by Kristina | Jul 7, 2016 | Advice, How To, Life
I am not what you would call “conservation minded”. The concept of conservation has always appealed to me, but more in the “I want my grandkids to have a planet to enjoy so I’ll recycle this” type of a way, and less of a “I am...
by Kristina | Jun 30, 2016 | Advice, Backcountry, Skiing, Turns All Year, Tutu
This is my friend Casey. She’s a rockstar, and summitted Mt. Baker via the Squak Glacier last weekend in a single day. We spent 13 hours on our feet going from the top to the bottom, with 7-8 of those hours under direct sunlight. As you can tell from the photo,...
by Kristina | Jun 23, 2016 | Advice, Publications
I’m reading a pretty terrible book right now. Normally when I don’t like a book, I give myself permission to quit after 100 pages or 1/3 of the book, whichever is sooner. I keep reading this particular story because it was written by a celebrity and...
by Kristina | Jun 16, 2016 | Hiking, Publications
One of my very favorite parts of my job at The Mountaineers is when I get to write articles for our Mountaineer magazine. In November, I was privileged to write an article about my friends Erik, Dave, and Tyler, who had gone on an exploration of the glacier ice caves...
by Kristina | Jun 9, 2016 | Costumes, Skiing, Tutu
FIFTY FIVE MONTHS!!!To kickoff my birthday month, and celebrate my 55th consecutive month of skiing, I hopped on a helicopter and took a trip into the mountains of the great white north! I’d never ridden on a helicopter (it was incredible), I’d never done...
by Kristina | Jun 2, 2016 | Favorite, How To
One weekend in 2016, I painted a mountain mural on my bedroom wall. I shared it on Facebook, and was surprised by the response. My best friend gave me the ultimate compliment when she said, “You PAINTED that? I thought you bought it at IKEA!” My life was...
by Kristina | May 26, 2016 | Life
My coworker Becca works with the ‘leaders of tomorrow,’ which is a fancy way of saying she spends a lot of time with kids and young adults. She gets to know them pretty well and vice versa. One year, as a joke, the kiddoes made her this book called Things...
by Kristina | May 19, 2016 | SheJumps, Skiing, Turns All Year, Tutu
In the Pacific Northwest, March-May are typically some of the best skiing months of the year. Most often you’ll get new snow to start off the spring, then slowly it warms up and turns to spring corn. My favorite season of all is “Volcano Season”...
by Kristina | May 13, 2016 | Life
I love birthdays. Christmas, Easter, the last day of school…. pretty much all of the holidays kids get excited about pale in comparison to birthdays for me. Birthdays are the one day where you are different than (most) everyone else. Everyone should enjoy...
by Kristina | May 12, 2016 | Advice, Backcountry, How To, Mountains
You get home from a big trip and you’re exhausted. You really need a shower. The VERY last thing you want to do is unpack your crap, but you know you should…. You weigh the pros and cons: unpacking is a 20-minute commitment at minimum, putting off the...
