Bloom grew up skiing in Keystone, Colorado. At 15 he became the youngest male freestyle skier to ever make the United States Ski Team. In 2005, he became the first freestyle skier to win six straight races in a single season. He ended 2005 as the top-ranked freestyle skier in the world and number one in moguls for the second time. He finished 9th in the 2002 Olympics and 6th in the 2006 Olympics. After the 2006 Olympics, Bloom focused his attention solely on football.