the mountains are where I for sure feel the most like myself
the most like myself
the most like myself [Music]
[Music]
[Music] they don’t care who you are or what you
they don’t care who you are or what you
they don’t care who you are or what you do and I think that they kind of have
do and I think that they kind of have
do and I think that they kind of have taught me so much about awareness really
taught me so much about awareness really
taught me so much about awareness really in consciousness
in consciousness
in consciousness [Music]
[Music]
[Music] being a big mountain skier is a
being a big mountain skier is a
being a big mountain skier is a dangerous sport and I’ve lost so many
dangerous sport and I’ve lost so many
dangerous sport and I’ve lost so many friends that I can’t count them on two
friends that I can’t count them on two
friends that I can’t count them on two hands and that’s kind of this thing that
hands and that’s kind of this thing that
hands and that’s kind of this thing that you have to accept with being in the
you have to accept with being in the
you have to accept with being in the mountains that you’re gonna face it and
mountains that you’re gonna face it and
mountains that you’re gonna face it and it’s not going to stop and I’ve asked
it’s not going to stop and I’ve asked
it’s not going to stop and I’ve asked myself when I lose close people to my
myself when I lose close people to my
myself when I lose close people to my life
life
life why do you really do this what is it
why do you really do this what is it
why do you really do this what is it about it but this is a passion and how
about it but this is a passion and how
about it but this is a passion and how do you take that away from someone I
do you take that away from someone I
do you take that away from someone I don’t think you really can
you know for me my dad was athletic
you know for me my dad was athletic growing up so therefore that was like
growing up so therefore that was like
growing up so therefore that was like something that he knew to teach me you
something that he knew to teach me you
something that he knew to teach me you really didn’t see that boundary and so I
really didn’t see that boundary and so I
really didn’t see that boundary and so I grew up not really feeling like there
grew up not really feeling like there
grew up not really feeling like there was a boundary
was a boundary
was a boundary I started professionally skiing when I
I started professionally skiing when I
I started professionally skiing when I was 16 years old pretty early on it was
was 16 years old pretty early on it was
was 16 years old pretty early on it was very apparent that the women were far
very apparent that the women were far
very apparent that the women were far outnumbered so I’m 30 now and it’s taken
outnumbered so I’m 30 now and it’s taken
outnumbered so I’m 30 now and it’s taken me that long to feel comfortable in my
me that long to feel comfortable in my
me that long to feel comfortable in my skin with my skillset to be like I can
skin with my skillset to be like I can
skin with my skillset to be like I can go on this trip with these guys who are
go on this trip with these guys who are
go on this trip with these guys who are role models of mine and feel like I’m
role models of mine and feel like I’m
role models of mine and feel like I’m one of them or feel like I’m on par with
one of them or feel like I’m on par with
one of them or feel like I’m on par with them I’m so thankful for them for their
them I’m so thankful for them for their
them I’m so thankful for them for their mentorship it’s a totally different vibe
mentorship it’s a totally different vibe
mentorship it’s a totally different vibe when you go out with the mountains with
when you go out with the mountains with
when you go out with the mountains with women women and men work differently and
women women and men work differently and
women women and men work differently and we work differently when we’re in the
we work differently when we’re in the
we work differently when we’re in the mountains that sense of community or
mountains that sense of community or
mountains that sense of community or like support was really strong and we
like support was really strong and we
like support was really strong and we could push each other like if you see
could push each other like if you see
could push each other like if you see another female do something you’re like
another female do something you’re like
another female do something you’re like oh I can do that
oh I can do that
oh I can do that say fast clinics was conceptualized
say fast clinics was conceptualized
say fast clinics was conceptualized after a couple of my closest friends got
after a couple of my closest friends got
after a couple of my closest friends got caught and survived this huge Avalanche
caught and survived this huge Avalanche
caught and survived this huge Avalanche being we started talking about how we
being we started talking about how we
being we started talking about how we felt like being a female in the
felt like being a female in the
felt like being a female in the mountains is different than being a male
mountains is different than being a male
mountains is different than being a male in the mountains and maybe we should
in the mountains and maybe we should
in the mountains and maybe we should start like an all-women’s a vilage
start like an all-women’s a vilage
start like an all-women’s a vilage clinic I think it’s super important to
clinic I think it’s super important to
clinic I think it’s super important to be an amount of other women and I think
be an amount of other women and I think
be an amount of other women and I think all sometimes we’re normally outnumbered
all sometimes we’re normally outnumbered
all sometimes we’re normally outnumbered right when you start learning about
right when you start learning about
right when you start learning about avalanche awareness it’s like oh this is
avalanche awareness it’s like oh this is
avalanche awareness it’s like oh this is real and this could happen to me and so
real and this could happen to me and so
real and this could happen to me and so I think it’s really important to inspire
I think it’s really important to inspire
I think it’s really important to inspire them with confidence hopefully you guys
them with confidence hopefully you guys
them with confidence hopefully you guys will walk away knowing how cool and be
will walk away knowing how cool and be
will walk away knowing how cool and be much more comfortable traveling the
much more comfortable traveling the
much more comfortable traveling the backcountry you know I didn’t go to
backcountry you know I didn’t go to
backcountry you know I didn’t go to college I chose the route of being a
college I chose the route of being a
college I chose the route of being a professional skier and to be honest when
professional skier and to be honest when
professional skier and to be honest when I was younger I thought that that was a
I was younger I thought that that was a
I was younger I thought that that was a really selfish job
really selfish job
really selfish job and it wasn’t until a few years later
and it wasn’t until a few years later
and it wasn’t until a few years later when I kind of grew up and kind of
when I kind of grew up and kind of
when I kind of grew up and kind of realized that maybe maybe one day I
realized that maybe maybe one day I
realized that maybe maybe one day I could have a big enough name that I
could have a big enough name that I
could have a big enough name that I could do positive things with my name
could do positive things with my name
could do positive things with my name and spread that love and spread that
and spread that love and spread that
and spread that love and spread that life
life
life [Music]
so yeah I’m with professionals here I’m
so yeah I’m with professionals here I’m a big mountain skier if you want to get
a big mountain skier if you want to get
a big mountain skier if you want to get specific but I don’t really see my
specific but I don’t really see my
specific but I don’t really see my entire job or my entire livelihood based
entire job or my entire livelihood based
entire job or my entire livelihood based on just skiing I think it’s really
on just skiing I think it’s really
on just skiing I think it’s really important for young women to have strong
important for young women to have strong
important for young women to have strong female role models when someone tells me
female role models when someone tells me
female role models when someone tells me that I’m an inspiration that touches me
that I’m an inspiration that touches me
that I’m an inspiration that touches me so deeply
so deeply
so deeply [Music]
[Music]
[Music] what I do is I chase the winter and I
what I do is I chase the winter and I
what I do is I chase the winter and I chase good snow but there’s a lot more
chase good snow but there’s a lot more
chase good snow but there’s a lot more to it
to it
to it [Music]
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