Terry Xie
Alpine Examiner
Eastern Board Member
Home Resort/School Okemo Mountain MA work
About Me
Born in Southern China, Terry first learned to ski at Wachusett Mountain, and still teaches there to this day. As an adult learner, he firmly believes in taking every opportunity to try and experience different things. In the summer, he is pretty laid back, and enjoys playing softball and whitewater kayaking from time to time. Terry’s native name is Xusong Xie (try it if you can) and speaks Mandarin, Cantonese, and English.
Notes
| What is an interesting fact about you? |
Outside of skiing, I am not really an outdoor person. |
| Do you have any skills or talents that most people don’t know about? |
I was an Architect in China. |
| What jobs do you do – within and outside the snowsports industry, both winter & summer? |
I am the owner of an outdoor store. But we don’t sell skis. |
| Where is the first place you participated in snowsports? |
One of my friend took me to ski at Wachusett in 2010. Now that I think about it, he was the first one to teach me how to ski! |
| What was your first job in the snowsports industry? |
I became a Ski instructor at Wachusett Mountain in Fall 2014. |
| What is a valuable lesson you learned in your snowsports career? |
There is no failure in snow sports if you learned something from it. |
| Where is your favorite place to ski or ride? |
Silverton, CO. It is just different. |
| If you could give a younger person snowsports/career advice, what would it be? |
If you are in this industry anyway, you might as well try to get the most out of it. |
| What activities do you enjoy, when you’re not out on the snow? |
Occasionally I would go whitewater kayaking with friends in the Summer. |
| What goal would you like to accomplish in the next year? |
Do something I have not done before and get the most out of it. |
| What goal would you like to accomplish in the next five years? |
Stay healthy and continue to learn something new every year. |
