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I like the whole mountain
But most days youll find me
on the back side and in the
trees exploring looking for
new runs Ive still maybe
never skied
No limitations, Ravi can rip the whole mountain from top to bottom.
RD: It’s not an easy thing to go through,
that’s for sure. My mom, my dad, family
and friends, more people came and
visited me than I could ever think would.
I realized right away my life would be
different, but except...maybe when I
started skiing.
OOM: At what point did you realize
you might have a higher purpose? I
mean you got to be inspiring a whole
lot of people able bodied as well as
physically challenged, I’ve never seen
you having a bad day at the mountain.
RD: I don’t think I have any higher
purpose than any other person, nor am
I any more inspiring than anyone else.
When I was a little kid in school and they
ask you to write down your goals I’d
write “live life to the fullest, enjoy every
moment and have no regrets,” if you do
that then no matter where you end up,
you’ll be good. I try to wake up and see
the good in everything, I mean just wak-
ing up and living is something everyone
should be stoked on every day.
After an awesome run from
the very top of Mt Bachelor,
it was Ravi’s idea to take a
lap through the park.
What is your favorite run or runs on
Mt Bachelor? How many days do
typically shred in a season?
RD: I like the whole mountain. But most
days you’ll find me on the back side
and in the trees exploring looking for
new runs I’ve still maybe never skied.
It’s easier to count the days I don’t ski
I think. I ski well over a hundred days
normally, this last summer I know I skied
more than anything else. It feels like
ski season never ends now but that’s a
good thing in my book.
OOM: Do you have any favorite
mountains outside of Oregon? Or
places around the world you would
love to ski?
RD: Saas Fee in Switzerland, where I
just got back from, is pretty epic. Park
City, Utah because I have been training
there with the National Ability Center for
so long. Snowbird is a super fun place
too. I’d love to go heli skiing. Jackson
Hole, Japan, or Chamonix I think would
be fun.
Ravi taking a short look back. At 29 he has so, so
much more to accomplish. His focus is forward with
a stoke for every breath he takes,
and every trail he shreds.