Holden Bradford – Award Sponsored by Outdoor Gear Exchange
Crested Butte, Colorado
Crested Butte Mountain Sports Team
Holden’s Bio

My name is Holden Bradford, and I am a 17-year-old freeride skier and outdoor enthusiast from Crested Butte, Colorado. I have grown up surrounded by skiing and the outdoors. I started skiing at the age of 18 months old, with my dad being a ski patroller, I grew up going to work with him. The ski hill was my daycare. Over the years skiing has become my greatest passion. I joined a team and started competing at age 6. Since then my love for skiing has shaped my life in unimaginable ways, it has provided me with opportunities I never could have imagined, and more importantly connected me with a community, a family, of loving people. This coming year I plan to compete on the IFSA jr. circuit, in addition, I will be traveling to Kappl Austria for the Freeride Jr. World Championships.
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My Core Values
- Live every moment, in the moment
- Never say no to adventure
- Be kind to others
- Always pick up trash when I see it
- Be the best environmental steward I can be
- Be the best teammate I can
- Never say no to a costume party
- Work hard to play hard
- Be the best student I can
- Be the best friend I can
- Be the best son I can
- Don't rely on others
- Help others in need
- Smile