Rachael Burks

Full name: Rachael Breanne Burks
Born in: San Diego, California USA
Lives in: Salt Lake City, Utah USA
Family: Bob, Karen, Peter Burks
Profession: Skier
Eats: Cheese, tomatoes
Drinks: Wildcat, PBR, Purple Gatorade
Speaks: English
Sports: Anything on the river, on the snow, in the mountains… especially con cerveza.
Favourite restaurant or hang out: Sitzmark: Alta, Utah
Reads: Whitman/Nabokov
Listens to: Hall and Oats, Talking Heads, Why?, Kraftwerk
Favourite colour: Sparkle
Always in the hand luggage: R2D2 / Whitman
The best airport in the world: Santa Barbara, CA
Hidden talent: Packing
Best skiing experience: Skiing= Skiing new terrain with Kelly Holland
Last trip: Canada
Worst buy ever: When I paid $3 for a can of PBR knowing that you can buy 12 cans for $5.99
Best bargain ever: Sweater Vests at the DI
Bored by: Watching TV
Amused by: Watching movies
Childhood memory No 1: Yellow bonnet
Motto: ”Better let it out and face the shame, than hold it in and deal with the pain”
Positive characteristic: Positivity
Negative characteristic: Impatience
Hates: Cookie-Cutter cities filled with too many franchises and ignorant people and I HATE VIDEO GAMES.
Favourite way to dress: Weird
Fears: Skiing on ice
Sleeps: Well
Plays: No musical instruments at all
Desire: To be a cool old lady
Favourite city: CITY = Boston, Village= Courmayeur, Italy
Believes in: My family & friends
Role model: My family: dad, mom, brother.
Misses while away from home: Cheap Mexican food and cheaper beer
Favourite movie: Star Wars, Return of the Jedi, Empire Strikes Back
Best ice cream combination: None at all – maybe some gelato from the little place in Courmayeur
Morning person or night owl: MORNING!!!!!!!
Favourite person to spend time with: Kelly, Family, Sara, Dirt, Andy, AC, Poole, Swedish Pussy, French Pussy.
Animal correspondence: Kelly’s dog= Nanuq and Mom’s dog= Chewbacca
Worst failure: High school
Life soundtrack: 80’s Hair Metal
Place to return to: Stanley, Idaho
Favourite Peak Performance item: Synergy Jacket and Pant
Favourite quote or saying: “Our pets heads are fallin’ off!” –Dumb and Dumber
Worst date: New Year’s Eve
Best date: Halloween
Gets mom on birthday: A good card
Definition of injustice: Only skiing on-piste
Life-long love: Food
Fashion no-no: Curling-iron “claw” bangs (or “fringe” –as they call it else-where)
Favourite material: Silky/chiffon-y- stuff
Best song ever: Pocket Calculator, Kraftwerk
Dream: Living it.
Worst nightmare: Being stuck sitting down at a desk all day