Check out our Father’s Day Gift Guide for Ski Dads Subscribe to our Apres Ski Podcast here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1882919/support Subscriptions start as low as $3/month. You'll get: 1. Exclusive Content. 2. Merchandise Discounts: Get discount codes to our favorite ski brands 3. Swag: Get a welcome gift of your choice. 4. Monthly Ski Mom Recipe In this episode Nicole and Sarah host Adrienne Saia Isaac, Director of Marketing and Communications at the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) . Ad...
May 26, 2023•36 min•Season 2Ep. 32
Check out our Ski Mom’s Mother’s Day gift guide ! Subscribe to our Apres Ski Podcast here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1882919/support In this episode Nicole and Sarah host Julie Smith, head of the quality programs at Lawson’s Finest Liquids (Brewery) in Waitsfield, Vermont. Julie shares her career path and some great Lawson’s history . We talk about why there aren’t more women in the brewing industry, although Lawson’s has done a great job in this space and is close to 50% women. Julie tells us ...
May 04, 2023•35 min•Season 2Ep. 31
Check out our Ski Mom’s Mother’s Day gift guide ! Subscribe to our Apres Ski Podcast here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1882919/support In this episode Nicole and Sarah host Cassie Cohen, the Snow Reporter at Mad River Glen in Fayston, Vermont. Cassie started skiing as a toddler with her mom at Mount Snow and has been skiing as long as she can remember. Cassie gives us a look at her typical day as the Snow Reporter at Mad River Glen, starting at 5 AM! She loves getting to ski while also having the...
Apr 06, 2023•37 min•Season 2Ep. 30
Check out our Ski Mom’s Mother’s Day gift guide ! Subscribe to our Apres Ski Podcast here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1882919/support In this episode Nicole and Sarah host Margo Wade, Director of Planning & Regulatory Compliance at Sugarbush Resort. At a high level, Margo’s role is focused on keeping the resort in compliance with operating, land use, technical and environmental permits. The permits range from federal to state and local level permits as Sugarbush spans 3 Vermont towns and use...
Mar 31, 2023•37 min•Season 2Ep. 29
Subscribe to our Apres Ski Podcast here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1882919/support In this episode Nicole and Sarah host ski mom Heidi Dusek. Heidi is a mother of 3, an author and a podcast host - among many other things. Heidi’s work is focused on inspiring families to connect through simple adventures. Heidi always had an adventurous side and wanted to to continue her adventures when she started a family. Heidi started her podcast Ordinary Sherpa during covid in November of 2020. Heidi saw th...
Mar 24, 2023•45 min•Season 2Ep. 28
Subscribe to our Apres Ski Podcast here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1882919/support In this episode Nicole and Sarah host ski mom Kimberley Blaine , a licensed developmental psychotherapist (LMFT) who has been named one of the most powerful moms in social media by Working Mother Magazine. Kimberley is a speaker, author and a nationally recognized child mental health and social and emotional well-being expert. She’s also a California ski mom who loves to go to the mountains every chance she gets....
Mar 16, 2023•47 min•Season 2Ep. 27
Subscribe to our Apres Ski Podcast here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1882919/support In this episode Nicole and Sarah host ski mom Sarah Wojcik the founder of All Mountain Mamas and the associate editor and new business director at Ski Area Management Magazine (SAM). Sarah started skiing when she was very young at a small ski mountain, Blue Mountain in PA. As a teenager, Sarah became a junior ski patroller at Camelback (Poconos, PA) and she has been in the ski industry ever since. Sarah walks us ...
Mar 10, 2023•43 min•Season 2Ep. 26
Subscribe here! https://www.buzzsprout.com/1882919/support In this episode Nicole and Sarah talk about the class action settlement resolution between Alterra Mountain Company and Ikon pass holders impacted by ski resort closures in March 2020. More detailed info from Ikon here: https://www.momtrends.com/ski/ikon-pass-refunds-from-class-action-suit https://www.ikonpass.com/en/covid-class-action-credit Class Action Website: https://skipasssettlement.com/ Please Help Support our Podcast: Check out ...
Mar 02, 2023•15 min•Season 1Ep. 3
In this episode Nicole and Sarah host Kristen Ulmer. Kristen is a high performance facilitator and fear/anxiety expert who draws from her tenure as the Hall of Fame most ‘fearless’ woman extreme skier in the world for 12 years, from studying Zen for 15 years, and from facilitating over ten thousand clients on the subjects of fear, anxiety and achieving flow states. Kristen grew up in Henniker, New Hampshire skiing at Pat’s Peak. Kristen loved skiing from a very young age, but did not get serious...
Mar 02, 2023•36 min•Season 2Ep. 25
Subscribe to the bonus Apres Ski Content here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1882919/support In this episode Nicole and Sarah host ski mom Becky Munsterer Sabky. Becky is the author of a series of animated children’s books about skiing ( The Little Rippers ) and is a former Director of International Admissions at Dartmouth College. Becky grew up skiing and ski racing at a little ski area in New Jersey called Hidden Valley. Throughout high school Becky was a ski racer, but her ski racing career ende...
