How has the place you grew up in shaped who you are today?
The place I grew up in has given me many opportunities and has shaped me into the person I have become. It has shown me that if you work hard enough you will get where you need to go. It has shown me that powder days and face shots are where I find my peace. But it has also shown me how big the world actually is. It's almost as if we have a glass bubble over the Vail Valley. We have astounding doctors with advanced technology right here. So with all of these resources surrounding us it's hard to see a world away from it. It's hard to picture a place where water and food resources are lacking and where people die because they don't have the resources and educational technology to keep them alive. It's hard to picture because I have a filled pantry and fridge and yearly scheduled doctor checkups. It makes me sad that my world consists of me taking advantage of things that many other people around the world don’t have access to. I have grown up in a place of innocen...