McRae Williams is the Mindful Mountain Athlete

About this episode

McRae Williams discusses his journey as a slopestyle skier and the importance of mindfulness in his athletic career.

McRae Williams navigated from a childhood on trampolines to aerials on his hometown water ramps at the Olympic Training Center in Park City to become one of the most explosive slopestyle skiers in the sport. He's a World Cup world champion, two-time Olympian and three-time X Games medalist who is channeling years of Olympic-level training into audacious filming performances in remote backcountry locations. Listen in as the 35-year-old slopestyle pioneer explores his work as a mindful athlete with a keen focus on his mental game honed through passions for diverse mountain sports, from flyfishing, pow surfing and mountain biking. Thanks for listening to Next Level Skiing

People in this episode

Guest: McRae Williams

Topics covered

• slopestyle skiing
• mindfulness
• Olympic training
• backcountry filming
• mountain sports

Keywords

• McRae Williams
• slopestyle
• Olympics
• X Games
• mindful athlete
• backcountry
• mountain sports

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: World Cup

Places: Park City

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