Feb 23, 2023•44 min•Season 2Ep. 24
In this episode Nicole joins Sarah as she gets a ski boot fitting and custom footbed with Allison Kozar, a boot fitter at Inner Bootworks in Stowe, Vermont. SUBSCRIBE TO THE SKI MOMS APRES SKI PODCAST HERE. Sarah’s had ski boot pain for years and just thought it was something she had to live with. The boot pain impacted how long Sarah could ski and her overall enjoyment on the snow. A friend recommended a custom boot fitting. Allison (a local boot fitter) was recommended to Nicole and Sarah so w...
Feb 17, 2023•29 min•Season 2Ep. 23
We’re kicking things off with our pro-tips guide to navigating the busy President’s Day weekend. It’s the busiest ski weekend of the year and we’ve got survival tips including: Explaining the three jersey rule How to manage lift lines Tips for eliminating hunger meltdowns with clever meal planning Here are some of the ski mom resources we mention The Ski Moms Digital Cookbook : This digital cookbook brings the very best easy and delicious recipes for you and your family. All recipes were develop...
Feb 17, 2023•18 min•Season 1Ep. 1
In this episode Nicole and Sarah host ski mom Victoria Crawford, a true Telluride insider who gives us the scoop on this iconic ski town. Victoria tells us about getting to and getting around Telluride and shares some great tips to plan the perfect trip. When Victoria moved out to Telluride in the early 90’s when it was not a well known ski town like it is today. She planned to stay for a year and 32 years later she never left :) Victoria has seen the town grow and change over her years there. V...
Feb 09, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 22
In this episode Nicole and Sarah learn about ski tuning, care and maintenance. We visited Kelly Bair, owner of Peak Performance Ski Shop in Killington, Vermont. Peak Performance is a premier ski shop with a ski racing focus. Peak Performance has a wide variety of equipment options for both ski racers and recreational skiers. If you can’t get to Peak in person, they ship all over the world. Kelly is the mom to two ski racers, but she grew up water skiing in Florida and never imagined she would be...
Feb 03, 2023•35 min•Season 2Ep. 21
In this episode Nicole and Sarah host ski mom Connie Marshall, the first Director of Marketing and PR at Alta Ski Area in Alta, Utah. Connie grew up in Ohio, her family loved the outdoors, they hiked a lot and skied as much as they could. Connie learned to ski at Clear Fork (in central Ohio), a ski area built on a reclaimed garbage dump. Connie first saw Alta when she was in 6th grade during a visit to her aunt and uncle’s home. Connie’s Uncle Chic was the then GM of Alta. She took her first fli...
Jan 27, 2023•42 min•Season 2Ep. 20
In this episode Nicole and Sarah host ski mom Brenda Dragon, the President & Founder of Aurora Heat . Brenda was raised in Fort Smith in the Northwest Territories, Canada (look it up on a map!). Brenda has loved skiing her whole life, there is mostly Nordic skiing in the Fort Smith area. Brenda taught her children to ski and it was always a favorite family activity. After raising her family and working in different industries, Brenda decided to take the plung and start her own company, Auror...
Jan 20, 2023•36 min•Season 2Ep. 19
In this episode Nicole and Sarah host Jen Gurecki, the co- founder & CEO of Coalition Snow, a women-owned and operated Reno-based snowsports brand on a mission to deconstruct the status quo. Jen started skiing in high school and fell in love with it right away. Jen’s high school had a ski club that hosted affordable ski trips that helped her get time on snow. Jen was hooked. She’s now primarily a snowboarder, but most of her team is made up of skiers. Jen tells us about her path from college...
Jan 13, 2023•43 min•Season 2Ep. 18
In this episode Nicole and Sarah host Jasmine Tay, a ski mom of 3 boys, the oldest (Harry) is an adaptive skier. Jasmine shares all her learnings, tips and advice on getting your child into an adaptive ski program. For those unfamiliar, adaptive skiing uses specialized equipment and/or training to allow people with disabilities to ski. Jasmine grew up in Australia and started skiing at age 3 at a ski resort called Threadbo in the Snowy Mountains (Australia). Jasmine and her family relocated from...
Jan 05, 2023•41 min•Season 2Ep. 17
In this episode Nicole and Sarah host Katie Ertl, the SVP of Mountain Operations at Aspen Skiing Company. Aspen Skiing Company includes 4 mountains, across 8 miles — Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands, Snowmass and Buttermilk. Katie grew up in the Aspen Valley, her mom was a ski instructor and she taught Katie and her twin sister from the age of 3. She went on to alpine ski race. Katie taught ski lessons in college, and after graduating decided to continue down that path. Katie coached kids ski rac...
Dec 29, 2022•45 min•Season 2Ep. 16
In this episode Nicole and Sarah host Diane Boyer, the President of Skea Ltd. a women’s ski wear company run by women and designed by women who love the active outdoor lifestyle. Diane grew up skiing at Mount Southington (a small ski area in Connecticut), while she was in boarding school nearby and at Stratton. She went on to Dartmouth College, where she skied every day, both teaching and practicing freestyle. Diane made her way to Vail, where Skea Ltd is now located. Diane walks us through the ...
