When our oldest son was six, I lost him. He ducked into the trees while we were skiing and he didn’t come out. When he didn’t come out, I was torn. Should I leave his three year-old brother on the groomed slope and go into the trees to search for him? Should I stay with […]
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What’s In A Number?
I originally wrote this post in March. I was feeling blue with the ski season ending and missing the comments and interaction with many readers. July 29th marked the 2 year anniversary of Brave Ski Mom. Over the past two years, writing this blog has taken me places that I would have never imagined and […]
Women’s Ski Jumping: A New Film Shares a Dream Worth Fighting For
In 2010, many of the world’s best athletes gathered in British Columbia to compete in the Winter Olympics. The Olympic Games are meant to provide a venue for competition free of politics and prejudice. But at those games, and all previous winter games, one group of athletes was excluded because of nothing more than their […]
Here’s to Marge: Seventy-One Miles and Seventy-One Years Strong
How will you celebrate your 71st birthday? Last week, my friend Marge Gunderson celebrated in style. She invited her friends to join her on a 71 mile road bike ride: Seventy-one years. Seventy-one miles. Last year, her birthday ride was 70 miles. Next year, it will be 72 miles and so on until she can’t […]
Get A Kid in the Game
On April 8, our friend Brian Grossman will tie on his running shoes, grab a bag with all the food and supplies he’ll need for seven days and start running – in the Moroccan Sahara Desert. Brian will be one of nearly 900 participants, and one of only 29 Americans, running in the 2012 Marathon […]