Picabo Street - Ski Ambassador

Picabo Street.

Picabo Street is one of the greatest women alpine skiers ever, and we're proud to call her a Park City Mountain Resort ski ambassador. She is the second of two children born to Stubby and Dee Street on a small farm in Triumph Idaho on April 3, 1971. They initially just called her "Baby Girl", and eventually settled on "Picabo" after a town in Idaho meaning shining waters.

At age 16, Picabo was on the US Olympic team and won the junior downhill and Super G titles. One year later she became the only American skier to ever win a World Cup downhill championship crown

In 1996 she tore the ligaments in her knee and needed reconstructive surgery. Then during a World Cup downhill race two years later she slammed into a fence while going 70 mph. She broke her left leg in nine different places. She was almost 28, and was not going to give up on competitive racing.

After two years of rehab, she worked her way back into racing and finished 5th at a World Cup downhill in Switzerland. From there she went to the Nagano Olympics and won a gold medal in the downhill competition.

Picabo retired from competitive skiing after the 2002 Olympics and has remained a supportive presence for the next generation of competitive skiers. Look for her while you're on the mountain. You'll often see her flying down Silver Queen, her favorite run at Park City Mountain Resort.