by Kristina | Aug 20, 2014 | Backcountry, Mt. Rainier, Skiing, Turns All Year, Tutu
The Russell Glacier is on the north side of Mt. Rainier, just east of the Ptarmigan Ridge. Living in Seattle, this is the side we always see – but I’ve never seen it up close… until now. Theresa (turquoise tutu) and I (pink tutu) have been talking...
by Kristina | Aug 15, 2014 | Backcountry, Skiing, Tutu
Sometimes you go to Norway and the trip is fun and fantastic and you come home and immediately blog about your adventures in a post read by thousands landing you sponsorships with the likes of Arc’Teryx, DPS Skis, and those fabulous folks who make tutus, leading...
by Kristina | Jul 4, 2014 | Backcountry, Skiing, Turns All Year, Tutu
Backcountry skiing is awesome. I love everything about it. I love being outside. I love the challenges of getting up a mountain on your own and finding your way down safely. I love the way it sounds when all you can hear is the snow falling and the feeling of charging...
by Kristina | Jul 1, 2014 | Life, Publications
For our July issue of Mountaineer Magazine, out today, I had the pleasure of interviewing Tyrhee Moore and Rosemary Saal of Expedition Denali, the first all African-American team to attempt to summit America’s highest peak.Together we delved into the issue of...
by Kristina | Jun 26, 2014 | Life, Publications
The Mountaineers launched a fancy new website on Cinco de Mayo, and as the Content Project Manager, the site launch pretty much took over my life for all of April and May (except for, you know, when I was in Norway). Subsequently I neglected to share the most recent...
by Kristina | Jun 16, 2014 | Action Figure Mascot, Backcountry, Skiing
The roads in Norway are plagued with something called a Frost Heaves – a inverse speed bump caused from the freeze/thaw cycle of the road. Some of them look bad and are fine, and others look innocuous and will send your car airborne.That is not an exaggeration....
by Kristina | Jun 13, 2014 | 30 Before 30, Life
Exactly one month ago I turned 30. Inspired by my fabulous and inventive friend Ginger, I created my own 30 Before 30 List just after my 28th birthday. With two full years to complete the list I was ambitious, listing things like: run a full...
by Kristina | Jun 5, 2014 | Backcountry, Skiing, Turns All Year, Tutu
We interrupt your regularly scheduled program of posts about Norway to bring you this very important announcement : yesterday (Wednesday, June 4) I climbed Baker and skied down from the summit. With Theresa. We were both wearing tutus. Because: Team Tutu. Get...
by Kristina | May 31, 2014 | Backcountry, Skiing, Tutu
For our second day in Norway, we opted to ski Middagstinden (Dinner Peak). With heavy snow predicted, this was a safe choice with low-angled terrain and few concerns about objective hazard. Huddled around my computer over delicious gin and tonics (imported Gin from a...
by Kristina | May 29, 2014 | Action Figure Mascot, Backcountry, Skiing
Life has been a bit hectic, so please forgive me my tardiness in posting about Norway. The trip was so fantastic and I was SO EXCITED to document it’s every super-duper-important-detail that I got overwhelmed and didn’t post…for a month. You’d...
