Born in Brooklyn to a Jamaican father and an American mother. On skis at four, racing at eleven. US Ski Team alpine through the 2000s — 2008 World Cup debut at Les Contamines, 12th. 2008 Winter X Games skicross. Jamaica's flag bearer at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics — 9th in ski cross, the best Caribbean Winter Olympic finish on record. Arctic Man Alaska 2018, partnered with 2015 Iron Dog champion Eric Quam — towed at 86 mph up the canyon, finished 3rd in men's ski division (3:58.75). Founded Copter Kids LLC — custom RC airframes shooting Sony FS700 + RED EPIC aerial cinematography for film and TV. Certified structural welder. Alpine Level 2 ski instructor and mountain guide at Palisades Tahoe since 2016. Excavation foreman at Ruppert Inc — plowing the Village at 4 AM, running snow removal and earthworks the rest of the year. Operates E Kerr LLC with his own CAT 299 XHP track loader and John Deere 35G mini excavator. Lives in Truckee, California at 5,820 feet with his fiancée Lindsay Baker.
Ski racer · Filmer · Photographer · Ski instructor · Excavator — all in one Sierra mountain town.
Errol Manley Kerr was born in Brooklyn, New York, on April 12, 1986. His father is Jamaican, his mother American. He holds dual citizenship in both countries. The family moved west when Errol was young, and by the time he was four years old he was on snow. By eleven he was racing.
The early years were US Ski Team. Giant slalom, downhill, slalom, super-G, combined. Years of gates, bibs, race huts, lift maze pen marks on the back of the hand. 2008 was the World Cup debut — Les Contamines, France, January, 12th place. Not bad for a first time at that level.
The pivot came when Errol switched federations to represent Jamaica — a country he'd never lived in but whose passport had been in the family the whole time. He became the only Jamaican to qualify for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. That made him the flag bearer at opening ceremonies by default. Sole athlete, sole flag, four years of preparation funneled into one walk under the lights.
9th in ski cross. The best Caribbean Winter Olympic finish on record.
Skicross was — and is — a chaos sport. Four racers down a banked, jumped, rolled course, last one across the line goes home. Errol qualified 9th. That number stuck.
Olympic athletes have to figure out the next chapter. Errol's didn't come as one job — it came as five. He moved to Truckee, California — a railroad town at 5,820 feet that doubles as the gateway to Lake Tahoe and Palisades Tahoe. He started Copter Kids LLC, building custom RC helicopters with Sony FS700 and RED EPIC payloads to shoot aerial cinematography for film and TV. He got his welder's certification. He built a rental fleet under E Kerr LLC — a CAT 299 XHP track loader, a John Deere 35G mini excavator. He took on a foreman role at Ruppert Inc, running excavation and snow removal at the Village at Palisades Tahoe. And he stayed on the snow — certified Alpine Level 2 ski instructor at Palisades, mountain guide on the same terrain he used to race.
Ski racer. Filmer. Photographer. Ski instructor. Excavator. None of those things look like a former Olympic athlete's resume. All of them suit him.
Today Errol runs jobsites, plows the Village at 4 AM in the winter, teaches and guides on the mountain by day, fabricates with CC Welding in Reno, and documents every part of it on this site. The Olympic story is the foundation — but the daily work is keeping the Sierra running. Roads cleared. Foundations dug. Crews safe. Visitors taught how to ski the place properly. He lives in Truckee with his fiancée Lindsay Baker. They're expecting a baby boy in 2026.
Every photo on this site is his. Every build is his money, his hands, his hours. The Olympic story stays. The mountain town gets the work.
Olympic ski cross at Vancouver 2010. Arctic Man at 86 mph behind a snowmobile. X Games racing for Jamaica. Plus the Copter Kids LLC cinematography work — custom RC airframes with Sony FS700 and RED EPIC for film and TV. Every clip below is from Errol's run or Errol's helicopter.
Four racers, one banked line, last one across goes home. Errol's 2008 X Games skicross run — Aspen, Colorado.
Summit at 5,800 ft. Drop 1,700 ft in under two miles. Then a snowmobile tow at up to 86 mph for 2¼ miles uphill. Errol partnered with 2015 Iron Dog champion Eric Quam — finished 3rd in men's ski division (3:58.75) in the world's most dangerous ski race.
The signature 2014 Copter Kids LLC cinematography reel. Custom RC airframes, RED EPIC payload, two years of aerial work compiled.
The Copter Kids cinematography work on YouTube. Sony FS100, FS700, Panasonic GH2, and RED EPIC airframes.
Sony FS700 strapped to a Copter Kids airframe. Super-slow-motion mode from the air, chasing motocross. The clip that proved the FS700 could fly.
From U.S. Ski Team alpine racing to the 2010 Vancouver Olympic ski-cross stage to Arctic Man at 86 mph. Squaw Valley · Alpine Meadows ambassador, Line of Descent team rider. Photographers credited in captions where known.
Errol Kerr is available for interviews about Olympic ski cross, Jamaica's winter sports program, Copter Kids LLC aerial cinematography, the move from professional racing to the construction trades, or Sierra weather and public-safety work.
April 12. Jamaican father, American mother. Dual citizenship from day one.
Age 4. Strapped in. Never really unstrapped.
Age 11. Gates, bibs, finish lines.
Les Contamines, France, January 2008. 12th place. The level locks in.
Jamaica's flag bearer, sole athlete at the Games. 9th in ski cross — best Caribbean Winter Olympic finish on record.
Aerial cinematography with custom RC helicopters and RED cameras. Eventually inactive — moved on, but the airframes are still in the shop.
Started guiding at Palisades Tahoe (then Squaw Valley). Active to this day.
E Kerr LLC equipment rentals. Jobsite foreman at Ruppert Inc. Operator-partner with CC Welding. DIY builds documented on this site.
A boy, due 2026. Engaged to Lindsay Baker. Next chapter starts now.
Hire E Kerr LLC. Quote a CC Welding project. Submit your DIY build. Or just say hi. I read everything.