Go-Go Indigo

Indigo Monk goes airborne at the Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria. Photo by Kat Monk “I’ve always wanted to be a professional snowboarder,” said Indigo Monk, who was two years old when first introduced to the sport on a family trip to Big Bear. Monk’s progression in the sport has provided her the opportunity to train at Ski & Snowboard Club Vail in Colorado from December through April. Her goal is to represent the United States in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Monk competes in slopestyle, an event added to the Olympics last July. The snowboarders perform tricks on a freestyle course that includes features such as kickers, rails, hits and tables. Points are awarded based on factors such as technical difficulty, style and height of jumps. “Slopestyle is a creative event and the public is going to love it – probably more than halfpipe,” Monk exclaimed. “It has large jumps, rails and boxes and every course is different.” After her freshman year at Mira Costa, Monk’s school counselors suggested she take an independent study program her sophomore year. But Monk felt the program wasn’t giving her the education she needed, so she enrolled in K12 Education – an…

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