ALEX: Hello?

RAGE: Alex Schlopy?

ALEX: Hi, who is this?

RAGE: Dan

ALEX: What’s up buddy?

RAGE: What are you doing?

ALEX: I’m eating in Sun Valley w/ Joss, waiting to head up there?

RAGE: Head where?

ALEX: The Rage premiere, you forget?

RAGE: Why are you in Sun Valley?

ALEX: Friends.

RAGE: This is an interview, I ask, you answer. So, Alex, how’s your summer?

ALEX: It’s awesome, hanging out.

RAGE: Did you graduate from high school?

ALEX: In November hopefully if I can get my credits

RAGE: Are you going to get them?

ALEX: I’m trying to make up, thanks to you guys I missed a lot

RAGE: I’m hindering your education?

ALEX: Yup

RAGE: How’s being a pro skier and balancing school working out?

ALEX: I go in the summer, so it’s not too bad

RAGE: Hopefully you’ll be done w/ school this year and be a pro skier?

ALEX: Hopefully school, we’ll see about the rest

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RAGE: You’re a rookie w/ Rage, how was it?

ALEX: It was fun. I liked you guys, you know, AJ, Dan, Gus, LJ, Joss, ha ha

RAGE: Nice giggle

ALEX: It was a lot of fun

RAGE: What’s your best memory, favorite trip?

ALEX: All the park shoots, except I was really tired cuz you have to stay up late. But, it is work, even though we’re skiing. Fun work though

RAGE: Why does Schlopy get so tired?

ALEX: I think I’m just lazy to be honest

RAGE: You got tons of work done w/ us, so how does that equate?

ALEX: I realized I have to pull through somehow, so I’m trying to do my best aside from being lazy.

RAGE: What do you think about urban rails?

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ALEX: They are confusing to me because they are so hard. You just see shot after shot of bangers until you try them. They’re fun, I like them, personally

RAGE: Why do some kids ski park rails so well but can’t transfer it to urban? You could..

ALEX: Urban rails are scarier, they’re higher, they are imperfection, they’re harder and scarier

RAGE: You figured them out

ALEX: Ya, I guess, I always like to try and transfer different surroundings

RAGE: Talk about your little buddy you brought a long

ALEX: Who?

RAGE: Joss

ALEX: Joss got me into skiing when I was 11. I figured I’d bring him. He ended up killing it twice as hard, so now I regret it

RAGE: No you don’t

ALEX: Ya, I love him, nicest kid ever. He couldn’t be mean if he tried

RAGE: How’s his jumping skills?

ALEX: Are you kidding me? He’s the best. He can spin left and right. I don’t want to talk aobut it

RAGE: What’s your plan for this season?

ALEX: I’m debating skiing pipe again cuz it scares me a lot. Filming, competing. I was too lazy to compete last year. I’m gonna do them all this year

RAGE: Last year was your comeback from injury?

ALEX: Ya, I didn’t wanna get hurt again. I’m happy how it went

RAGE: What’s first? Dew?

ALEX: I don’t know. I think I just have to see if I’m in, we’ll see. I messed up last year

RAGE: What else should I ask you? You’re a veteran to ski filming at 17?

ALEX: Nah

RAGE: Weren’t you filming at 14 w/ TGR?

ALEX: Ya, Heli, it was scary.

RAGE: Then you started w/ Rage and found out how low budget we are?

ALEX: It was intimidating w/ a heli and it was scary, Rage was cool. I like the mellow feeling of skiing w/ Dan and the Rage crew

RAGE: Dan’s not an asshole?

ALEX: Not that big of one, ya, he is, but he doesn’t make us do what we wanna do.

RAGE: Besides make you get out of bed?

ALEX: Ya, but that’s his job, he’s like the dad.

RAGE: You need milkshakes at 2am?

ALEX: Ya, everyday, I had 2 yesterday, one at midnight

RAGE: Alex trains for winter by drinking two milkshakes a day?

ALEX: Ya

RAGE: Any special thanks to anyone?

ALEX: Ya, Rage. Mommy, Dad, anyone who has helped me out. My sponsors, Spyder and Scott.

RAGE: We’ll see you Friday for the world premiere right?

ALEX: Yup, Joss and I and our friends and the rest of the world.

RAGE: Are you addicted to FB?

ALEX: I dunno. Give me a def of addiction.

RAGE: Logged in 8 hours a day?

ALEX: Ya, I’m addicted.