Raised in Bend, Oregon, he skied and raced at nearby Mount Bachelor and later attended Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, and has won eight titles at the U.S. Alpine Championships.

[2] During the 2013 season, Ford fractured his right femur in mid-January while free skiing in La Clusaz, France.

Ford scored two more top-tens in March with a ninth at Kranjska Gora and an eighth at the World Cup finals at Åre and was 17th in the giant slalom standings for the 2018 season.

Ford began the 2020 season with his strongest finish to date, with a fourth in the opening GS at Sölden, Austria.

Several weeks later, he earned his first World Cup podium with a win in the giant slalom at Beaver Creek in December 2019.