To celebrate Thanksgiving this year, The Mountaineers sends a message of thanks to its community. As the communications director, I’m primarily responsible for crafting and distributing this message. Every year I feel moved by the way it comes out...
I knew I was in over my head. My thighs were on fire and my glutes were screaming at me with equal fervor, but I wasn’t going to quit now. I’d paid for the cabin, rented the gear, and driven five hours in a blinding snowstorm to try something new. Little did I know I...
#TeamTutu: Reporting for duty!It was the type of day that was so fun you spent its entirety with your face gaping open.I’ve been skiing at least one day a month for the last 71 months, and this trip was my only chance for turns in October. My...
I’ve been having a week, and it’s only Wednesday. Maybe it’s the change in weather, maybe it’s the dread I’m feeling at having to avoid pounds of Halloween candy in the next few weeks (a task at which, no doubt, I will fail), or maybe...
My parents had a VW Bus when I was a kid, and some of my earliest memories involve camping in that van. My dad would pack everything up, my mom would load me and my twin sisters into the back, and we’d drive down a dirt road for what felt like forever until...
I’m humbled and excited to share this video with you. ‘Video Producer’ is not a title I ever thought I could add to my resume, but after the success of the We Are Mountaineers video I got to partner again with the incredible Mike Short on...
At the nonprofit where I work, hiring is a collaborative process. When someone leaves or is promoted, the hiring manager revisits the job description to make changes as necessary, then shares it with colleagues for feedback. The job description is finalized and...
I have not been motivated to ski this summer. Maybe it’s been all of the housework or the streak of sunny days, or maybe it’s that – after 69 consecutive months of chasing anything that remotely resembles snow – I’m a little...
Before and after, all in one photo. When Jordan and I met three years ago, we each had our own individual dreams of buying a house. Last May I was able to buy a townhouse to celebrate my 32nd birthday (in a truly serendipitous fashion), and this year Jordan closed on...
Did you know Steelhead Trout are simply Rainbow Trout that choose to head into saltwater for 3ish years, thus growing bigger and living longer than their non-anadromous counterparts and becoming Steelhead? Yup! Steelhead Trout and Rainbow Trout are, in fact, one in...
