Background
Bramble grew up in New Jersey and began skiing recreationally in Pennsylvania"s Poconos at age 11.
Bramble grew up in New Jersey and began skiing recreationally in Pennsylvania"s Poconos at age 11.
He competes as a monoskier in the LW 12-1 class and is known as a "speed specialist," preferring to compete in downhill and super G.
By 1994, he was a serious snowboarder and occasional skier living in the Lake Tahoe area when he became paralyzed in a snowboarding accident. He soon taught himself to monoski and moved to Winter Park, Colorado, where he joined the Winter Park Disabled Ski Team. He returned to the Tahoe area soon after, settling in Truckee, California, but having acquired the racing skills that he needed.
He was named to the United States. Disabled Ski Team in 1998 after winning the super G at that year"s United States. Disabled Alpine Championships.
Bramble has made a reputation for himself not only as a racer but also as a freeskier. One of the first people to take a monoski into terrain parks, halfpipes, and extreme terrain, Bramble and teammate Monte Meier are featured in Warren Miller"s 2006 ski movie Office the Grid.
After several years skiing in a monoski he had purchased, Bramble decided to design and build his own. After operating the business out of his garage in Truckee for several years, Bramble relocated back to his home town of Cape May Court House, New Jersey, in 2004 so his family could help him run the business.
Seven out of the 10 current United States. Disabled Ski Team monoskiers ski in KBG monoskis.
Bramble also builds his own unique, three-wheeled wheelchairs and has plans to launch a downhill mountain-bike wheelchair soon.