Xan Marshland
Age: 20 | Vitals: 5’9”, 140 lbs. | Years Riding: 10 | Current Residence: Colorado Springs, Colorado I’ve never been too interested in team sports. It’s not that I’m against competition, I was just...
View ArticleTasha Heilweil
Age: 20 | Vitals: 5’2” 125 lbs. | Years skiing: 16 | Years biking: 7 | Current residence: Colorado Springs, CO & Salt Lake City, UT When I was 4 years old my parents started dragging me up to Alta....
View ArticleAndrew Forward
Age: 25 | Vitals: 5’ 11” 155 lbs | Years Snowboarding: 16; Splitboarding: 11 | Current Residence: Anchorage, Alaska As a lifelong Alaskan, I have grown to love expansive wilderness and endless...
View ArticleBrian Lindahl
Age: 33 | Height 5’10” | Weight: 175 lbs | Years Skiing: 31 | Current Residence: Golden, Colorado I grew up in Seattle, and from the time I could walk through middle school, I spent most winter...
View ArticleSascha Anastas
Age: 33 | Vitals: 5’1,” 103 Ibs. | Years Skiing: 31 | Current Residence: Colorado Springs, Colorado & Santa Fe, New Mexico Background I grew up in the heart of the Rockies in the Roaring Fork...
View ArticleJonathan Ellsworth: Founder / Editor in Chief
Age: 42 | Vitals: 5’10,” ~175 lbs. | Years skiing: 26 | Current Residence: New Mexico Background: I grew up in the Chicago area, and my first loves were soccer, basketball, and football. In high...
View ArticleLuke Koppa
Age: 21 | Vitals: 5’8,” ~155 lbs. | Years Skiing: 9 | Current Residence: Fort Collins, Colorado Skiing Background I am one of many Midwest transplants currently residing in Colorado. I grew up in...
View ArticleKara Williard
Age: 25 | Vitals: 5’9”, ~145 lbs | Years skiing: 21 | Current Residence: Taos, New Mexico Background I grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico. My dad has always been a bit obsessed with skiing, and instilled...
View ArticleJoey Teahan
Age: 24 | Vitals: 6’3”, 190 lbs | Years skiing: 12 | Current Residence: Nederland, CO Background Growing up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, I never had the easiest access to the ski hill. While my parents...
View ArticleKelsey Opstad
Age: 27 | Vitals: 5’3’’, 130lbs | Years snowboarding: 14 | Current Residence: Girdwood AK Background Born and raised in Alaska, I have been lucky to live much of my life far from the hustle of our...
View ArticleLeilani Bruntz
Age: 28 | Vitals – 5’2, ~125 lbs | years skiing: 25 | Current Residence: Crested Butte, CO Background While outdoor recreation was ingrained in my upbringing in Vail, Colorado, my passion grew with age...
View ArticleBen Firth
Age: 25 | Vitals: 6’1”, 155 lbs. | Years Climbing: 8; Years Snowboarding: 13 | Current Residence: Golden, CO I grew up in the rainy world of the Pacific Northwest. Living in Olympia, WA throughout my...
View ArticleWhitney Burton
Age: 25 | Vitals: 5’8”, 150 lbs | Ape index: +1 | Years climbing: 7 | Current residence: Golden, Colorado I grew up in Washington state exploring all that the Pacific Northwest has to offer. I was...
View ArticleRunner Profile: Jonathan Ellsworth, Founder / Editor, Blister
Vitals: 5’10”, ~175 lbs. Running Background, Style, and General Preferences For most of my life, I’ve been one of those people who has said things like, “I hate running. Running is stupid.” As a little...
View ArticleRunner Profile: Luke Koppa
Vitals: 5’8″, 155 lbs Running Background, Style, and General Preferences I grew up with running being a way to stay in shape for sports like soccer and rugby, and now that I’m a few years separated...
View ArticleRunner Profile: Jaden Anderson
Vitals: 5’10”, 155 lbs Running Background, Style, and General Preference. I stepped into the running world during my Sophomore year of high school by chance. I joined the cross country team at my small...
View ArticleKristin van der Kloot
Age: 29 | Vitals: 5’2”, ~100 lbs. | Years Climbing: 9 | Current Residence: Stamford, CT I’ve always had a passion for the outdoors. I grew up skiing, climbing, backpacking, surfing…you name it; as long...
View ArticleNathan Williard
Age: 23 | Vitals: 6’’0” 165 lbs | Years (seriously) biking: 7 | Current Residence: Santa Fe, New Mexico Background: I have always been drawn to (or rather, obsessed with) sports, mountains, and...
View ArticleEric Freson
Age: 31 | Vitals: 5’’10” 165 lbs | Years biking: 26 | Current Residence: Gunnison Valley, Colorado Background I grew up in small-town Vermont, and was encouraged to get outside from a very young age....
View ArticleMatt Zia
Age: 26 | Vitals: 5’11”, 165 lbs | Years climbing: 10 | Years skiing: 15 | Current Residence: Bozeman, MT Background I grew up playing in the mountains of New Hampshire where my mother, a former...
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