The Ski Moms Podcast

In this episode, the Ski Moms sit down with Ensi Armacost and Haley Hessinger, founders of the University of Utah's Strand Collective. This innovative ski and ride club was created to increase the presence of female skiers and riders on campus and has quickly grown to over 300 members.

Located just 30 minutes from world-class resorts, the University of Utah provides the perfect backdrop for this thriving community. The Strand Collective offers members clinics, wax nights, ski movie screenings, and organized trips, while taking advantage of student perks like free UTA bus transportation and discounted season passes.

What makes the Strand Collective special is their commitment to inclusivity, particularly for beginners. Their buddy system pairs experienced skiers with newcomers, creating a supportive environment for women to progress in the sport. Through social media and campus outreach, they're building an engaging community that celebrates women in snow sports.

Ensi and Haley share insights about campus life, Salt Lake City's unique ski culture, and their vision for the club's future. Their message is clear and inspiring: "Don't be afraid to try... just take up space."

Keep up with the latest from The Strand Collective:

Instagram: @strandcollectiveutah

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The Ski Moms are so excited to be partnering with Ulster County this year. Located in New York State, Ulster County is tucked into the Hudson Valley and offers families a chance to get out in nature all year long.

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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 Shiffrin who has won the slalom each of the last five years at Killington.
The International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup is the premier circuit for alpine skiing competition. The inaugural season launched in January 1967, and the 2022–23 season marks the 57th consecutive year for the FIS World Cup.
The Killington race course debuted in November 2016, succeeding Aspen, Colorado, as the early season U.S. host for women's technical events (slalom and giant slalom). Located in New England in central Vermont, Killington has hosted nine women's World Cup events (49th of all-time), and the sixth most in the U.S.

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Starting this March, you can lock in the lowest prices of the season and score big on Ikon Pass renewals and new sales. The Ikon Pass gives you access to 60+ resorts worldwide. Don’t miss out on this incredible value — head to ikonpass.com

Start planning your trip here visitulstercountyny.com
The Ski Moms are so excited to be partnering with Ulster County this year. Located in New York State, Ulster County is tucked into the Hudson Valley and offers families a chance to get out in nature all year long.

Ready for your next adventure? Download the Vrbo app or check out Vrbo.com for trusted, family-friendly getaways and plan a stay everyone will love!

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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 path from a communications major to pounding the pavement at ski resorts and making her way into the ski industry business.

Halley started at Mount Snow as their on mountain “Snow Reporter”, and that led her to found The Snow Report. Halley moved out to Colorado and started her own production company - working with Vail Resorts, The Weather Channel, Snow Country and then pitched her own show to Ski Magazine.

Halley makes fast paced and super funny videos on all sorts of ski and snow related topics - from pond skimming to beer and gear reviews - we found ourselves laughing out loud when we tuned in.

Halley and her husband are teaching their son to snowboard (starting at 13 months!) at Mountain Creek on a Burton Riglet board, a board designed specifically for the tiniest rippers.

Halley now has a number of roles back at Mountain Creek and at Big Snow American Dream (indoor ski resort in New Jersey). Mountain Creek has a great ski school with progress based learning features that help guide new skiers as they build their basic ski skills. Mountain Creek has night skiing and is only an hour outside of NYC.

Check out the links below to see Halley in action!

Resources:

Mountain Creek (NJ) https://mountaincreek.com/Mount Snow (VT) https://www.mountsnow.com/Burton Riglet https://www.burton.com/discover/s/article/burton-rigletBig

Starting this March, you can lock in the lowest prices of the season and score big on Ikon Pass renewals and new sales. The Ikon Pass gives you access to 60+ resorts worldwide. Don’t miss out on this incredible value — head to ikonpass.com

Start planning your trip here visitulstercountyny.com
The Ski Moms are so excited to be partnering with Ulster County this year. Located in New York State, Ulster County is tucked into the Hudson Valley and offers families a chance to get out in nature all year long.

Ready for your next adventure? Download the Vrbo app or check out Vrbo.com for trusted, family-friendly getaways and plan a stay everyone will love!

Support the show

Keep up with the Latest from the Ski Moms!
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theskimoms/

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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 snow. She knew she would make her way back there and has been living in Steamboat for the past 3 years now.

Erica explains exactly what families can expect to find at Steamboat and how Ski Butler makes getting to the slopes fun and easy for families. Ski Butler is a premier ski rental delivery company that brings all the ski gear right to you in your condo or hotel. Imagine having a glass of wine in your condo while your kids try on boots - instead of sweating it out in the rental line. Ski Butlers rents skis, poles, snowboards, boots and even helmets and goggles.

Ski Butlers provides ongoing support throughout your stay, you can try different skis during your stay depending on your needs or even the snow conditions. Then at the end of your trip, they pick up everything.

We loved learning about Ski Butlers’ partnership with Steamboat Sports where families can rent soft goods like ski jackets and snow pants.

Erica even shares some of her favorite apres ski spots around town - like T Bar and Timber & Torch.

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Starting this March, you can lock in the lowest prices of the season and score big on Ikon Pass renewals and new sales. The Ikon Pass gives you access to 60+ resorts worldwide. Don’t miss out on this incredible value — head to ikonpass.com

Start planning your trip here visitulstercountyny.com
The Ski Moms are so excited to be partnering with Ulster County this year. Located in New York State, Ulster County is tucked into the Hudson Valley and offers families a chance to get out in nature all year long.

Ready for your next adventure? Download the Vrbo app or check out Vrbo.com for trusted, family-friendly getaways and plan a stay everyone will love!

Support the show

Keep up with the Latest from the Ski Moms!
Website: www.theskimoms.co
Ski Moms Discount Page: https://www.theskimoms.co/discounts
Ski Moms Ski Rental Homes
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theskimoms/

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In this episode Nicole and Sarah host Cassie Abel, ski mom and co-founder of Wild Rye. Wild Rye is a women’s outdoor apparel brand dedicated to crafting beautiful and technical outdoor apparel for women. Wild Rye is well known for their cycling products, but they also have ski base layers and an active lifestyle collection.

Cassie walks us through her winding career path from banking to Smith Optics and finally to co-founding Wild Rye. Cassie saw the gap in the market for technical athletic gear for women and started Wild Rye to fill that gap. Cassie tells us about the journey, challenges and successes that led to Wild Rye (including finding their seamstress on Craigslist!).

Wild Rye’s clothing products are designed and manufactured with environmental impact in mind. They focus on recycled materials and their fabrics meet rigorous environmental and animal welfare standards. They also make high quality products to ensure they are built to last and don’t end up in landfills.

Cassie tells us about teaching her son to ski at Sun Valley’s Dollar Mountain Progression Park and gives us insight into the Sun Valley business landscape.

We loved learning about Wild Rye and can’t wait to try their products. Like Nicole said, we’re just one outfit away from the perfect workout :)

Keep up with the Latest from Wild Rye

Website: https://wild-rye.com

Instagram:https://instagram.com/wild_rye_

Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/WildRyeMtnAprl

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