She’s never skied Mt. Baker, but this WWU sophomore hopes to compete in the Winter Olympics

She’s not your typical Whatcom County alpine skier.

She’s never competed in the downhill skiing leg of the annual Ski to Sea Race. Never thought about jumping the Baker Road Gap – in fact, she’s never even stepped into a pair of skis at Mt. Baker Ski Area.

But if all goes as planned over the next month and a half, she could give local fans someone to root for in a third-straight Winter Games when the Olympics kick off Feb. 9 (Feb. 8 in Whatcom County) in Pyeongchang, South Korea.