Episode 16: Ryan Smalls - Ski Racer, Addicted Angler, Traditional Archer

At the tender age of 4, after watching Franz Klammer win Olympic
gold on TV, Ryan Smalls knew he wanted to be a ski racer. Growing
up in the greatest of all ski towns, Aspen, Colorado, it all made
sense. He trained hard and eventually made the U.S. Ski Teams
talent squad, raced in Europe, and was fulfilling his dreams. He,
the only child of his parents Ray and Karen, was their pride and
joy.Ski racing is hard and fast and dangerous. His racing longevity
succumbed to the odds with a terrible injury. Along the way, Ray
showed Ryan the outdoors like few people knew it. After graduating
from college, Ryan came home to the rivers and animals of his
fathers tutelage. As a plane circles for the weather to clear, so
did Ryan's identity. But that didn't take long - he became a
guide..... He guided fishing, hunting, and skiing.As a big hearted,
passionate man, I know Ryan Smalls to be a perfectionist, world
class in everything he cares for.In this episode, we chat about
being caught in an avalanche, getting addicted to fly fishing for
Tarpon, and being successful in the elk woods.