Judi grew up skiing in Lander, WY and raced in high school when classic skiing was the only option. After high school, she took a 10-year break from the sport and settled in Laramie, WY. She took up skiing again and attended several master-level ski clinics and learned how to skate ski and started racing. Over 20 years ago, Judi started teaching cross country skiing and has conducted adult group and private lessons in both skate and classic for the Medicine Bow Nordic Association at the Happy Jack trails near Laramie. She has also been a regular instructor for The Nordic Link's Steamboat Ski Clinic in Steamboat Springs, Colorado; the West Yellowstone Thanksgiving Ski Festival in West Yellowstone, MT; and the Methow Valley Nordic Ski Camp at Sun Mountain Lodge in Washington. Judi has her Level III teaching certificate from the Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA). Along with participating in many local races in Wyoming and Colorado, she has finished the American Birkebeiner five times, starting out of the elite wave and achieving age group placement in both skate and classic disciplines. She has competed in Master’s World Cup Cross Country Skiing Championships four times in various locations in the US and abroad. Judi retired in 2022 from a long career in administration at the University of Wyoming and along with skiing she enjoys biking, hiking, teaching group strength and fitness classes, and playing tennis.