Natalie found snowboarding at age 12, and by 17 was competing on the Canadian slopestyle Jr National team before advancing to the World Cup circuit. Always wanting to be an Olympic athlete, she faced a serious nagging injury in the 2014 Olympics year, which began a period of struggle where […]
Caroline is a PhD candidate at the University of Saskatchewan working out of a lab in Canmore, Alberta with field studies in the Icefields Parkway. As part of the Global Water Futures program, she aims to understand how climate change and retreating glaciers are changing how much water we have […]
This week’s episode is JAM PACKED with so much important information about finding the RIGHT ski to match your goals on the mountain; how difficult it is for women to find detailed online gear reviews; how this is affecting sales in the ski industry and female participation; what the industry […]
Meg O’Hara is a Whistler-based artist who has paired her love for skiing and the outdoors with her creativity. She has painted commissions for ski resorts and lodges such as Sunshine Village and Mica Heliskiing. This past year, she won 30 under 30 from BC Business. Whether it’s through her […]
Pod Recap – Big Stick Energy – Episode 18 – Backcountry Beginnings w/Emily Sullivan Welcome back Womb Tang Clan, allies, listeners & readers all around. Another chapter of Big Stick Energy pod recaps, this week on The Out Of Collective. On the show this week the ladies guest is Emily […]
Emily Sullivan has found skiing in the last 6 years and accomplished some pretty rad things in that time! From skimo racing to becoming the team captain for the Voile ambassador team, sitting on the board of directors for Alaska Avalanche School. Being almost exclusively a backcountry skier, we get […]
Addy Jacobsend is a freeskier and mountain biker based in Park City, UT. She’s on the podcast this week to stoke you up and let you know what you are capable of. We start with her story of getting into skiing and end with breaking down the internalized feelings of […]
This week’s episode of Big Stick Energy features neuroscientist, Tallan Black who is currently working towards her PhD in neuropharmacology while studying the effects of cannabinoids—aka marijuana—on the human brain. Before researching our neuronal interactions with different substances, Tallen was researching concussions and traumatic brain injuries while writing her master […]
With several years of working in a ski shop as a tech and within the ski racing world Milena Bauer is on the podcast this week! We wanted to start to shift the conversation from our frustrations with the industry to what we can actually do about the female identifying […]
The Pursuit – EP159 – AdamX Loves Everybody AdamX is back with a new solo episode, covering a variety of topics from Dicks Sporting Goods to WrestleMania. As always (yeah Right), AdamX delivers a great performance while expressing his thoughts on the microphone. If you want to discuss anything on […]
Noah Dines Still Likes Skiing After Skiing 645 Hours This Year When I first had Noah Dines on the Out of Bounds Podcast in 2023, I pestered him about whether he would truly like skiing after his attempt to ski over 3 Million Human Powered Vertical feet in 2024. So […]
Wild Corn 2024 King Pine played host to Granite Backcountry’s end-of-season shindig, Wild Corn, once again for 2024 and this year was off the rails. Featuring booter jumps, fire dancers, ski-mo races and so much more, this is an event that you just can’t miss. One last storm for the […]
The Pursuit – EP158 – Hana Beaman Hana Beaman is a legendary snowboarder who has been a professional athlete for over 20 years. She has won numerous accolades, including X Games medals, US Opens and the Natural Selection Tour. Hana is known for constantly pushing the boundaries of snowboarding and […]
