tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328136220859305782024-02-06T21:21:13.318-08:00Nick GoepperNick Goepperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16665364095034626694noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-832813622085930578.post-54210400285882755862012-01-30T18:57:00.000-08:002012-01-30T18:57:26.714-08:00X Games This past weekend in Aspen Colorado, Winter X Games 16 went off with a bang. I wanted to bring you all up-to-date on my first ever X Games experience. This was my first time ever competing in such a high caliber event. It was a amazing to finally experience the X Games from a competitors point of view. My life long dream as a kid has been to compete in the X Games and it finally came true! And even better, I got my first silver medal! I competed in slopestyle on Thursday and ended up coming in second place! It had to be one fo the best days of my life. X Games is like no other competition because of all the extra media and hype surrounding it. The atmosphere was electric the whole time.<br />
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It was an uplifting feeling to finally stand on the podium at the biggest event of the year. Now that things have settled down a little bit, I have retreated back to Breckenridge Colorado to keep skiing until the next contest. The next adventure will be the third and final stop of the Dew Tour in Snowbasin, Utah. I can't wait until then!<br />
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If you want to see my second place run, check it out here!<br />
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=7508774Nick Goepperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16665364095034626694noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-832813622085930578.post-24004273358418349842011-09-26T08:41:00.000-07:002011-09-26T08:41:45.398-07:00First post in a while.Hey everybody. I haven't updated my blog since New Zealand... I know, you don't have to tell me, I'm lazy. We all get lazy sometimes I'm sure. You have to forgive me. After New Zealand, I spent two weeks training in Park City Utah and then drove back up to Windells to attend the first week of the 2011/2012 school year! If you didn't know, Mt. Hood has glacier snow available all year long so we were actually SKIING the first week of school. In September!. Yeah I know, pretty freakin' sweet if you ask me. After the first week of school I went home to Indana to hang out with friends and family for a week and a half. You know that feeling you get when you can't stop smiling because you're so happy? Well that's how I always feel when I'm stepping off the plane onto Indiana soil. You gotta love the Midwest. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now my adventures have lead me to Toronto Canada for a few days of trampoline training. Then on Thursday, I head back to Windells for the remainder of school until Thanksgiving! Winter is getting closer and closer, keep your fingers crossed for a good snow year. CAN WAIT FOR THE SNOW TO FALL!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5yNQ4CEXHgd4ebjvTyOPfLWKVgb-BlN5xwZIBu7cdTQRDiJNFs4PiurhAE3V9Q4X8-4TX-2ssgppUKA-bztnwg6IW-nSAD_Azh464frIW2S2OnOPtZEmz2tuuHOpNZGiyOCea2_2cqb8/s1600/IMG_0471.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5yNQ4CEXHgd4ebjvTyOPfLWKVgb-BlN5xwZIBu7cdTQRDiJNFs4PiurhAE3V9Q4X8-4TX-2ssgppUKA-bztnwg6IW-nSAD_Azh464frIW2S2OnOPtZEmz2tuuHOpNZGiyOCea2_2cqb8/s400/IMG_0471.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div>Nick Goepperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16665364095034626694noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-832813622085930578.post-64671499612542198662011-08-18T22:26:00.000-07:002011-08-18T22:26:51.673-07:00New Zealand Winter Games SlopestyleHello everyone,<br />
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So far, we have competed in the halfpipe and slopestyle of the New Zealand Winter Games. Halfpipe didn't go so well and I ended up with an 8th place finish. Halfpipe day was a nightmare. There were gloomy clouds hanging over Cardrona ski resort all day and made it extremely difficult to see in the halfpipe. However, the next day I managed to place 3rd in slopestyle over at Snow Park. The weather cleared up the next day for the slopestyle event and we were graced with lots of sun and no wind. The event went great. The Kiwi's sure can put on a good contest! <br />
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Thanks to all my sponsors who have helped with my trip in New Zealand. Volkl/Marker, Under Armour, Dalbello, Smith, Kicker, and god watchin over. <br />
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Lake Wanaka at sunset<br />
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Nick Goepperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16665364095034626694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-832813622085930578.post-23940351854108484102011-07-18T22:52:00.000-07:002011-07-18T22:52:28.472-07:00D.O.D. (Dear Old Dad)Hey everyone. These past few days have bee great. Why have they been great you might ask? Well my dad came to visit me in Oregon! Pops made the trip out from Indiana to Oregon for three days to hang out with me at Windells. I had to show him around though because he had never been to Windells before. We went on a couple hikes, explored the city if Portland, and enjoyed scenic views of Mt. Hood.<br />
