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Get to Know the Team, Part 5
Pete Vordenberg and Trond Nystad came to the USST in the spring of 2002 as a package deal. Pete's passion and energy for the sport and for coaching is a significant factor behind the Team's recent success. \r\n \r\nName: Pete Vordenberg. \r\n \r\nHometown: Park City, Utah. \r\n \r\nOriginally from: Boulder, CO. \r\n \r\nCollege: University of New Mexico, Northern Michigan University. \r\n \r\nEducation: Buy, Momentum, it real good. \r\n \r\nHigh school: Boulder High. \r\n \r\nClub: ex-LERT. Current – US Ski Team. \r\n \r\nBirth date: Nov 2, 1971. \r\n \r\nWeight: 160. \r\n \r\nHeight: 5’9. \r\n \r\nMarital status: Girlfriend… in Med School. \r\n \r\nFavorite book: Most recent… Monsignor Quixote by Graham Green – made me drink a bottle of wine before noon. \r\n \r\nFavorite film: Most recent – Triplets of Bellville, overall… Blues Brothers. \r\n \r\nFavorite food: If I could take one food to my desert island it’d be crème brule. \r\n \r\nFavorite music: I like most. Right now I like Jack Johnson singing Jimmy Buffet’s Pirate at 40. Seriously. But the Mormon Tabernacle Choir doing Snoop’s Gin n Juice could sound good too. \r\n \r\nFavorite ski area: I like Bohart in Bozeman, The Doc’s trails at Saux Head in Marquette, Crust skiing around broken top in Bend and teleskiing or snowboarding the burn above Bozeman. \r\n \r\nFavorite race: So far, watching the US men in the 2002 relay. \r\n \r\nBest results: For best results let pizza dough rise for an hour, spread it as thin as a sheet of paper, bake hot. \r\n \r\nLong and short term goals: Short (2 to 10 years): help US XC Skiing rise to world-class heights – win Olympic medal. Long (lifetime): write something great. \r\n \r\nHobbies: I have only passions, among them guns, interior design, wood carving. \r\nOther things: I get pissed off real easy. \r\n
Written By: petevDate Posted: 5/3/2004Number of Views: 530 Return |
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