Earlier this summer, as America celebrated the Apollo 11 moon landing’s 50th anniversary, LJ Strenio opened an email from NASA with a job offer. Yes, the Vermont-born, Oregon-based urban skier you know from his 2017 X Games Real Ski video, which won him Fan Favorite and a bronze medal; or from his regular appearances on Line’s Traveling Circus or from his gig as a Vin Diesel stunt double in XXX.
A decade ago, Strenio earned a bachelor’s in English literature and film from the University of Utah, and now, at 30, he’s grinding away on another degree, in computer science, from Portland State University. Starting this month … More