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Here's dad enjoying his first time on Mt. Hood. <br />
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Dad had fun. I'm glad he got to enjoy the Oregon experience!Nick Goepperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16665364095034626694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-832813622085930578.post-40293536555518543342011-07-08T11:52:00.000-07:002011-07-08T11:52:26.989-07:00Initial Summer Update<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbGj8bnTqVLYhL8RjrQTmpIaTF-Scg-6vIkVA_r2DVD0cTSVmFGLX2EgPc6A3UDJ-r9O_u1tHOn7kWHe8PBY5JmjWJ5s9vGaGofHpDXRpbF5w9-SxSd6FZifZhysG-Y-n2XF-0cACU7z8/s1600/IMG_0089.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>Hey guys, I know it's been a while since I last posted but there has fortunately been a TON going on! My life is wild and I'm glad I can share it with the rest of the world. I've been through a bunch since I last posted about West Coast Sessions. Since the end of West Coast sessions I've enjoyed some time at home, learned some new tricks at Windells, participated in a wicked photoshoot, broken my arm, and braved a ski mountaineering camp in Tioga Pass California. It never seems to stop. I'd like to give you a full re-cap on what's been going on this past month. Lets start with my time at home.<br />
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Immediately after West Coast Sessions, I caught a plane from Portland back to Indiana to visit my family for two and a half weeks. It was a great visit. I was ecstatic to finally re-unite with my friends and family back home after a wild winter. There was only one problem though. I came home with the UGLIEST goggle tan from the slopes. My parent even forced me to endure church one morning with me looking like a fool. My little brother can vouch for me on that.<br />
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After Hanging out with friends and family for a while, I flew back out to Windells to start my summer skiing season. Although, at first it sure didn't seem like summer...<br />
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</div>Nick Goepperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16665364095034626694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-832813622085930578.post-22584649729198149072011-05-11T12:12:00.000-07:002011-05-11T12:12:08.045-07:00West Coast Sessions 5West Coast Session 5 went off with a bang this year. Some of the best skiers in the world all congregated near Mt. Hood Oregon to session one of the sickest parks/jumps in the world for 4 days. The outcome was spectacular. This year was the best West Coast Session to date. I hope it never goes away! Enjoy the photos and videos of the amazing experience.<br />
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Me and my good friend Jared Karon standing under the jump. I'm on the left.<br />
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We were team purple! Nick Goepper, Jared Karon, Lyman Currier, and two other fellows. <br />
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Steadily gettin blunted (almost) <br />
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Team purple gettin inverted. You know how we do. <br />
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Right now I'll be at Squaw Valley for the next week training at the Red Bull performance camp. Expect big things! It's already off to a good start! (knock on wood)Nick Goepperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16665364095034626694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-832813622085930578.post-30863734809373712862011-04-14T23:28:00.000-07:002011-04-14T23:28:29.418-07:00Spring Cat Skiing is Pretty Sweet.It's great to be back in Lake Tahoe. I love it here. The last time I was here was in January for the first stop of the North Face Open Parks and Pipes Series at Northstar resort. Well let me just say that since then, Tahoe has been getting TONS of snow. The main reason I'm in Tahoe now is for the annual Volkl High Fives big air event at Alpine Meadows ski resort along with the Red Bull training camp at Squaw Valley. Every year Volkl Skis sponsors a big air competition put on by the non profit organization called <b>High Fives</b>. High Fives is a group that originated in Tahoe to help disabled skiers continue to do what they love out on the slopes. Volkl usually brings out some of their athletes every year to partake in the event. I was fortunate enough to be acknowledged by Volkl to join the High Fives crew this year.<br />
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Check back for more update on High Fives and the Red Bull camp!Nick Goepperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16665364095034626694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-832813622085930578.post-44075241202779873742011-04-02T17:38:00.000-07:002011-04-02T17:38:10.132-07:00France Digitally DocumentedI'd like to show you some awesome photos from my experience to France. I probably just looked like an ignorant tourist while taking most of these, but they'll provide good memories to come. Read the captions above the photos to inquire what they're about.<br />
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These are the alps from the aerial view of our plane, pretty small right?<br />
