After recovering from a broken neck to represent New Zealand at the Vancouver Winter Olympics earlier this year, he is now targeting a top-15 placing at next year's world championships in Germany.
And based on his recent form, it's not out of the realms of possibility.
Griffin (23) competed in the Giant Slalom Air New Zealand Japanese FIS Southern Cup races at Coronet Peak this week, finishing second on Monday and 10th on Tuesday.
Monday's result was the best by a New Zealander in 20 years.
Those results, combined with his other International Ski Federation (FIS) races this season, have improved his FIS giant slalom ranking, possibly putting him in the top 125 in the world.
"I am very excited ... the competition is tough, so it is fantastic to be up there with the best of them," Griffin said.
"Giant slalom is definitely number one for me these days, but I have also been doing a lot of slalom training this season, and I am gaining strength in Super G as well, which I will get a chance to put to the test at the Super G races at Mt Hutt in September," he said.
"The most important part of any build-up [to the world championships] is to get as much race exposure and mileage as possible. In the bigger scheme of things, every small or big competition counts," he said.
Griffin said he had learnt a lot from training with the United States and Canadian teams at Coronet Peak.
"Training around some of the best international ski-racers is incredibly inspiring. It's like 'monkey see, monkey do', you know. I have learned a lot from just watching the world's best athletes go about their training," he said.
A member of the New Zealand alpine team since 2005, Griffin won the overall "golden bib" at last year's Australia New Zealand Cup (ANC) series, which grants the winner a starting position among the first 31 competitors in all Europa Cup, Nor-Am and World Cup races during the following northern hemisphere season.
"[Retaining] the bib is my overall goal for this season, as it gives me access to all the most important races up north. It also affects the cost for my northern season, as it gives free accommodation at some of the races. With a limited budget, any savings are welcome."
