My Ski Wedding
As we say goodbye to winter and near the traditional wedding season, I thought it would be fun to showcase a more unusual ceremony…mine.
A Ski On The Wild Side
Any workout which does not involve a certain minimum of danger or responsibility does not improve the body — it just wears it out.” —Norman Mailer
Take A Risk
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. — T.S. Eliot
It’s The Struggle That Makes It Worth It
I’m not telling you it’s going to be easy, I’m telling you it’s going to be worth it.
Nights When The Moon Howls
“There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls.” —George Carlin
Harness Pre-Season Snow Sports Excitement
Channel your early-season jitters with a pre-season workout regiment and developing a winter game plan. Here’s how to motivate and prepare yourself for meeting your skiing and boarding goals.
Ladies Who Launch
Over the past six months I have become increasingly aware that being a girl who likes to play in the mountains puts you in a relatively small club.
Lucky Trolls
Our own Mountain Girl, Sophie Nicolson, visits Iceland and gets to spend some quality time with her legendary dad.
Skiing is to Life
A wise woman once said: “When it comes to skiing, there’s a difference between what you think it’s going to be like, what it’s really like, and what you tell your friends it was like.” She was so right. And, one could argue, the same goes for life. How else is skiing similar to life?
Health and Happiness
Do you feel the effects of the seasons? How do you maintain health and happiness through these chilly months? Winter has just begun, so let’s all band together, striving for wellness and joy this year!
Kim Reichhelm Ski Adventures
Whether you’re a female skier looking to learn from other women, a couple yearning for the steep and deep, a family wanting to visit South America or an expert skier seeking a one-of-a-kind Alaska heli skiing trip, World Extreme Skiing Champion Kim Reichhelm offers unique experiences with a common theme of progression.
Life Ablaze
“Powder snow skiing is not fun. It’s life, fully lived, life lived in a blaze of reality.” —Dolores LaChapelle
Valkyrie Hoodie
Just in time for fall, this brand-new hoodie from Triple Aught Design (TAD) will keep you warm and comfy. Don’t be deceived by its modern, stylish design, though.
Cupid Strikes Again
Sunshine and blue skies not only made for spring skiing conditions at Arapahoe Basin this weekend but also fueled the spark that rekindled an old flame. While I know this love won’t work out (owing to the fickle nature of spring ski conditions), I’m glad I spent my Sunday at the beach—I mean, on the ski slopes.
Discovering a Magic Elixir in the Alps
It’s just past sunrise on an exquisite, luminous spring day in the Alps. I’m skinning up to a mountain pass situated high up in the Swiss resort of Verbier. Though early morning skins at my home ski town in Colorado are often solo encounters with tranquil, windswept forests, today’s climb is far from solitary.
‘Tis the Season (to Visit the Mountains)
Don’t tell me you’re too busy decking the halls and making Toys-R-Us runs to come play in the mountains this month… it will actually make you a jollier person, now, and in the future.
Women of Winter: Holly Walker
Despite a birth-control related stroke 2 years ago, Holly Walker has already skied more than 10 days this season (and squeezed in a day of heli-ski touring, too). She’s back—even stronger than before.
Not for Novices? Who Says?
There are about 100 days between now and the big event. Is that enough time to gather the gear I’d need, whip myself into shape, hone my skills, and still lead a quasi-normal life?
Women of Winter: Claire Smallwood
She spends 200 days a year on the slopes, but skier, linguist, sous-chef, and SheJumps executive director Claire Smallwood packs enough inspiration (and activity) to fill an entire year—and then some.
Winter 2011 Editor’s Choice Awards – Downhill Skiing
Women’s Adventure’s Winter 2011 Editor’s Choice Awards for Downhill Skiiing.
The Science of Snow Pits
Women’s Adventure ventured into Utah’s backcountry this spring to research deep powder skiing.
Paralympian Alana Nichols: A Golden Mono Skiing Debut
Off the mountain, Paralympian Alana Nichols has a magnetism that draws people in. On the race course, she’s a force to reckon with.
Slumber Parties in Ski Country
Another weekend is approaching in Boulder, Colo., which means instead of focusing on this staff meeting I’m wondering where I will sleep tomorrow. Not in a sleazy way.
Suzy Chaffee
Suzy Chaffee began racing at age six. “My first coach told me I was a pretty little thing but was never going to make it,” says Suzy. “His putdown was a great gift because I wasn’t all that aggressive normally, so his words were the kick I needed.”
