Hey everybody, welcome back to the Blister podcast on the Blister Podcast on the Blister Podcast Network.

I'm Jonathan Ellsworth and you can check out everything we're doing and reviewing over at

blisterreview.com.

And just a heads up here, last week on the show, we broached the topic of Mountain Town economics and affordable housing, and we received quite a response to that episode.

And I just wanted you to know that we have more conversations on those topics lined up, and we'll be diving deeper into those related subjects starting next week.

So stay tuned for those.

But this week, we wanted to introduce you to Benjamin Alexander and his incredibly interesting

story.

Benjamin is a passionate skier and a passionate backcountry skier, but he is also working hard,

very hard, to become Jamaica's first Olympic alpine ski racer at the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing.

So in this conversation, we talk about Benji's background and how it was, of all things,

Burning Man that got him into skiing, what inspired his bid to become Jamaica's first Olympic

Alpine ski racer.

We talk about the numerous logistics that he has had to navigate to make this happen, and we discuss some of

the financial hurdles that all Olympic hopefuls have to navigate. This is a really interesting

conversation that touches on a whole lot of different topics, and so while you listen to it,

you should connect with Benji on Instagram at Benji.

And you can also learn more about him on his website, which is also Benji.

And with that, let's go ahead and get to my conversation with Benji Alexander.

Here we go.

Well, Benji Alexander. Here we go. Well, Benji, how are you today and where are you today?

I'm doing great. Just to finish with my gym session. I am sat in Andorra. Not many people have been here, but that's actually great skiing, I hear,

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