Early this season about 25 women were hand picked by Donna Carpenter and invited on the trip of a lifetime to Baldface Lodge in British Columbia, Canada. With an amazing season behind us, and full-fledged spring upon us, the trip had finally arrived.... read more
It was an honor to be invited as one of the Ambassador Athletes to the Special Olympics World Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. Like thousands of others, I flew a super long distance to be a part of one the most amazing events of the year. I was joi... read more
Editor's Note: English and Japanese will be included in posts from our Japanese team riders and contributors. I recently visited Shirakawago, one of the world's heritage sites located in Gifu that I have always wanted to go. This village, which is... read more
Life as I know it has changed. I can see brighter now, clearer. My heart has never beat so fast and I have never been so overwhelmed with joy from snowboarding. I finally made it to Baldface Lodge in Interior British Columbia. I have been hearing abo... read more
As a last minute "Goodbye, California" trip I decided to gather my girl posse to embark on a single day adventure to Joshua Tree National Park. For those of you who haven't been, well, you must. This California desert has been an inspiration to m... read more
Located in South Lake Tahoe on the border of Nevada and California, Basecamp Hotel is literally steps from the casinos and Heavenly Resort, while remaining a little getaway all its own. What was once The Block Hotel, Basecamp has been revamped comple... read more
I grew up in Colorado’s high alpine in the resortiest of resort towns, where winter passed in a haze of powder days and other winter clichés, like building snow men and sledding and snow-shoeing and ice skating whilst drinking hot cocoa. I’m ser... read more
In taking a break from my workaholic music schedule, my most recent excursion was an escape to the sunny island of Aruba. It was only for a few short days but no matter, clear water oceans are healing even in short doses. Aruba definitely surprised m... read more
