all season long and owns his skiing. Each day arrives with urgency and sound planning. From finding success on the Dew Tour Course, winning local rail jams, or leaning into big tricks like double corks- Asher is hungry. He has been known to break ski or two! He recognizes his capacity as a leader. Big things come in smaller packages; Asher is proof. ...
December Athlete of the Month
December Athlete of the Month | Sam Hirsh – Moguls
Sam Hirsh – Moguls
Hard work, Determination, Passion, Courage, Appreciation, Humility, Support, Grit, and Teammate are only a few adjectives that describe Sam. He is a pleasure to Coach, listens to feedback, and is always ready to lend a hand. Sam embodies Team Summit values and core values and will go far in whatever he pursues.
Nominees:
Noah Dippenaar – Big Mountain
Michael Green – Alpine
Asher Cockrell – Park & Pipe
Ronan Muckler – Sn...
Athlete of the Month – Forrest Woodard
Team Summit and Podium Sports January Athlete of the Month
Forrest Woodard – Park and Pipe
Forrest joined our team two seasons ago. Forrest’s skiing is top-notch. He has a love and passion for skiing. Forrest is a fierce competitor, with fun as a virtue over competition results. Forrest is engaged at all levels. As a top athlete, other teammates naturally look up to him. He has grown into a leader and is a team captain. Forrest welcomes our newest athletes to the team with friendship, stoke, and even support on Instagram. Forrest is the athlete always down,” for one...
Athlete of the Month – Ella Kirschner
Ella Kirschner is December's Athlete of the Month. She is a Mogul skier in our Academy program and goes to Summit Middle School. She arrives at training early every day with a huge smile as well as friendly and welcoming interactions with all of her teammates. She works hard at making the improvements her coaches are looking for all while enjoying the environment she is in. With the unique challenges of this season, Ella came up with the idea of making the ribbons and medals that are lacking this season after all of the competitions. Ella has taken on the task of constructing...
Athlete of the Month – Ben Lyman
November's Athlete of the Month is Ben Lyman. Ben is a Snowboarder in our Academy Program. He goes to Snowy Peaks. Ben attended summer strength and conditioning on every opportunity that was available to him. He always showed up with a smile on his face and eager to work hard. Each morning he would assist in setting up the outdoor workout space as well as help in cleaning and organizing at the end of each session. He also helped fellow athletes from all disciplines. If another athlete had questions or needed some guidance with exercise positions Ben enthusiastically lended...
Athlete of the Month – River Mentch
Podium Sports Athlete of the Month:
River Mentch
River has been the embodiment of our big mountain team throughout his time with us – fun, charismatic, helpful, and always willing to push himself. This was River's final year with Team Summit as he will be graduating from Summit High School and moving onto Montana State next year. After battling with a handful of injuries this season, he continued to always come back with a smile on his face ready for more. It's going to be tough to lose River's positive attitude and charisma, but I know he'll continue...
Athlete of the Month – Dylan Smith
Athlete of the Month – Dylan Smith
Dylan is a positive, responsible and caring young man who happens to also be an outstanding ski racer. He had an early-season injury that kept him out for over a month. In just his second race weekend of his season, after returning from an injury and five-week layoff, Dylan qualified for the RMD Team to the Rocky / Central Regional U16 Championships.
More important than this outstanding athletic achievement, Dylan embodies the club's core values daily. His attendance at training is the highest among the team...
Athlete of the Month: January
Athlete of the Month for January: Jadyn
Jadyn has always been a key personality in the Team Summit Snowboard Program. We have seen Jadyn go from a tiny little 8 year old encouraging her friends to a hard charging and aggressive 13 year old on the Boarderx course. This year Jadyn is starting to shine as she moves from being a little kid into a leader in the Boarderx Program. We see her help the younger athletes and we see her execute all the drills and courses with maximum effort every day. 2 Weeks ago one of the kids lost his board down a closed run at Keystone. ...