Born in Buffalo, New York and raised in nearby Hamburg,[1] Schlopy competed in three Olympics: 1994, 2002, and 2006.

He competed in three World Championships, and won a bronze medal in the giant slalom in 2003.

Schlopy made his World Cup debut at age twenty in December 1992, scoring points in 24th place in a super-G at Val-d'Isère, France.

Schlopy left the World Cup after the 1995 season to race pro, then decided to return to the World Cup and paid for his training and racing in Winter 1999, and was named to the 2000 Ski Team.

He subsequently became a coach, and in August 2013 it was announced that he had joined the US national ski team as assistant coach to the men's alpine technical team, serving under Bernd Brunner.