When our sons were ski racing, Jesse Scott was one of their (and our!) favorite ski coaches. In 2023, Scott was honored as the United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association (USCSA) Coach of the Year. I recently wrote an article about Scott for the Colorado Mesa University magazine, The Maverick. In chatting with him, […]
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Catching Up with US Ski Team Legend Ted Ligety
On December 1, 2023 I had fun catching up with US Ski Team legend Ted Ligety in Beaver Creek, Colorado during the Birds of Prey World Cup weekend. While the races were canceled due to adverse weather, chatting with Ted about his career, his family, his favorite resorts, and his future was a highlight. Ligety, […]
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Missing My Brave Ski Mom
This post has been 5 months in the making. So many times I’ve sat down to write it, and so many times, I couldn’t begin to type. It was just too hard. But with Thanksgiving tomorrow, I am feeling thankful for you, for my family and friends, and for my mother, who passed away unexpectedly […]
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Are You a Brave Ski Mom? Or Do You Know One?
As I wrote in one of my earliest posts (way back in 2010), all moms are brave. And, I truly believe that all parents are brave. As I wrote then, “Living life with other people takes bravery (and compassion…tolerance…love…). That said, ski moms are especially brave. Ski moms start out as moms. We give birth to our […]
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Why We Love Family Skiing at Niseko, Japan
An interview with Brave Ski Dad Peter Galante, a American father of three living in Tokyo, with input from his wife Lynn, sons Peter Z, Gabriel, and Leonardo, on family skiing at Niseko, Japan. If you could only ski at one resort this season with your family, which resort would you choose? Our family […]
