Race Day
Chances are at some point you’ve signed up for an organized race or event. Maybe you’ve participated in a local turkey trot or maybe you’ve run Western States. You register, pay the entry fee, train, show up and try hard. Race day can almost feel like magic. This is a story about the people behind the scenes making all that magic happen.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • San Onofre by Joanna Katcher • Enter Dawn by Graham Barton • Belanger by Graham Barton •. Beginning Again by Fairing • Delivered by Brendan O’Connell • Tracks provided by Track Club or with permission from the artists.
The Winter Rangers
During their twelve winters as winter rangers in Yosemite National Park, Rob and Laura Pilewski have learned a thing or two about what it means to love a place– and a person.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • It’s You! by Brian Bombadil • Pirouette by Joya • Room 109 by Roma 49 • Red Fern by Brian Bombadil • Lighthouse by Garland • Delivered by Brendan O’Connell • Tracks provided by Track Club, Free Music Archive or with permission from the artists
The Shorts– The Wilderness Within
Both Julia Hoer and Josie McKee suffered traumatic experiences that forced them to reckon with their identities and priorities. But through time in the mountains, each learned that they had within them everything they needed.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Find a Love by Jesse Siebenberg • Across the River by PADELM • Wind Your Way Home by Jesse Siebenberg • Seeker by Kai Engel • Daisy by Tigers in the Sky • Thicker Than Water by Jason Tyler Burton • Delivered by Brendan O’Connell • Tracks provided by Track Club, Free Music Archive or with permission from the artists.
The FIFTY
At the beginning of each year, we typically take a survey of our community and learn about your goals for the upcoming year. This year to celebrate the new year, Fitz sat down with professional skier Cody Townsend about his goal of skiing all of the Fifty Classic Ski Descents in North America. We might just have to call this episode the Many Years of a Big Audacious Idea.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Hot Pitch by Luca Tomassini • As You Should by Big Fight • Garden State by Memory Palace • Tracks provided by Track Club, Free Music Archive or with permission from the artists.
Grand Traverse
The Grand Traverse is a ski race like no other: skiers begin at midnight and navigate 40 miles through the dark and they often face blizzards, frostbite, and gear failures. The race follows old postal routes through Colorado’s high mountains connecting the iconic ski towns of Crested Butte and Aspen– racers trudge over mountain passes topping out at over 12,000 feet. Needless to say, the event is reserved for hearty and adventurous folks – like Pat O’Neill. Pat is the only person who has participated in the race every year since it began in 1997, and he’s come to realize the race is about more than finishing fast— it’s about the adventure, his ski partners, and the memories.
Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto • Moonlit Glide by Western Runners • Beginning Again by Fairing • Element by Curio • Dream Maker by David Katz • Shave by Akin Orbay • Delivered by Brendan O’Connell • Tracks provided by Track Club or with permission from the artists.
