A chat with Christy Mahon, record-breaking ski mountaineer.
Sometimes you run across someone whose accomplishments are so extraordinary that it’s hard...
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Category: Interviews
A chat about fear with fear expert Mermer Blakeslee.
For many of us, skiing is a head game. Get past the fear, and suddenly things become a lot easier. So who better to talk to about this than Mermer Blakeslee, the ski industry’s recognized fear expert and author of In the Yikes! Zone: A Conversation With Fear .
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A chat with Kelly Pawlak, new president of the National Ski Areas Association
There’s nothing unusual about female ski instructors. And women in resort human resources, marketing, communications, and sales? Common as dirt. But women general managers are a somewhat rarer breed. According to statistics from the National Ski Areas Association [NSAA], there are only about 20 to 30 nationwide. It’s more or less a boys’ club. All this is about to change.
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Nutrition Tips for Skiers: Eat Smart, Ski More
We all know that food can make a huge difference in the way you feel. Eat crap and you feel like, well, crap. So it stands to reason that this would carry over to skiing. We may own the best gear and hit the hottest slopes, but if we haven’t fueled up the right way before, during, and after skiing, we won’t be able to ski to our full potential. It’s as simple as that.
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A Chat with Rachel Pohl, where Skiing and Art Intersect
When Montana Tourism contacted me and asked if I’d be interested in talking to Montana born-and-raised Rachel Pohl, a 24 year old skier and artist who resides in Bozeman, I said of course. Rachel is a ripping skier who finds inspiration in the Montana backcountry.
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