Eric Grew up in Red Lodge skiing, was on the Silver Run Alpine team for a few years before turning his focus to Nordic racing. Eric raced Nordic all through High school and first two years of college and then moved to Laramie Wy. to coach a Junior High Nordic ski team. Now Eric resides in Red Lodge and coaches the Silver Run Nordic Ski Team. He has his USSS level 100 Nordic Coaching license and been to many coaching clinics taught by US Nordic ski team coaches. He has been part of the coaching team for the High Plains Division for the past five years as a wax tech. When he is is not skiing he is on the river as a whitewater guide.