How To Get in Ski Shape in the Summer with Extreme Skiing Champion, Kim Reichhelm When she isn’t at home in Aspen, CO. or at her surfing escape in Baja, MX., the World, U.S. and South American Extreme Skiing Champion skier, Kim Reichhelm can be found on the slopes — hosting adventurous, fun, and life-changing ski camps. She has skied with the U.S. Ski Team … Continue reading How To Get in Ski Shape in the Summer With Kim Reichhelm
Hours before the chairlifts start turning, Nikki LaRochelle has already done a few laps. If she’s training for a competition, there’s a chance she’s climbed and descended 10,000 vertical feet before most people have had breakfast. The 38-year-old Breckenridge local never thought that uphill racing would be her forte, but she’s won numerous ski competitions in which gravity was, for the most part, not on … Continue reading Nikki LaRochelle – Mother, Artist, Athlete
Ski Like a Girl – Enhance Your Skiing and Snowboarding Experiences: Clinics, Events, and Gear for Women The landscape of skiing and snowboarding is evolving with a surge in women-centered clinics, events, and specialized gear aimed at empowering women to excel in these sports while fostering camaraderie both on and off the slopes. Whether you’re aiming to elevate your skills this season or planning an … Continue reading Women – Ski and Shred Boldly with Clinics and More
Kerri Karcz has been blazing the river SUP scene for women of all ages and proving that all you have to do is try to become a master of any sport. In 1993 Kerri Karcz had just graduated from college and like many of us, was drawn to the mountains. She wondered what she was going to do now that she had accomplished obtaining her degree. … Continue reading Kerri Karcz – Blazing the River SUP Scene for Women of all Ages
A dream leads to the launch of getting bikes to kids in Oaxaca, Mexico One of the really beautiful things about working with the communities in the mountainous villages of Oaxaca in the Sierra Norte mountains Mexico is that they truly live in that way ~ together as a village, in the most remote, simple, and beautiful way; looking out for every member and child … Continue reading BIKE LOVE OAXACA -“It takes a Village to raise a child”
Ellen Hollinshead started backcountry skiing thirty years ago on skinny telemark skis when there was no internet and really no one else out there other than weekends on Baldy Mountain, just outside of Breckenridge. She took an avalanche class just after two friends had died backcountry skiing on Mt. Guyot and most of what she remembers from that class was to avoid avalanche terrain at … Continue reading Preparing for Backcountry Travel Each Winter
This past August Jeannie Thoren was inducted into the Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame. As a recognized Ski Industry Sport Builder, she joined a long list of Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame inductees. Jeannie has elevated the skiing experience for women across Colorado and globally through her dedication, tenacity, and perseverance. Congratulations, Jeannie! The story below was written by Claudia Carbone and appeared in 2017 … Continue reading Jeannie Thoren
Yesterday I had some Monday morning MOTIVATION! I have been looking for something to propel my fitness to the next level and I have needed a goal. Something I can measure and work towards. I am a relatively fit 53-year-old woman who has been on the go tending to the business of Mountain Town Magazine, my family and all the additional madness life throws at … Continue reading Cirque Series Inspiration – Prepping to Power Up
It wasn’t until I started trail running that I fell back in love with the sport of running. There is nothing quite like getting back to nature in that primal way than trail running blissfully through the woods, just you, your legs and the sound of your feet hitting the dirt. If you are thinking about getting out there, here are a few basics that … Continue reading Trail Running – Preparing to leave the pavement behind
I was recently invited to participate in the Merrell Down & Dirty National Mud Run & Obstacle Series Denver race. I had to give it a little thought. A mud event…. I have seen pics and heard some really fun stories. I am in pretty decent shape but I am not a runner, I am a biker so that was one mark against this event. … Continue reading Down & Dirty with Merrell’s National Mud Run – I’m In!
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