by Kristina | Mar 18, 2014 | Action Figure Mascot, Backcountry, Costumes, Mountains, Skiing, Travel, Tutu
The plan was thus: Drive to Mt. Shasta Friday after work (a mere 8hrs, 39mins from Seattle sans traffic) Make it to Bunny Flat trail head (6,940′) and camp at some point on Friday night/Saturday morning Get up and skin to high camp at Helen Lake...
by Kristina | Mar 17, 2014 | Skiing, Turns All Year, Tutu
After months of uber dry weather, mid-February brought us some serious dumpage, the likes of which haven’t been seen in these parts for years. Theresa and I celebrated by hitting Crystal mountain in our Seahawks-turquoise tutus on February 1, the day before we...
by Kristina | Mar 12, 2014 | Backcountry, Mountaineering, Mountains, Skiing, Turns All Year, Tutu
In the last installment of Turns All Year: The Tutu Adventures, I spent November and December skiing almost every weekend in sub-par conditions. January continued the trend, staying dry and keeping us powder hounds seeking new adventures.To start the year off right, I...
by Kristina | Mar 10, 2014 | 30 Before 30, Action Figure Mascot, Favorite, Skiing, Turns All Year, Tutu
Lots of people wonder why I embrace being ridiculous. This may come as a surprise to most of you, but I didn’t always ski in tutus and travel with an action figure mascot. In fact, I wouldn’t even consider myself ‘outdoorsy’...
by Kristina | Jan 28, 2014 | Skiing, Turns All Year, Tutu
The snowpack in the PNW is pretty dismal. As I am writing this, it’s 50-degrees and sunny on a warm January day. While the rest of the country is complaining about the “Polar Vortex”, we are happily walking around in t-shirts and searching our homes...
by Kristina | Dec 20, 2013 | 30 Before 30, Life, Tutu
Most people would be surprised to learn I’m not much of a risk taker. I don’t gamble, I avoid looking at my stock reports, and after nearly burning down my last apartment, I decided I can never again own a toaster oven. I am apparently not someone who...
