Megan McJames

It was an amazing experience to ski into a finish packed with thousands of American ski racing fans!  And I am happy to have scored my first couple World Cup points of the season with a 29th place in the giant slalom!!

Killington, VT World Cup Finish Area

Killington World Cup Races Called a Success,  Will Return for a 3rd Year – MassLive.com

Thanks Alpine Ski World Cup Fan Community for always being there to cheer me down to the finish line!

Talking shop with fellow American racer Nina O’Brien 😉

A huge thank you to the Marshall family for making Killington feel like home!

The 2017-18 World Cup season has begun, thank you for all of the support!

Photo Credit: @groundswellathletics

New Season, New Sponsors!  Thank you to the T2 Foundation, Volkl, Briko USA, Lagunitas Brewing Conpany, Leki, Alta Ski Area, Sync Performance, Marker Products, Peace_Is, Darn Tough Vermont, Protect Our Winters, Carson Footwear and Alaska Rendezvous Heli Ski Guides for all of their support!

Thank you to the Western Region & Groundswell Athletics for taking me to Schnastal, Italy for amazing pre-race training!

“Patience is the only real self-mastery.”

Thank you Tucker Marshall for the video!

To Celebrate the Upcoming Winter Olympics!

Support Megan’s 2017-18 Alpine World Cup Season

September 29th 6-9pm

The Ridge Room in the Shadow Ridge Hotel

50 Shadow Ridge Rd, Park City, UT 84060

Heavy Appetizers, Cash Bar, Silent Auction and Live Music

with Mark Engel Music

All proceeds will be used towards Megan’s training, travel, competition and equipment expenses as she independently races World Cup giant slalom and slalom next winter with the goal of representing the U.S. at the 2018 Olympics in Korea.

You will be missed…

If you cannot make the event, please consider supporting Megan’s ski racing dreams by donating here: 

DONATE NOW! 

THANK YOU to everyone who made the event a HUGE success!

What can I say about spending three weeks working with the next generation of young ski racers on the glacier in Mt. Hood, Oregon?  Fun, fulfilling…..and hard work!

Here are some pictures from the trip,  I felt like I was a camper myself!

All smiles @ligetyweibrechtskicamp 🙂

Yay, my friends are coaches too! 

Summer isn’t compete with out an ice cream break @keelyscamp 

There is nothing more fun in the whole world that skiing! 

On to the next adventure…

I spent the month of April working at Alaska Rendezvous heli ski guides!  Deep in the Chugach mountains, 45 miles outside of Valdez, I took some time to take a break after a long winter of racing, make plans for the future and experience a completely new aspect of the sport I love: skiing!  Sometimes you have to take chances to find happiness 🙂

Here are the photos:

Searching for lines with @marcuscaston

* They call it Chugach Magic *

Flying…

And hiking…

Touring can be a good work out! Whew!!  Thanks for getting me to the top @myshell1527

* Northern Lights * Photo Credit: @bromandudeguy520

“Tonight we Party, Tomorrow we Ride!”  Burning a huge bonfire to celebrate all the people we’ve lost in the mountains doing the sport we love!

@kwaddle22 you’re the best! Thank you for bringing me on your adventure and being the best office buddy a friend could ask for!

And thank you to everyone @akrendezvous for making me part of the family!

In addition to skiing, while in Alaska, I collected Rainier beer tabs and in doing so planted over 300 trees in the Pacific Northwest.  Check out the movement:

I am so happy & grateful to end the race season on such a high! Thank you to all of the amazing people who supported me this winter!!

McJames Wins National Giant Slalom Title – The Park Record

McJames Scores First National Title – U.S. Ski Team

Park City’s Megan McJames Wins Women’s Giant Slalom at US Alpine Championships – Salt Lake Tribune

“I’m really excited,” said McJames. “It’s really nice to be on home soil, I’ve got lots of support here! I love being in California, close to home and on the West Coast. Today was about remembering why I ski race. To focus on the skiing; work on some technique and tactics but really just going for it and thinking about having fun because that’s why I’ve persevered through these last four years as an independent skier.”

#TeamMeganUSA goes to Switzerland for the 2017 World Championships:

U.S. Announces Squad for 2017 World Championships

On my way to 21st place in the World Championship giant slalom!

“I’m really happy with today. I executed my goal, which was to go for it and have fun.”

On top of the world in beautiful St. Moritz, Switzerland with Groundswell Athletics coach Cody Marshall!

Support crew: Mom & Boyfriend 🙂

First victory of the season at the North American Cup giant slalom in Copper Mountain, Colorado

THANK YOU

to all of my wonderful supporters who make this crazy & amazing journey possible for me!

For me, the World Cup night SL in Zagreb was a dream come true!  For the last ten years I have  wanted to race in Zagreb but this year was my first opportunity.  To move up from bib 62 to 20th place made me feel like my own personal Snow Queen!

Fall Down 100 Times, Stand Up 101

Ski Racing: Velez Zuzulova crowned Snow Queen in Zagreb

As we continue on through racing season, I would again like to say THANK YOU to all of my wonderful supporters who make this journey possible for me!