Name: Eric Lamb

Hometown: Whitefish, MT

Birthday: November 29th, 1981

Birthplace: Miles City, MT

Height: 5’8”   Weight: 165LBS

Education: BS – Business Administration – Marketing, University of Montana

Skiing History: 

I started Nordic skiing at 5 the Bill Koch ski league in Whitefish, MT.  Big Mountain became the center of US telemark racing with eight of the 12 men and most the womens national team all calling the Big Mountain home.  When I was twelve I started telemark skiing and attending the local Thursday night race league.  Having the support of national team members I started racing and the rest is as they say, history.

Competition Results:

Goals for 2006 – 2007

  • Top 3 at Nationals
  • Top 15 World Cup finish
  • Compete in World Cup Championships at Thyon, Switzerland
  • Compete in all telemark World Cup races
  • Compete in local/regional competitions
  • Get younger generations into telemark skiing/racing

2005 – 2006

  • 3rd  Giant Slalom -  US National Championships, Big Mountain, MT
  • 4th   Sprint Classic - Norwegian Cup, Kvitfjell, Norway
  • 1st   Sprint Classic - Blacktail Mountain, Lakeside, MT
  • 2nd  Sprint Classic - Snowbowl Races, Montana Snowbowl, MT
  • 18th Sprint Classic -  World Cup Schweitzer Mtn., USA
  • 19th Giant Slalom - World Cup Kvitfjell, Norway
  • 2006 Graduate from  University of Montana, Business Marketing

2004 – 2005

  • United States Telemark ‘B’ Team Member (second year)
  • 1st Sprint Classic – Snowbowl Races, Montana Snowbowl, MT
  • 2nd Giant Slalom -  Snowbowl Races, Montana Snowbowl, MT
  • 4th Sprint Classic - Selkirk Classic, Schweitzer Mountain, ID
  • 5th OVERALL - U.S. Nationals Championships, Schweitzer Mountain, ID
  • 4th Classic - U.S. Nationals Championships, Schweitzer Mountain, ID
  • 5th Giant Slalom - U.S. Nationals Championships, Schweitzer Mountain, ID
  • 7th Slalom - U.S. Nationals Championships, Schweitzer Mountain, ID
  • 10th Sprint Classic - U.S. Nationals Championships, Schweitzer Mountain, ID
  • 26th Classic – World Cup Montchavin Les-Coches, France
  • 28th Sprint Classic -  World Cup  Montchavin Les-Coches, France
  • 2005 Montana telemark event coordinator

2003 – 2004

  • United States Telemark ‘B’ Team Member (first year)
  • 1st Slalom – Lookout Pass, ID
  • 2nd Giant Slalom – Snowbowl, MT
  • 2nd Slalom -  Snowbowl, MT
  • 7th Slalom – U.S. Nationals, Schweitzer Mountain, ID
  • 4th Giant Slalom – Silver Mountain, ID
  • 9th Telemark Skier Cross – Copper Mountain, CO
  • 10th National Team Spot
  • President of University of Montana Telemark Club

 

2002 – 2003

  • For-ran World Cup Championships, Big Mountain, Whitefish, MT
  • Started up and current President of University of Montana Telemark Club

Goals, Attitude and Motivation:

My ultimate goals is to see telemark ski racing become a 2010 Olympic sport.  Along the way to pushing telemark skiing to higher level I would also like to create opportunities for myself through the people I meet and the places I experience.

Why do you Telemark Race?

Telemark ski racing provides me the opportunity to travel to amazing ski areas and compete with world class athletes.

Interesting Facts about you: 

 

The autumn semester of 2005 I participated in a study abroad program in Helsinki, Finland. I graduated from the University of Montana in the spring of 2006 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in marketing.

Hometown Newspaper: Whitefish Pilot and Missoulian

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