by Kristina | May 16, 2024 | Climbing, Costumes, Publications
Everyone knows I love a good theme party, especially an outdoor celebration with costumes. For one of the last articles at my dream job, I wrote about how the Pacific Northwest Costume Climbers are taking our beloved Mt. St. Helens Mother’s Day tradition to the...
by Kristina | Jan 14, 2019 | Advice, Costumes, Favorite, Life
When you plan to have a surprise wedding, items quickly get sorted into one of two categories: 1) things you can control, and therefore are allowed to care about, and 2) things you cannot control and have to let go. Food. Music. The dress. Those all fall in the former...
by Kristina | Mar 9, 2017 | Backcountry, Costumes, Publications, Skiing, The Mountaineers, Turns All Year, Tutu
I love that my job and my personal life have so many opportunities to overlap. For our spring edition of Mountaineer magazine (designed and edited by my lovely and talented colleague Suzanne Gerber), I got to write about the storied Mt. St. Helens tradition of...
by Kristina | Sep 1, 2016 | Backcountry, Costumes, SheJumps, Skiing, Turns All Year, Tutu
Any day spent on the snow is a lucky one. Whether it’s bluebird corn or dumping powder, I am the happiest in zee mountains. I know I’m fortunate to make skiing at least one day a month a priority – adventuring is not a luxury we can all enjoy and I...
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 | 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...
