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Tara Tiedemann

Age: 23

Occupation: Sales/marketing representative, Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp.

Place of birth: Rochester, Minn.

Q: When did you move to Routt County and what brought you here?

A: A great job offer prompted me to move here last August from Bozeman, Mont.

Q: What's the biggest risk you've taken recently?

A: Jumping off a 45-foot cliff in Montana with a mandatory rock clearance.

Q: If you could have any super power, what would it be?

A: The ability to fly.

Q: If your house was on fire, what one possession would you try to save?

A: My quilt. My mom made it.

Q: What's the best piece of advice you've ever been given?

A: "Inside voice, outside energy" -- sometimes I can be a bit loud.

Q: When you meet someone new, what's the first three things you tell them about yourself?

A: Maybe it's not so much that I tell them, but they discover pretty quickly that I'm adventurous, have a ton of excess energy, and what I'm most proud of -- I'm a 'Sconny (pronounced like "Wisconsin" but without the "Wi"). So, yes, I've been ice fishing, can tell an Ole and Lena joke or two, and I've got a sweet accent.

Q: What kind of music did you listen to in high school? What kind of music do you listen to now?

A: I like just about anything ... except that "I've got a brand new pair of rollerskates" song by Melanie Safka. (I was forced to listen to it over and over again on a road trip. Never again.)

Q: If you could invite four people over for dinner, who would they be, what would you serve and what would you talk about?

A: Lance Armstrong, my sister, and a couple of friends from around town.

Serve: Sushi. (Do you think Lance likes sushi?) and margaritas -- does that go together?

Talk about: Hmm. ... There's got to be some good stories. ...

Q: In the Meatloaf song, "I'll do anything for love, but I won't do that." What is "that"?

A: Drive slow

Favorites

Book: "It's Not About the Bike"

Song: "Crazy Game of Poker" O.A.R.

Color: Pink

Food: Starbuck's Mud Pie Ice Cream

Sport to watch: Cycling

Vacation spot: St. John, Virgin Islands

Recreational activity: Biking in the summer, skiing in the winter

Pet: Alaskan Malamute

Movie: "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation"

Magazine: "Outside"

TV show: "Punk'd"

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