Comments about ‘Never too late — skier pursues dream’

Jason Frazier:

Good luck with pursuing your dream but be careful.

I feel like CR Johnson and Shane McKonkey are evidence that "extreme" skiing has perhaps gotten just a little too extreme lately. And not to be your mother, but, you've got kids...

I broke my back skiing a few years back and remember very clearly how foolish I felt when they pulled me out of the back of the ambulance on a stretcher with a back board and neck brace with my pregnant wife there waiting and watching. My break was just a stable fracture and I was back up to full speed within 6-12 months, but still, it made me rethink some things.

Have you thought about instead pursuing a job with Ski Patrol or trying to hook up with a Heli-Outfit or something like that? There's a lot of really cool ski jobs out there (albeit hard to get ones) that don't require you to push the limits of safety as much.

Don't let your dream become another notch on the list of tragedies...

A two year missionary experience is DEATH to any top level athlete. They can come back and be good but the will never be what they would have been with two solid years at that age dedicating themselves to their sport. Steve Young would have never risen so high if he had taken two years off for a missionary tour.
Don't go. Be the best possible in your sport.

How about volenteer to work with people with disabilities at NAC (National Ability Center)? That would be cool and ski with them and then ski other part of the day for free.

Dektol, where do you get your information. If you are a member of the LDS church, then you should know better. It might interest you to know that many young men that have served missions have reached their goals in sports and other activities. Their clean living, no drugs, no alcohol, no tobacco, and their testimonies will help them succeed no matter what they do. I pray this young man does become a Champion, he will be a great example to other boys trying to make a decision that will effect their whole life.

Dektol:

Read the article. He already went and is now 33 years old.

Grandmagreat:

We're not talking about ski-racing, we're talking about extreme skiing. Greatness is achieved at the cost of risking your life or other serious injury day in and day out. And that's not an exaggeration, although I didn't believe it for myself until I got hurt while skiing and realized how quickly and easily it happens. (Not to say that I was some great extreme skiier. I wasn't. But I was skiing enough and pushing the limit enough that it finally caught up to me.)

I love skiing more than most things in life, but one thing I've realized lately is that as much as I love it, it's not worth dying for. (And especially not when you have people depending on you like a wife and kids.)

I've heard the same thing multiple times from top extreme athletes with families who have a brush with death and the only thought that goes through your head at the time is "how could I have been so selfish".

Jason, pursue skiing elsewhere, not in these extreme competitions.

Jimmy James is right, and this article i just read seems to agree.
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People are way to quick to judge these days! People need to spend less time judging others, and more time living life! The whole message of this story was that life is way to short to waste doing things that you don't love. The Frazier family has learned this lesson more times in the last year than anyone should have to. The Frazier/Christensen family is an inspiration to me every day. Congrats on living your dream!

Ya'll are off your rocker! 1st of all, McConkey died of base jumping. Not skiing. And give Jason Frazier a break. I have all the respect in the world for someone who wants to do what they love. There a billion ways to die. But few of us actually live life. Sounds like you are all envious. Especially you Jimmy James. I wish I could get out of my cubicle and be a pro skier. Nothing but best wishes for you and your family and sorry to hear about your tragedies this year. I hope you find many profitable sponsers.
JustinBiebersHair

First, I would like to say that there are many offensive and misrepresentative comments that are still published on this website.

Second........wow. Why is it that everyone that reads this article is not smiling, wishful, positive and most of all.... hopeful? Hopeful of fulfilling dreams? Positive that life may....and will..... turn around? Knowing that life is a beautiful thing and that we are lucky to experience it? So many people take this for granted.

Namaste to Jason and his beautiful.......AND SUPPORTIVE family.

Annie and Jason, you are wonderful beings.........good luck to you in your endeavors and know that you are an inspiration to many, many peers, friends, coworkers and even strangers!

Encouraging this guy is only slightly less irresponsible than him choosing this path at age 33 in the first place. The only way to excel in these competitions is to be more willing than the next guy to risk your own life and because of the extremely long, steep slopes, and dangerous terrain, a single mistake at the wrong moment can mean a fatality. Ive seen him ski. When one's skills are mediocre at best, the chance of winning competitions or sponsors is nonexistant.

hikeutah, You seem rather invested in this? Do you know him? It sounds like you do, have you been on the mountain with him, because it sounds like you've seen him ski? I'm asking because I DO know him, and I think if you knew how he spends his time, money and energy; you'd feel sad about the mean comments made. He teaches young children how to ski (at no cost),he helps teenagers who are low income by taking them skiing and talks to youth groups about setting goals/believing in yourself. Reaching for the stars isn't about actually touching them,it's about the process of reaching for them,testing your limits,trying your best and seeing what you are capable of doing. If it was only about winning or money, there'd only be one person who ran marathons! (to be continued in my next comment!)

Dreams aren't about the outcome, but about the journey! If this is what he chooses to do (on top of a full time successful banking career, serving as the bishop of his ward, helping to raise 6 nieces and nephews who have been left fatherless, and taking his wife on a date EVERY WEEKEND - plus I know his wife and he does every bit of laundry too!) then this is obviously his choice. No one needs to judge how his dog died, how good of a husband he is, or even how good of a skier he is. He is reaching for the stars! None of this probably even bothers him, he's not the type that would let it! There are only a few people whose opinions matter in his life,and they are his #1 fans!