by Kristina | Apr 21, 2016 | Advice, Backcountry, Hiking, How To, Mountaineering, Mountains, Skiing, Turns All Year, Tutu
Experienced adventuristas often forget what it was like to be ‘the noob’. We have our kit dialed, know how much food to pack, and can go from no plans to leaving on a two-day ski trip in 30-minutes without breaking a sweat. But we were all beginners once,...
by Kristina | Apr 14, 2016 | Action Figure Mascot, Costumes, Skiing
Photo by Greg Sheehan. Buy your own today!BECAUSE THEY ARE AWESOME!-end of list**see also: keeps you warm at night, adds flair to any packing photo, allows you to make friends easily, keeps people you shouldn’t be friends with away from you, has ample belly...
by Kristina | Apr 7, 2016 | Advice, Life, Travel
Back in December 2015, when I really started to feel like myself again, I composed a “Petra is GONE” blog in my head. The update was to be titled “Back To Our Regularly Scheduled Programming” and it was going to be about poop.That’s...
by Kristina | Mar 31, 2016 | SheJumps, Skiing, The Mountaineers, Turns All Year, Tutu
Having grown up in Montana, my mind always convinces me that February is the absolute BEST month to go skiing. The snow is abundant, fluffy, and playful. The weather is cold and sunny, and it’s the ideal time to perfect a google tan. Or that’s what my...
by Kristina | Mar 24, 2016 | Advice, Backcountry, How To
Mastering your personal layering comfort is one of the most difficult aspects of backcountry travel. Too many clothes and you’re soaking yourself from the inside out. Too few and you’re freezing your little tootsie off. No bueno either way. Half of...
by Kristina | Mar 17, 2016 | Life, Mountaineering
When I accepted the gig running membership and marketing at The Mountaineers, I had no idea it would unlock my secret, kinda-nerdy passion for mountaineering history. Sure I’d read pretty much all of the books on mountaineering when I was in college...
by Kristina | Mar 10, 2016 | Advice, Life
Two years ago my friend Loren died in a skiing accident. A huge February storm had rolled through the Pacific Northwest, and a bunch of us took extra days off to go skiing. He and a friend were skiing Crystal in-bounds on a Wednesday when Loren fell into a tree-well....
by Kristina | Mar 3, 2016 | Advice, Life
We all have things we don’t talk about. Fiascos. Flounders and missteps. Broken promises and wrong turns and failures of the heart. We hold close the things that make us feel most alone – the things that make us most human.Everywhere, every day, people are...
by Kristina | Feb 25, 2016 | Advice, Life
Close your eyes. Take a deep breath in…and out. Picture your happy place. Imagine yourself standing there surrounded by all of your favorite people…Happy place with my faves.BOOM!That’s what it feels like to work in the outdoor industry. Well, kind...
by Kristina | Feb 18, 2016 | Skiing, Turns All Year, Tutu
I met Theresa at 9,000ft on Mt. Hood on July 28, 2013. At the time I was working on month 21 of turns all year, but she was rocking month 33. That’s the problem with having a best ski friend who just happens to be a year ahead of you on turns all year –...
