Cory Snyder - Telemark Skier
The introduction:
Cory first started skiing as a two year old at Cannon Mountain in Franconia, New Hampshire. His uncle set him up on straight K2’s with 3 pin bindings and leather boots when he was seven. He bought a seasons pass to Cannon and started skiing every weekend, using both telemark and alpine skis. His Uncle happens to be a high school friend of Chris Rice (Former US Team Member and National Champion) and that was his introduction to racing. The 2007 season saw Cory's first racing action, with a win at the Gunstock Sprint Classic. In the 2008 He attended nationals in Tamarack, Idaho. He also raced in the World Cup Finals in Sugarbush, VT, earning him a nomination to the US Development Team. The rest as they say is history
Goals and Motivation:
The pursuit of the perfect telemark turn. In my decade on the US Telemark Ski Team, I can honestly say that I have never made one. However, I do know that whenever I come close, the feeling is unparalleled (pun most certainly intended). It is the relentless pursuit of that feeling that keeps me going. That and who doesn't want to be the best telemark skier in the world?
Why do I Telemark Race?
I race because telemark is skiing in its most full and pure form. It is the ultimate ski race. From the sheer rush of laying deep arcs through gates, hucking your meat off the jump, then hauling you-know-what into the 360, and the skating as hard as possible to the finish, telemark is sport unlike any other.
Other hobbies?
An avid outdoorsmen, I enjoy mountain biking, especially the spectacular White Mountains of my native New Hampshire. Music is also a huge part of my life, and I can always be counted on to have a little ditty in my head.
Cory first started skiing as a two year old at Cannon Mountain in Franconia, New Hampshire. His uncle set him up on straight K2’s with 3 pin bindings and leather boots when he was seven. He bought a seasons pass to Cannon and started skiing every weekend, using both telemark and alpine skis. His Uncle happens to be a high school friend of Chris Rice (Former US Team Member and National Champion) and that was his introduction to racing. The 2007 season saw Cory's first racing action, with a win at the Gunstock Sprint Classic. In the 2008 He attended nationals in Tamarack, Idaho. He also raced in the World Cup Finals in Sugarbush, VT, earning him a nomination to the US Development Team. The rest as they say is history
Goals and Motivation:
The pursuit of the perfect telemark turn. In my decade on the US Telemark Ski Team, I can honestly say that I have never made one. However, I do know that whenever I come close, the feeling is unparalleled (pun most certainly intended). It is the relentless pursuit of that feeling that keeps me going. That and who doesn't want to be the best telemark skier in the world?
Why do I Telemark Race?
I race because telemark is skiing in its most full and pure form. It is the ultimate ski race. From the sheer rush of laying deep arcs through gates, hucking your meat off the jump, then hauling you-know-what into the 360, and the skating as hard as possible to the finish, telemark is sport unlike any other.
Other hobbies?
An avid outdoorsmen, I enjoy mountain biking, especially the spectacular White Mountains of my native New Hampshire. Music is also a huge part of my life, and I can always be counted on to have a little ditty in my head.
