Well, Divas, we did it! Today we reached a major milestone:
There are now one hundred registered users on TheSkiDiva.com.
Truly a momentous occasion; not on the order of the polio vaccine or man walking on the moon but still, pretty cool nonetheless.
I don't know why, but there's something very exciting about getting into the triple digits. Sort of like watching the odometer of a new car turn over to 1,000. And though 100 isn't a huge number, it signifies that there are a lot of women out there who have a passion for skiing, and who want to connect with other women who feel the same way in an envronment that's friendly, comfortable, and fun.
I started this site for basically two reasons. First, I was tired of the all-male perspective that seemed to dominate in the conventional ski media (Ski and Skiing magazines, specifically), as well on other internet ski discussion forums. Women skiers seemed few and far between, and if they were mentioned at all, it was usually as reluctant ski partners or as anxious beginners who really didn't want to be there at all . Second, none of my friends skied, and I was looking for someone -- other than my husband -- with whom I could share my enthusiasm for the sport . I remember waiting for the gondola to open one morning at Steamboat about five years ago, and noticing that out of the dozens of men standing on line, I could probably count the women on one hand. Surely, I thought, I can't be that much of an aberration. There had to be lots of other women who loved skiing as much as I did.
At TheSkiDiva, it looks like I'm beginning to find them.
Personally, I've been overwhelmed by the caliber of the women who have joined this site. There are racers, instructors, patrollers, beginners, life-long devotees; Americans, Europeans, Aussies; women in health care, computers, marketing, construction, finance, and more. And I'm constantly amazed by the knowledge, spirit, and character they display in each and every post.
Not everyone answers the questions asked on registration, and not everyone posts in the "Getting to know you" thread. But from the information at hand, here's a snapshot of us Divas and how we use the site:
First three users to register when site launched (September 3, 2006): Lilgeorg, Snowbird, Teachski
Top three posters (other than Ski Diva): SnowHot, Jilly, Liquidfeet
Visits by month:
September: 2,814
October: 4,917
November: 6,482
Average number of unique (that is to say, separate) visits per day: 228
Busiest single day: December 11 (313 separate visits)
Most registered users logging on in a single day: 35 (November 29)
Most posts made on an individual day: 138 on November 14
Most users ever on line at once: 63 on December 11
Registered users who are ski instructors: 12
Where we're from (primary residences, as near as I can tell. As I said, not everyone makes this public):
New York State: 8
Colorado: 8
Pennsylvania: 6
Massachusetts: 5
Vermont: 4
California: 4
CT: 4
Virginia: 3
Montana: 3
New Jersey: 2
Michigan: 2
Florida: 1
Utah: 1
Illinois: 1
Texas: 1
New Hampshire: 1
Oregon: 1
Maine: 1
Rhode Island: 1
Wisconsin: 1
Canada: 5
Australia: 2
Europe: 6
Home mountains represented: A-Basin, Alpine Meadows, Attitash, Big Mountain, Big Sky, Blue Mountain, Bousquet , Breckinridge, Bridger Bowl, Burke , Caberthe Peaks, Catamount, Chamonix, Copper, Crystal Mountain, Elk Mountain, Great Divide, Greek Peak, Gore, Jasper, Jay Peak, Killington, Mad River Glen, Mount Hood, Mount Sunapee, Okemo, Pine Ridge, Ski Liberty, Snowmass, Squaw, Sunday River, Taos, Thunder Ridge, Tremblant, Whitetail, Wildcat,
So that's where we stand today, December 11, 2006. Quite a collection.
I forsee great things for this site. If the first hundred Divas are any indication, I know it's going to get better and better, all the time. Thanks for registering and for continuing to visit and participate.
Love you all, ski safe, and God bless.
There are now one hundred registered users on TheSkiDiva.com.
Truly a momentous occasion; not on the order of the polio vaccine or man walking on the moon but still, pretty cool nonetheless.
I don't know why, but there's something very exciting about getting into the triple digits. Sort of like watching the odometer of a new car turn over to 1,000. And though 100 isn't a huge number, it signifies that there are a lot of women out there who have a passion for skiing, and who want to connect with other women who feel the same way in an envronment that's friendly, comfortable, and fun.
I started this site for basically two reasons. First, I was tired of the all-male perspective that seemed to dominate in the conventional ski media (Ski and Skiing magazines, specifically), as well on other internet ski discussion forums. Women skiers seemed few and far between, and if they were mentioned at all, it was usually as reluctant ski partners or as anxious beginners who really didn't want to be there at all . Second, none of my friends skied, and I was looking for someone -- other than my husband -- with whom I could share my enthusiasm for the sport . I remember waiting for the gondola to open one morning at Steamboat about five years ago, and noticing that out of the dozens of men standing on line, I could probably count the women on one hand. Surely, I thought, I can't be that much of an aberration. There had to be lots of other women who loved skiing as much as I did.
At TheSkiDiva, it looks like I'm beginning to find them.
Personally, I've been overwhelmed by the caliber of the women who have joined this site. There are racers, instructors, patrollers, beginners, life-long devotees; Americans, Europeans, Aussies; women in health care, computers, marketing, construction, finance, and more. And I'm constantly amazed by the knowledge, spirit, and character they display in each and every post.
Not everyone answers the questions asked on registration, and not everyone posts in the "Getting to know you" thread. But from the information at hand, here's a snapshot of us Divas and how we use the site:
First three users to register when site launched (September 3, 2006): Lilgeorg, Snowbird, Teachski
Top three posters (other than Ski Diva): SnowHot, Jilly, Liquidfeet
Visits by month:
September: 2,814
October: 4,917
November: 6,482
Average number of unique (that is to say, separate) visits per day: 228
Busiest single day: December 11 (313 separate visits)
Most registered users logging on in a single day: 35 (November 29)
Most posts made on an individual day: 138 on November 14
Most users ever on line at once: 63 on December 11
Registered users who are ski instructors: 12
Where we're from (primary residences, as near as I can tell. As I said, not everyone makes this public):
New York State: 8
Colorado: 8
Pennsylvania: 6
Massachusetts: 5
Vermont: 4
California: 4
CT: 4
Virginia: 3
Montana: 3
New Jersey: 2
Michigan: 2
Florida: 1
Utah: 1
Illinois: 1
Texas: 1
New Hampshire: 1
Oregon: 1
Maine: 1
Rhode Island: 1
Wisconsin: 1
Canada: 5
Australia: 2
Europe: 6
Home mountains represented: A-Basin, Alpine Meadows, Attitash, Big Mountain, Big Sky, Blue Mountain, Bousquet , Breckinridge, Bridger Bowl, Burke , Caberthe Peaks, Catamount, Chamonix, Copper, Crystal Mountain, Elk Mountain, Great Divide, Greek Peak, Gore, Jasper, Jay Peak, Killington, Mad River Glen, Mount Hood, Mount Sunapee, Okemo, Pine Ridge, Ski Liberty, Snowmass, Squaw, Sunday River, Taos, Thunder Ridge, Tremblant, Whitetail, Wildcat,
So that's where we stand today, December 11, 2006. Quite a collection.
I forsee great things for this site. If the first hundred Divas are any indication, I know it's going to get better and better, all the time. Thanks for registering and for continuing to visit and participate.
Love you all, ski safe, and God bless.
