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
Ladies! The Power of WE (Women Entrepreneurs) Conference is returning for its 3rd Annual gathering of Women Entrepreneurs in Salida, Colorado on Friday May 19, 2023. Each year this exceptional conference brings women-owned businesses, entrepreneurs, and other private, public, and non-profit sectors together to explore ways to ignite positive change both personally and professionally. This years theme will focus on Amplifying Purpose + People + Profit. The Power of WE gathering … Continue reading The Power of We Returns to Salida in May 2023
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”
Chef Perse Vordokas Believes Do Better To Be Better Meet Chef Perse Vordokas. Chef Vordokas recently arrived in Telluride, Colorado to take on the role of the Executive Chef at The View Restaurant, a sixty-seat, full-service restaurant in beautiful Mountain Lodge Telluride. She is proudly serving a new menu influenced by her Latin American and Mediterranean upbringing. I met with Perse this past summer and … Continue reading Chef Perse Vordokas
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
by Amy Schweim of Women’s Radical Pursuits This article appeared in Issue 6 of Mountain Women Magazine Have you ever been on a ride or hiking with a group of friends and found yourself at the back of the pack suffering, struggling, and beating yourself up the whole time because your mind was telling you how much you suck?! Or maybe you don’t even go … Continue reading Envisioning a Growth Mindset
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
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
by Holly GoSpritely Generations of entrepreneurial know-how and getter-done spirit lives in the well-stocked walls of Marigolds Farmhouse Funk & Junk in Breckenridge. The story of the four women who operate this lively and unique boutique is just as surprising as the treasures found in Marigold’s itself, all are Colorful and Unique. Lori Maphies, Lisa Norton, Nancy Williams and Danielle Maphies are a family of … Continue reading Marigolds Farmhouse Funk & Junk – Women Curated and Crafted
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
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