Silverton/ Treasure Mountain Hut wrap up

Home Sweet Home

The last week has flown. I spent three amazing days in Silverton, got to watch the Hourse drawn Ski Jouring competition down one of Silverton’s main streets, helped

Ski Jouring

Colter getting it done

build a sick acid drop off a hotel for Colter Hinchliffe, Tour up into the East San Jaun’s, Stay in the Treasure Mountain hut which sat at 12,000 ft.  

and accesses some of the gnarliest terrain on the continent, kicked it with good people, great laughs and sick pow.

In the words of my Trew teammate, Pat Sewell, “I LOVE MY LIFE!!!”.

Women making a difference

Check these girls out!!!!

They are some of our industry’s most influential athletes and they are pushing hard to raise money and awareness for Breast Cancer.

She Jumps Showing of Catch Me if You Can

Last night cars full of excited girls and guys were making the push up the Little Cottonwood road to see the first all women’s ski film, “Catch Me if You Can“.

Claire Smallwood Doing the honors

The film was put on by SheJumps, who’s vission is “to create a community of ambitious and compassionate women that are willing to take a “jump” to reach their potential and help others reach their own.”

Whitney, Me, Vinny, Jamie standing room only

VP doing the Pogo cross up

The night kicked off with several slide shows including that of Re Wikstoms. The images were strong, showing women throwing back flips, hitting huge cliffs, skiing big lines, and women just being women.

Lindsay Van and Vanessa Pierce Representing at the Peruvian

As the last raffle tickets were shouted out By Claire Smallwood, the lights dimmed and the film started to roll. Imediately you could tell that this was going to be a ground breaking film. The music choice, the editing style, it all apealed to that kick ass female ethos. It was the first time I actually felt like women were being represented accurately in a film.

Vanessas all around!!!!

The film was short, but it hit hard, filled with phenomenal skiing and representing what being a woman in the ski industry is really about, pushing hard, succeeding at times, wrecking at others, getting back on your feet, and inspiring others.

After the film and a little Pogo demonstration by Vanessa Pierce we all headed over to the Peruvian to keep the party going. It was truly an incredible night for all, but especially for women in the ski industry.

As I looked around the room I noticed that the Peruvian was filled with some of the most talented women in the industry and instead of doing the stereotypical female competitive thing, they were all talking with one another, sharing ideas, getting excited for each other, and generally wanting to help build this community of women who are trying to push the envelope and change the way women are seen in sports.

Cheers!!

There was something really profound that went down last night, I felt as though we really were starting to take the reigns of a revolution, a time when women are going to start pushing, inspiring, and supporting each other and I am so stoked to be a part of it! Thank you to SheJumps for leading this much needed revolution!!!