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What Skiing in a Tutu Taught Me About Taking Risks in Business

by Kristina | Sep 30, 2015 | Advice, Life, Skiing, Tutu

A few months ago I published a piece for LinkedIn outlining the four things skiing in a tutu has taught me about taking risks in business. The story was fun to write and got some great feedback, but since it didn’t happen unless it’s on my blog, here it is...

How I #DefineFeminine in the Outdoors

by Kristina | Aug 19, 2015 | Advice, Backcountry, Life, Mountains, Skiing, Tutu

When I was asked to participate on a panel for the Arc’Teryx #DefinineFeminine campaign at an event cosponsored by SheJumps, I was a lot excited and a little nervous. “I can talk for 10 minutes about what being a female adventurer means to me, no...

Why Skiing This Summer Is Going To Be The Worst

by Kristina | Jun 25, 2015 | Mt. Rainier, Skiing, Turns All Year, Tutu

It’s been warm – and we got no snow this winter. The snowpack in the Olympics was7% of normal this year, and the Cascades barely fared better with 18% of average (source). This means conditions on the mountains already look like late August, and it’s...

Skiing from the Summit of Mt. Shasta

by Kristina | May 26, 2015 | Camping, Skiing, Turns All Year, Tutu

Mt. Shasta, located in Northern California, stands alone in its prominence, rising 10,000 ft above the surrounding plains. At 14,179 ft tall, Shasta is the 2nd highest peak in the Cascade Range (little sister to Rainier at 14,410). Shasta can be seen from 140 miles...

Turns All Year Months 37-42

by Kristina | Apr 18, 2015 | Action Figure Mascot, Backcountry, Montana, Mt. Rainier, Skiing, Turns All Year, Tutu

This winter has been a major bummer. I don’t want to go all political here, but guys! Global warming is seriously a thing and I am super suffering because of it! Start recycling or something!Lest you think I’m a fair-weather skier, I want to provide a...

Because You Don’t Always Win at Skiing

by Kristina | Dec 5, 2014 | Backcountry, Skiing, Turns All Year

I’ve been lucky enough to have some of you readers for a long time, and you’ve seen my dedication to the blog ebb and flow. Sometimes I have tons of inspiration and no content, and other times I’m so overwhelmed by fun stuff to write about I just...
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