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November 29th, 2018

If you zoom in, you will see the biggest grin on my face. Day 17 on skis for the 18-19 season!#I came up to Banff to speak at the Decentralized Energy Forum #DEF2018 and had an exciting day yesterday doing a keynote speech where I shared some of the parallels between managing risk in the mountains and the business arena. Public speaking is a different kind of adrenaline rush, and it’s one I enjoy very much. Huge thanks to all the conference organizers and attendees for bringing me here! We’re taking advantage of the opportunity to be in Banff and will be adventuring in the area for a few more days! Today, we linked up with several local crushers that I’ve been following on the gram for awhile (@kyleetothohler, @shittymountaineer and @makkybobby) to have them show us around their backyard. I am so grateful for the opportunity to travel through the backcountry with folks who know the mountain so intimately, and to get to know another ripping woman! Kylee is on the Canadian Skimo team and is one of the fastest women in North America. I loved getting to know her, Kieran and Michael and I can’t wait to see more of the mountains on skis during this trip! #bigmtndreams Photo: @rob.lea

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November 28th, 2018

Never doubt the power of speaking up to make a difference in the world. In 2015, I attended a Park City Council meeting where the council was voting to set a goal of net zero carbon emissions for municipal operations by 2022 and citywide by 2032. A group of us spoke up in support of the resolution, and it passed. At the time, it was North America’s most ambitious community-wide climate goal. A year later, they invited other communities to join. Salt Lake, Moab and others followed. This is already beginning to radically change our grid in the state of Utah, and the energy landscape of the West. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Tomorrow, they are meeting once again to consider accelerating the timeline by two years to achieve the net zero goal by 2030, and if you’re local to Park City, I’m inviting you to attend the meeting, speak up to support the initiative (there will be time for public comment) and to offer my support! We’re seeing the devastating effects of climate change and anything we can do to accelerate a transition to 100% renewable will help avoid catastrophic outcomes. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀When: Thursday, November 29, 2018 between 6-7 pmWhere: City Council Chambers, 445 Marsac Ave., Park City, Utah 84060 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀I wish I could make it! Let me know if you need any info or support to help facilitate your attendance. Huge thanks to @parkcitygovt for setting this example and to all the climate activists who have helped make this happen! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Photo: @louisarevalo

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November 27th, 2018

Love in the Himalayas. Climbing Cho Oyu, with @rob.lea, my significant other, wasn’t all kisses at 21,000’. Going into the big mountains as a couple can either break you or bring you closer together. When you’re in love with your partner, it changes how you assess and manage risk. For us, our relationship dynamic tends to change our risk management in a good way. As a couple and a climbing team, we are more careful, conservative and willing to walk away when we are together. One of the things I love so much about my dynamic with Rob is that he respects my expertise, listens to my opinion and trusts my intuition in the mountains. He’s not afraid to be led by a woman. There are only a handful of people I could spend a month in a tent with, and he is at the top of that short list. That doesn’t mean there weren’t significant conflicts and challenges along the way… Come hear more! Rob and I are speaking with a handful of other local crushers at the @ascentbackcountry slideshow at the Park City Library on December 5. Link to event info below and in profile! Hope to see you there. https://m.facebook.com/events/2826428864049367/

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November 23rd, 2018

I can’t believe it’s been five years since this photo ran on the cover of @powdermagazine. I wanted to share some of the back story. This shoot came about when a when a website (not Powder) reached out and asked me if I wanted to be featured in an online gallery. They sent me some sample images. In the shots, the women were in bikinis in a pool, in short skirts and shorts. I quickly understood what they were looking for. The phenomenon of sexualizing female athletes isn’t unique to skiing. Sex and skin sell. It gets clicks, it gets advertiser dollars. Yet, it left me with an uneasy feeling I couldn’t ignore. The snowsports industry and media have a long history of objectifying women for commercial gain. Every time I’ve been asked to do one of these shoots, I insist on being photographed fully clothed and even better, skiing. That said, if a woman wants to take her clothes off and be photographed, she should. But it should be because she wants to, for herself, and hopefully for her profit, not for someone else’s. For the shoot, I spoke up and expressed my concerns to the editor and photographer. I told them I was ok to shoot some shots in the lodge booting up (fully clothed), but that I wanted to make sure we got some shots on the mountain. I also asked for oversight in the final edit of the photos and the captions so readers would learn more about my story. It would have been easy for the photographer and editor to write me off as too difficult or tough to work with and find someone else, but they stuck with me. After the online gallery ran, the photo was submitted to Powder where it was chosen for this cover and won photo of the year. I love this photo because it celebrates a powerful femininity. I stuck to my guns, we nailed the action shot and it catapulted my career to the next level. I learned to trust my intuition and speak up. My aim in sharing this story is to tell up and coming female skiers that they don’t need to take their clothes off to make a name for themselves in the ski industry. And that strong men support strong men. When we listen and collaborate, we go far. PS: today is the last day to vote in the powder awards! Link in profile. ️

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November 20th, 2018

One of the highlights of my season last year was skiing the dome on Mt Superior. It’s this steep, rock ramp on one of my favorite mountains in the Wasatch. This particular feature rarely comes in to condition for skiing. Despite the lean snow year last season, the conditions lined up after a spring storm left a coat of wet, sticky snow on what is normally a rocky slab. It’s a line I’ve always wanted to ski, and I was happy to have ticked it! Can’t wait for more of this! There’s still time to vote for your favorite skiers in the @powdermagazine Reader’s Poll! Check out the link in my profile. #bigmtndreams @movementskis @lekiusa @julboeyewearna @prethelmets @patagonia_snow @clifbar Photo: @acpictures

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