From Gore Ranger gals to U.S. Alpine Ski Team pals, Part 5: Allie Resnick is working hard and having fun

Allie Resnick’s schedule sees her constantly jumping between NCAA, NorAm, Europa and World Cup circuits. To balance out her complex racing calendar, the 22-year-old Ski and Snowboard Club Vail alumna keeps her mindset relatively simple.

“My theme this year is to work hard and have fun,” she said.

“I think this sport can be so challenging, and there are so many really hard days. I want to try and make the most of every day, even the ones that can be brutal.”

Resnick has certainly made the most of her NorAm opportunities in particular. The former Vail Mountain School student earned World Cup starts by winning the NorAm overall giant slalom title in 2022 and the slalom crown in 2023. In addition to winning the latter, Resnick was proud of how she juggled the red, white and blue U.S. Ski Team suit with her green Dartmouth spandex.

“I am really proud of how I balanced both school and skiing,” the U.S. Ski Team Alpine C-Team member added.

In five regular-season NCAA races, Resnick claimed four firsts and a third en route to winning the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association’s Alpine rookie of the year award. She went on to earn All-American second-team honors in the giant slalom at the NCAA national championships in Lake Placid in March. On the NorAm side, she collected three podiums last season, including a win at Copper Mountain on Dec. 12. She was 49th in her first World Cup start this season, a home-snow slalom in Killington, Vermont.

“There are so many different pressures at each level of skiing,” she said when asked about how racing on each circuit helps her personal development.

“Winning a race on any circuit is really hard. There is so much to learn about handling pressure and adjusting strategy to achieve success on each circuit.”

Resnick said she’s not totally sure what her schedule for the 2023-24 season will look like, though she’ll begin her slalom title defense at the first NorAm tech races this week in Tremblant, Quebec.

“I am trying to take it day by day and see where both my skiing and my head is at,” she said. Her goals remain process-related. “Be more aggressive, pushing on my ski harder and finding the next level of speed,” she added.

Wednesday’s giant slalom, where Resnick placed ninth, was her first race alongside her sister, Emma, in 970 days. The fellow U.S. Ski Team member returned to competition after back-to-back injuries wiped away the last two seasons.

“I think Emma gives as much if not more advice and encouragement to me as I do to her,” Allie answered when asked about what kinds of uplifting words she gave her younger sister, who has followed her to Dartmouth.

“I love skiing with her, and we have been training together. We talk a lot about different techniques and tactics, and work together to try and figure out the fastest techniques and tactics down the hill.”

The Tremblant event featured several other current and former SSCV and/or Vail Mountain School skiers in addition to both Resnicks: Tianna Bruce, Viktoria Zaytseva, Katharine McKenney, Nicole Begue, Kaitlin Keane and Liv Moritz also pushed out of the gate on Wednesday.

“I think it is amazing how many SSCV/VMS connections there are on the U.S. Ski Team; I think it speaks to the strength of Ski Club Vail and their development of athletes,” Resnick said.

“I see friends and teammates from Ski Club Vail all over on every circuit. It is so cool to see how many of us are still pursuing our athletic and academic dreams. We are so lucky to grow up in a community with a drive to succeed both athletically and academically, and we are so grateful for the ongoing support from the community.”