Giacomo Kratter is one one of Italy’s most famous snowboarders. In the 2002 Olympics he missed the bronze medal by .01 points. Giacomo went on tho represent Italy again in 2006 at the Olympics in Italy, representing in front of his hometown crowd - who went nuts every time he dropped in. Giacomo’s career, cut short by injury forced to to reinvent himself, this time as a coach. In this interview we spend an hour with The Italian Stallion himself.

Silverton Mountain was founded by Aaron and Jen Brill and opened for business on January 19, 2002 with one double chair that had been purchased from Mammoth Mountain Ski Area. Known for lift accessed backcountry skiing, Silverton Mountain also maintains educational programs such as Avalanche Level I, Avalanche Level II, and Backcountry 101. The ski area is designed to have minimal impact on the environment. Based purely on skiing and not on development Silverton Mountain has no plans of building condos or high-speed chairlifts. Voted Best of the West: Skiing in Colorado, Utah, California and Nevada for Extreme Terrain by USA Today. We sat down with Jen at Silverton’s historic Grand Imperial Hotel with an audience of almost 100 people. This is that show.