Women’s Ski Clinics, ’18-’19
If you’re thinking about taking a women’s clinic, you’re in luck; there are...
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Tag: women’s skiing
Things every woman skier should know.
Skiers get a lot of advice: on gear, technique, resorts, travel. And though I don’t mean to...
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9 Mother’s Day Gifts for the Outdoor Mom.
Being a Mom isn’t what it used to be. Way back in the Dark Ages, it seemed like we were...
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On sexist ads and skiing.
I’m writing this during the Super Bowl. No, I’m not watching. I never do, no matter...
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More Than You Think: A small series that says a lot about women’s skiing
A few years ago, a lot of us got excited about Lynsey Dyer’s Pretty Faces, a ski movie made by – and featuring – women skiers. That’s because ski movies typically belong to men. The numbers back this up. In 2014, the Pretty Faces Kickstarter website posted that even though women make up around 40% of the skiing population and about 30% of the adventure sports film viewership, only 14% of the athletes in major ski films were female. And this was a record of female representation, up from 9% the previous season.
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