Category: Home and Hearth

entrepreneurs, Food + Drink, Home and Hearth, Women

Designing Women – playing with color, lighting and a passion for the restaurant business

story by Suzi Mitchell, photos by Regan Beroni Restaurateur Bettina Neset cares nothing for the limelight. She is happy to be the hidden half in a husband-and-wife team, who have built up Rex’s Family of Restaurants in Steamboat Springs over the last two decades. However, if there is one thing that reflects her true colors, it is the interior design within each of their seven … Continue reading Designing Women – playing with color, lighting and a passion for the restaurant business

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Fitness, Outdoor Living, Treks

Preparing for Backcountry Travel Each Winter

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

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entrepreneurs, Home and Hearth

Mountain Home Gift Ideas crafted by Women Entrepreneurs

No matter the time of year we have some wonderful ideas for gift-giving that will help bring a mountain home to life by Holly GoSpritely Gift Giving for our friends and family can be difficult no matter what time of year it is. There are some people who have the knack and know how to find that perfect present but to be honest with you … Continue reading Mountain Home Gift Ideas crafted by Women Entrepreneurs

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Outdoor Living

AIARE’S WOMEN’S MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

The American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE) aims to welcome women across all levels of experience in the snowsport and Avalanche Industry The American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE) along with supporting partners Rab, Mammut, and the GORE-TEX brand, has launched the second season of AIARE’s Women’s Mentorship Program. The program aims to welcome women across all levels of experience in … Continue reading AIARE’S WOMEN’S MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

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Family, Outdoor Living, Women

The Brave Ski Mom – Kristen Lummis

BY WENDY CLINCH, THE SKI DIVA Never underestimate the importance of the mom in skiing. After all, it’s the mom who usually makes sure everyone has the hats, goggles, ski pants, boots, etc. they need. Who dresses and undresses the kids. Assembles the lunches. Hauls the equipment. Harbors a secret stash of tissues/sunblock/chapstick/energy bars for that unavoidable emergency. Accommodates multiple bathroom breaks with all the … Continue reading The Brave Ski Mom – Kristen Lummis

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Fashion, Outdoor Living, Style, Women

Skea Limited Celebrates 50 Years with Diane Boyer leading the company’s continued success

The Boyer family started SKEA in 1972 and they have truly made their mark on the ski fashion industry with their beautiful, tech-oriented outerwear. For 50 Years a passion for skiing, mountains, and the outdoors is what has driven this brand. Jocelyn Boyer and her husband Georges started the company with Jocelyn designing SKEA’s iconic skiwear. Her vision was to design and embrace femininity while … Continue reading Skea Limited Celebrates 50 Years with Diane Boyer leading the company’s continued success

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Food + Drink, Outdoor Living, Treks

Escape to Canada for a Winter Adventure

Canada is calling Ladies! Pack in Three and A Half Perfect Winter Days at Banff Sunshine; Lake Louise and Mt. Norquay Upon arrival into Alberta’s Calgary International Airport, take an easy, 90-minute, mountain-pass-free drive to Banff for an overnight at Canada’s “Castle in the Rockies,” the Fairmont Banff Springs hotel. This stunning landmark, is known as an experience unto itself. Settle in, explore the famous luxury property and … Continue reading Escape to Canada for a Winter Adventure

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Outdoor Living, Women

A Woman With A Passion for the Mountains – Ellen Hollinshead

by Steve Lipsher On her first day of skiing, Ellen Hollinshead got her first kiss and fell in love – with skiing.  “I was 13 … and went to this little resort outside of Pittsburgh, and I met this cute boy. He asked if he could kiss me,” she recalled. “I felt, wow, skiing is sexy! I like this sport!” Although she struggled on the … Continue reading A Woman With A Passion for the Mountains – Ellen Hollinshead

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Events, Outdoor Living

VNTR Birds

VNTRbirds (aka Venture Birds) is a women-run outdoor education company for all women to get into the outdoors with proper knowledge, confidence and self-reliance. They host mountain bike clinics, backcountry courses, and maintenance workshops for women from novice to advanced. These experiences bring more women into the outdoors by creating a safer space for learning and creates an even bigger community. Knowing that getting into … Continue reading VNTR Birds

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Environment, Outdoor Living, Treks

Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows is Now PALISADES TAHOE

Congratulations to Palisades Tahoe formally Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows in California. The 2020 commitment to rename the destination was made after extensive research into the historical and current usage and regional history of the word “squaw,” and discussions with the local Washoe Tribe, which affirmed the position that it is widely considered a racist and sexist slur against Indigenous women. The renaming process began last … Continue reading Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows is Now PALISADES TAHOE

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