by Kristina | Feb 5, 2016 | Advice, Life, Skiing
In my last post, I outlined 7 ways to have more fun – or at least LOOK like you are. The premise of the post assumed you were seeking to have more fun in photos. It did not touch on life in general per say.However if you, like me, are also looking to have more...
by Kristina | Jan 28, 2016 | Action Figure Mascot, Advice, Costumes, Life, Tutu
On a not-so-noteworthy ski day a few years ago, my friend Anne let me in on a little secret: “You know, if you open your mouth and throw your hands in the air it makes it look like you are having at least 30% more fun.”Anne having ALL of the fun.Like...
by Kristina | Jan 22, 2016 | Hiking, Travel, Tutu
The alarm went off before the sun woke up. GrandBob roused the troops with coffee in hand, ready to start the day. We dined on the best corn bran and milk available from the local grocery, eating with plastic spoons while sitting in the back of a 1998 camper truck. By...
by Kristina | Jan 14, 2016 | Life, Skiing
Last week my Madre and one-half of the “twinnies” came out to visit. We did many things and it was amazing. Our amazing 4-day family festival included: Book of Mormon, skiing & snowboarding in tutus (if you can call what Michele was doing...
by Kristina | Jan 8, 2016 | Advice, Life
I like data. I like spreadsheets and pie charts and visual representations of quantifiable information. I enjoy tracking my life on a calendar and using excel to track specific activities. If you’ve gone skiing, climbing, or running (and in some cases cycling or...
by Kristina | Dec 31, 2015 | Life, Travel
Moonlight skiing, complete with miniature cans of champagne, goes down in history as my best New Year Celebration ever. I’ve also been lucky to celebrate on a boat in Lake Union, with drinking uno in Patagonia, and I was in the FIRST time zone to enter the next...
by Kristina | Dec 24, 2015 | Skiing, Turns All Year
Skiing this month has been a little like this:So. Much. Snow.With four ski days under my belt for the month, snow DUMPING in the mountains, a new pair of powder skis in the quiver, and seven more days left in the month I’m pretty damn stoked. Rather than go on...
by Kristina | Dec 17, 2015 | Life, Skiing
On my 17th birthday, I didn’t know what to make of myself. For some reason, my entire life, I thought I was going to die at sixteen – most likely in an airplane accident. I cannot explain this feeling. But it was so strong that on the morning of the...
by Kristina | Dec 10, 2015 | Mt. Rainier, Skiing, Turns All Year
For November turns this year, Muir seemed to answer the ‘Where to ski?’ question. The tutu made three visits to the mountainside camp.Situated on the south side of Mt. Rainier at 10,188′, it’s both very accessible and incredibly remote. Muir is...
by Kristina | Dec 3, 2015 | Advice, Backcountry, Favorite, Lists, Skiing
As “the girl who skis in a tutu,” people regularly ask me how to get started backcountry skiing, and I love introducing others to my favorite pastime. The more (safety-oriented, environmentally-conscious) BC skiers we can get out there the better. I’ve said...