Dec 22, 2022•31 min•Season 2Ep. 15
In this episode Nicole and Sarah host Tracy Keller, ski mom, and Head of School at Green Mountain Valley School (GMVS) in Waitsfield, Vermont. Tracy shares her ski and career journey with us from racing at Dartmouth to her first job at Sugar Bowl Academy and finally to GMVS where she is the Head of School. Tracy learned to ski when she was six at Pico Mountain in Vermont and started ski racing at a young age. She went on to ski at Dartmouth College and after college took a job teaching, coaching...
Dec 16, 2022•43 min•Season 2Ep. 14
In this episode Nicole and Sarah host Beth Howard, ski mom, and VP and Chief Operating Officer of Vail Mountain in Vail, Colorado. Beth shares her career journey from the University of Northern Iowa where she studied Food & Nutrition and Business. When a college internship led her to the Vail Valley, she packed her car and headed west. Beth fell in love with Vail and immediately knew she wanted to figure out how to live there after college. Find out how to use Ski Butler to get rentals broug...
Dec 08, 2022•43 min•Season 2Ep. 13
In this episode Nicole and Sarah host Barbara Cochran, ski mom, Olympic gold medalist and sports psychology consultant. Barbara tells us about the incredible history behind her father Mickey’s vision to build a ski hill behind their house in Richmond, Vermont in 1961. Mickey built a tow rope and put up lights so all his kids and anyone else who wanted to (it was open to the public), could ski train after school and into the night. Barbara is one of four children, they all grew up to be world-cla...
Dec 01, 2022•37 min•Season 2Ep. 12
In this episode Nicole and Sarah join you over Thanksgiving weekend from the World Cup in Killington Vermont! The event has drawn an increasing number of spectators who converge at Killington to cheer on ski racers from around the world. The event brings millions of dollars in economic impact to the state of Vermont. The Killington World Cup takes place over two days and includes women’s giant slalom and slalom races. Fans are always extra excited to see U.S. Alpine Ski Team superstar Mikaela Sh...
Nov 25, 2022•29 min•Season 2Ep. 11
In this episode Nicole and Sarah host Halley O’Brien, an avid snowboarder who has made outdoor adventuring her career as an on-camera personality, writer and producer. Halley is a mother of 3 boys (she just recently welcomed twins!), is the founder of The Snow Report and has her own podcast (Beyond the Apres). Halley tells us about learning to snowboard at Mountain Creek in New Jersey and falling in love with it immediately - even though her tailbone did not :) Halley walks us through her career...
Nov 18, 2022•42 min•Season 2Ep. 10
In this episode Nicole and Sarah host Erica Frank, the GM of Ski Butlers in Steamboat, Colorado. Erica gives tons of tips and insights to plan the perfect family trip to Steamboat. Erica grew up in Utah, skiing at Brighton, Alta & Snowbird. She moved East for college still managed to find time on snow - she taught skiing at Shawnee Mountain and Camelback Mountain. She tells us about her first time visiting Steamboat on a family trip and falling in love with the area and all the incredible sn...
Nov 11, 2022•39 min•Season 2Ep. 9
In this episode Nicole hosts Mirna Valerio, better known as The Mirnavator, an endurance athlete who fell in love with skiing later in life and never looked back. Mirna tells us about starting her blog to make a place for plus size endurance runners that led to a career as a spokesperson for many well known brands including Lululemon, LL Bean and Hydroflask. Mirna first took ski lessons over 10 years ago at Mountain Creek when she was a teacher in New Jersey. She loved it from the start, even th...
Nov 04, 2022•47 min•Season 2Ep. 8
In this episode Nicole and Sarah revisit a favorite episode from season 1 with ski mom Heather Burke, Travel Editor at FamilySkiTrips.com This time of year a lot of us are thinking about new equipment for the upcoming season, but navigating gear can be confusing. Heather talks to us about how to find the right skis and boots, skis designed for women, demo days - and much more. Heather learned to ski at 3, her mom says she was more natural skiing than walking! Heather grew up in the ski biz, her ...
Oct 27, 2022•33 min•Season 2Ep. 7
In this episode, we share our first interview from last season with Alli Widman, ski mom and Founder & CEO of Avant Ski . Alli has been an avid skier and traveler her entire life. Following years of frustration with a lack of comprehensive, reliable ski resources for recreational skiers, Alli launched Avant Ski in 2018. We talk to Alli about a wide range of ski-related topics that are on our minds as we think of the season ahead - from the economics and perks of multi-mountain ski passes (Ep...
Oct 20, 2022•32 min•Season 2Ep. 6
In this episode Nicole and Sarah visit Hooey Wilks at her studio, Hooey Mountain . Hooey shows us her the vintage toy skier collection that she photographs on snow at ski resorts around the world. The photographs truly pulled us in, they are fun and engaging, and we found ourselves leaning in to get a closer look at all the details. The vintage toy skiers in Hooey’s photographs evoke a nostalgic feeling, but are bright and modern at the same time. Hooey’s photos brought us back to some of our fa...
Oct 05, 2022•33 min•Season 2Ep. 5
