Kayce Anderson, Ph.D. – A Woman Who Rocks the Rockies For most of her professional life, Glenwood Spring’s Kayce Anderson, Ph.D., was an ecologist happily immersed in scientific research in South America. She spent a third of each year hitchhiking through the mountains of Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela, camping out in tiny Quechan villages at 14,000 feet for weeks at a time to collect butterfly … Continue reading A Pad That Might Change the World
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
by Bethany Taylor, and others who loved Hannah Untamed New England Several years ago, when my sister Hannah Taylor began dabbling in Adventure Racing with her close friends Olof and Whitney Hedberg, the Hedbergs happened to mention an Adventure Race back East called Untamed New England. “But…that’s me! I’m definitely New England, untamed!” said Hannah, gleeful to have had her New Hampshire roots and her … Continue reading Hannah Taylor
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
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
Looking Back on the Inaugural Issue from 2015 We are reminiscing and powering back up for our 6th issue of Mountain Women Magazine. Sometimes you need to look back in order to move forward. We started this magazine because Mountain Town Magazine, our first magazine title, discovered that the majority of the magazine’s content discussed men and their pursuits. Not that we don’t love men … Continue reading Mountain Women Magazine – Reminiscing The Inaugural 2015 Issue
by Holly Battista-Resignolo They say she always has a smile on her face. Living in the mountains you hear a lot about broken body parts and along with that, you hear even more about the doctors providing patient care, as people are always looking for references. I personally have been fortunate enough to not need a reference but, over the years I kept hearing indirectly … Continue reading Dr. Gloria Beim- An Olympian of an Orthopaedist
By Kimberly Nicoletti Kate Hudnut was nominated by her peers and received our annual 2018 Woman Who Rock the Rockies award! In 1994, Kate Hudnut seemed an unlikely candidate to fall in love with mountain life —much less become such an integral part of the nonprofit, and for-profit, workings of Summit County. She lived a cosmopolitan city life in Paris for four years, with John … Continue reading Kate Hudnut – A Woman Who Rocks the Rockies
Before we started up Mountain Women Magazine we honored many Women in Colorado’s mountain town communities with the distinguished “Women Who Rock the Rockies” title. Our partner, Mountain Town Magazine, produced that Women specific issue for 5 Years until we decided the title needed its own home with the creation of Mountain Women Magazine. One of our honorees, Billie Keithley, just recently received an Icons … Continue reading Billy Keithley – A Woman Who Rocks the Rockies
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