Elyse Saugstad is not only a Powder Award-winning skier known for her impressive movie segments over the years, but she’s also a woman who’s put her career on the line to better the treatment of women in big mountain ski competitions. Throughout Elyse’s career, people have said no to her, but she’s never taken no as the final answer. On the podcast, we talk about growing up in Alaska, ski racing, college in New Mexico, ski bumming turning into a pro career, and a whole lot about gender and equality. It’s a good one, and Jackie Paaso asks the Inappropriate Questions
Elyse Saugstad Show Notes:
3:00: Super Bowl, Duck Farts, “Here, Hold My Kid” movie, and competing for athlete spots.
11:00: Social media, growing up in AK, skiing in AK
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23:30: Ski Racing, US dev team, powder, scholarship, Tahoe, her first comp, dominating the FWT, the women’s demotion fiasco.
40:30: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
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42:30: Risking her career for all women when risk doesn’t pay off, is anyone good at inclusion, Taylor Swift, and leaving the FWT to film
52:00: Powder Awards goal journey, achieving goals, risk, shooting with Cody, the “All In” dynamic, developing new spaces, and having a kid as a pro athlete
75:00: Inappropriate Questions with Jackie Paaso