Name: Sylvan Kaufman

Email: Sylvan@TeamSummit.org

Home Town: Taos, NM

Ski/Snowboard Background:
Grew up skiing in Taos and started racing at age 9.  Moved to Summit County in 9th grade.  Skied for Summit Race Team, Team Breck, and CU.

Ski/ Snowboard Accomplishments:
 I did a backscratcher in 88 and a spread eagle last week. Sick!

Coaching/ Working with youth background:
I’ve coached for 3 years with Alpine Ability at Team Summit.  I’ve also coached at Steamboat and CU, and a little hockey.

What do you like to do besides skiing/ snowboarding?
 Hockey, Mtn biking, fishing, hunting, XC skiing, hiking

Pets: Floyd- dog- Black- Hound- Lab- Howls

Something fun that makes you stand out from the rest:
I use to work with Chimpanzees.