A PERSONAL NOTE - JESSE
When Cody and I were growing up we would spend our whole weekend either skiing at Killington, where my dad worked, or Pico, where my mom worked. We would ski all day and cover the whole mountain. This one weekend we skied everything except this one trail they had closed. The closed rope never slowed us down. It meant you had to ski faster and if you ever got caught you had no right to be there anyway. If someone didn't talk to my parents about how they thought we skied too fast or were doing some too crazy, we knew we weren't trying hard enough. The trick we found was splitting our time between the two areas to allow for a cooling off period. I can't tell you how many times we heard "If you do this one more time we will take your pass". Cody did end up losing his pass once. Total rookie move, skied a closed trail in front of the base lodge and training center during lunch. That was always the worst time, it was impossible to avoid all your coaches and ski patrol. Plus then they got together and knew all the other stories. His pass was taken away for a week. Wasn't a problem, just meant we were only able to ski Pico for that time. Back to the closed trail at Pico. We duck the rope and are about halfway down the trail when we find this sweet jump someone had built on the front side of a stump. Now depending who you are talking to this is where the story changes. I remember hitting the jump first, totally nailing it of course, then waiting for Cody. Cody remembers me sending him off first to test it. I like my version better. When Cody hit the jump he launched and ended up being parallel to the ground in the air. He landed on his back and hit his head. i remember him being so mad at me! We were on our way to meet my mom for line up. I told Cody he couldn't say anything because I did not want to hear the same speech we got every weekend. When we got down to the lodge one of the ski instructors noticed Cody's hat was 'wet". Upon closer examination Cody had a three inch gash where he hit his head. After going to the ski patrol my dad had to take him down to Rutalnd to get stitched up. He ended up needing 18 stitches. So I know how hard his head is. This time he is going to have a couple more stiches and I hope to be ripping around the mountian with him soon!
jesse,glad to here all of the good stories of your youth. it sounds like things are going to be all right with cody he is a fighter and i know that with the love of your whole family and the help of all of us who are your friends he will pull through. if you guys need anything done here in vt or up at the house let me know and i will make sure that leabourn takes care of it. keep fighting cody
ed
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Jesse... what a great story. It brings back so many memories for all of us who spent our childhood weekends the same way and confirms to us that Cody is going to fight his way through this. Thanks to you, Chelsea and your family for keeping all of us who can't be in SLC updated on Cody's progress. We are very confident here in Seattle that Cody is going to keep pushing his way through to beat all the odds and come out stronger than ever.
We're still praying our heads off for you Cody.
Thinking of you...
19 and Carolyn
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sounds like every single year i spent at pico, best wishes to cody and the whole marshall family
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Hey - tell Cody I am in Wengen, Switzerland and I'm going to go check out the hill. Isn't this where he ripped once? It is super beautiful here and I am thinking of you guys often. Love, Christin
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I remember watching Cody pull the raddest helicopter ever seen right in front of a group of KMS J4/J3 girls at Killington. I was 12 years old. He must have been 9 or 10, at the oldest. The girls were just a little bit impressed. I remember thinking, "that was f-ing AWESOME". Cody, please continue to kick ass. Jessie - hang in there bud.
Mike Duran
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Jesse,
Your jumping story reminded me of you two nut-jobs pulling helis off the 60-foot table top at a Mammoth speed camp one summer. I remember all of us standing at the start watching as you both hit the jump at about 50 mph and pulled a 360 on DH or SG skis that should not have ever come around. I don't think that Cody planned on it, but as he followed you and saw you pull it, he instantly made up his mind that there would be no upstaging.
We're all pulling hard for Cody, give your family my best.
Erdbeer
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Jesse, Chelsea, Tucker, Don and Barb
Great story about Cody. We are all hoping for the best . I have fond memories of Jesse, Cody, and David skiing the bumps when they where 5 or 6 years old, better than the "adults".
I remember having a ski patrol come up to me and David in the parking lot after skiing,and give me a lecture about skiing closed trails. Actually I was following David, not the other way like he thought. I guess I am still a bad example.
Hang in there to you all
Bruce, Alison, David, and all your Stowe friends
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Cody,
Keep fighting! We will continue to send
prayers your way.
Marshall's Thank You for the updates.
The Furnia Family
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I remember watching Cody and Sean Ross get off the Superstar Quad and skate/pole as hard as possible to jump over the permanent rope on the cliff on the top section, skier's right of Ovation. At the time, Cody and Sean were probably about 13 years old. I still remember it as one of the ballsiest things I've seen at Killington. Good luck. Get well soon.
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Dear Cody,
Sean and I want you to know that we are following your progress closely and keeping you in our thoughts and prayers...
There are many jaw-dropping tales of the kids skiing at Killington and Pico but this is one I've never heard! Sometimes, as a parent, ignorance is definitely bliss...
Hang in there Marshalls, and thanks for keeping us posted.
All best wishes,
Laurie Ross
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Dear Cody and the entire Marshall family,
You are in my thoughts and prayers out here in San Francisco. So many wonderful memories of ripping it off piste at Killington and Pico in high school, can't wait to do it again out west soon, let's kill it at Squaw this winter.
All the best and thinking of you and your whole family,
Brooke
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Thanks for sharing that story Jesse and all your updates...its nice to be able to read them here in Vermont...This story brings back memories of the good old days at Killington. I definitely recall my brother involved in some closed-trail skiing and the like with you two.....I also remember when Cody and my brother were going up the T-bar at Pico and when they went to get off, Cody's ski pants hooked the bar and he was flung up in the air...they must have been 12 years old..........
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Great story Jesse, just the other day I came accross some old pictures of me, you, Cody, Platt, and Craig Wood in the light. Must be about 10 - 12 years ago. Good times, thanks for the updates, call if you need anything at all. Best to everyone out there and we'll ski with All of you soon.
Brad Leabourne
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Hey Jesse,
I taught at Pico with your mom and remember meeting the 2 of you. The 2 of you were so far ahead of the other kids your age. Your mom would keep us all up to date on your racing. My thoughts are with your family.
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To the Marshalls, My prayers are with Cody and all of you. Growing up racing with Jesse and Cody made me the skiier I am today. You both challenged me to not only ski better, but to keep up with you on a Great Eastern downhill, or just running around the club hitting jumps and playing jokes on people. Although It has been many years, I still remember all the good times. And yes as my sis Julie commented already, I remember riding with you (Cody) up the Quechee T-Bar, you were on the inside, and when we got off, the T-bar shot up and hooked the shoulder of your mother's big coat and carried you into the stop gate! to Cody and Jesse, As for all the ropes we jumped and tree trails we found, and groups we ditched, shhhh, I work for Killington now, so I can't confirm my role in said actions. Haha Just Kidding. I'll never forget such a great time in my life and Im sure both of yours. I now have the pleasure of learning the craft of teaching skiing from your father! My best wishes to your whole wonderful family! Keep fighting Cody, sincerely Mike Czesnowski Jr.
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Jesse -
Heard the news of Cody and wanted to send my best wishes. Trying to keep up with the two of you at the K all those years had a big impact on my skiing. Witnessing some of the feats that kid pulled on the mountain gives me the confidence he'll fight through. All the best to Cody and the rest of the Marshalls.
Geoff
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Jesse,
I know it has been a long time. I Wanted to send my best wishes to your family. We are pulling for your brother back east.
Andrew
-Andrew
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