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The next step is the Dumont Cup in Sunday River Maine. We're flying to the East Coast and will be there for a week and a half enjoying some New England hospitality. More posts surely to come. I love New England. CheersNick Goepperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16665364095034626694noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-832813622085930578.post-14929664383554864382011-03-17T03:12:00.000-07:002011-03-17T03:12:09.998-07:00European X Games QualifiersNick here, reporting from the riders lounge in Tignes at the European X Games. Just wanted to let you guys know that I had a GREAT day yesterday even though I didn't make finals. There were 24 competitors in qualifying and they took the top 8 to finals. I ended up finishing 13th after my 2 runs were over. I skied my best and landed both of my runs and couldn't have been happier. I'll be cheering my friend Alex Schlopy on today in finals. It should be a great show!<br />
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A view of the Alps from the Plane.<br />
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A crystal clear lake with mountains jetting up in the background on our way to Tinges.<br />
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A view of the slopes form the balcony outside our hotel room.<br />
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I apologize for not keeping the blog updated in so long. A combination of a small injury, and an uneventful 2 weeks are to blame for that. The blog should be back in full swing now though. I'm feeling much better since my little concussion 2 weeks ago at the Dew Tour and I'm skiing fairly well. Today was my first time competing since I hit my knoggen. I managed to slide into 5th place at the inaugural Winter Park Freeski Open today. I took it pretty easy in the contest and decided to save my body for my trip to the European X Games in 4 days. As of now, I'm starting to mentally and physically prepare for Euro X. It should be a great trip. Check back on the blog for updates from Europe! <br />
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Here's a quick photo of me and fellow Windells Academy Student Jared Karon chilling in our hotel room.<br />
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Nick here, checking in from Park City Utah. This is my second day on snow in Utah this season and it was sick! I arrived here two nights ago from X Games in Aspen Colorado. Unfortunately, I was not able to compete in X Games seeing that I was an alternate for slopestyle, but I had fun! It was my first time experiencing X Games live in person. I have always watched it on TV growing up and it was unbelievable to actually be there. The next few days will be spent training here at Park City and then practice starts this Tuesday for the last stop of the Winter Dew Tour in Snow Basin, the Toyota Championships. I think I'm going to make an edit with some friends in Park City over the next few days so be on the look out for that.<br />
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For now, here is a little throwback edit. This was my first ever promo that I made at the age of 12.<br />
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This past week I've been training at Mt. Snow on their famous Carinthia all park mountain face. The parks as well as the people up here are great. Big thanks to you guys for supporting me! Here is a quick little video we shot over the course of the week, and introducing the first ever Windells Academy Park and Pipe Skills Enhancement Camp. <br />
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We're flying into Columbus, Ohio tonight and then driving to Mount Snow, Vermont to train for a week before the Dew Tour. Although it is called the ICE Coast, I always manage to have a good time there. The parks are fun and the people are always stoked. It should be a good trip. I'll blog again when we arrive in Vermont.Nick Goepperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16665364095034626694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-832813622085930578.post-88031806561102169502011-01-09T16:22:00.000-08:002011-01-09T16:22:05.292-08:003rd Place!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9bnQYFCNORK8WkFNdflVA5_VdKrxJnRfgU_eQKCCqn7VrPNynZAhKX6AUwweaksohwhVcj_ZHYtwtm4_xr9SLWa10p2EVPzUJwVVOv1Ok0x9-V5VGhIu05Yfwpn7p9kmuOeyRVJ479Tk/s1600/NSTAHOENickGoepper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
</a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-xEG3RVcJz03lHMVMlnb5-9peiHJrXZAWbtJtRNRg1PQ_sYj8ZiarQ1nSK9e8xb1dKrqUC3FMzAVjETvrHbY_Op9d_glYKxx_XMbDwSeTw_FGqpIW-7bJtexrbDF8jqsIC7p5qfHJnko/s1600/NSTAHOEMensPodium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-xEG3RVcJz03lHMVMlnb5-9peiHJrXZAWbtJtRNRg1PQ_sYj8ZiarQ1nSK9e8xb1dKrqUC3FMzAVjETvrHbY_Op9d_glYKxx_XMbDwSeTw_FGqpIW-7bJtexrbDF8jqsIC7p5qfHJnko/s400/NSTAHOEMensPodium.jpg" width="400" /></a>Hey guys! Reporting from Lake Tahoe at the moment, I just got done with halfpipe at the North Face Park and Pipe Open Series. I'm not much of a halfpipe skier yet... but I try my best. The highlight of the weekend was my third place finish yesterday in slopestyle finals. I managed to make it through semi finals and then through finals with my runs. The competition was insane! So many awesome riders were out here. Props to everyone who was out here. Everybody killed it! Thanks to my parents, my sponsors, and God for helping me out this weekend! <br />
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