Jumper friend Nat Segal wrote this about her impression of "girls in the ski industry." Our Executive Director, Claire Smallwood, called it "incredible." Take a look..—SheJumps

Firstly let me start off......this isn't about in your face girl power. It's a recap of what I've read and discussed over the last few weeks. Simple my perspective. I'm 22, a girl, I've traveled since I was young, skied all my life and in some shape or form I am a part of the Australian and international ski industry. Take it, leave it but don't be a hater.

The last week or so there have been a few 'events' concerning ladies in snow that have definitely caught my eye and provoked a lot of thought; Rachael Oakes-Ash's controversial article 'Pornstars in powder: sexism and snow' (which if you haven't read, you have to), my friend, Vanessa Aaadland's wicked BN (butt naked) descent of Mt Superior, UT and the upcoming launch of the 2011 Chicks with Stix program. In each scenario the depiction of women in skiing is significant.

Let's start with Vanessa. Babe, born and bred in North America. I have definitely referred to her as crazy during the last season we spent together competing on the Freeskiing Word Tour and shredding at our local mountain, Snowbird, UT.

In a final goodbye to Utah and winter and in celebration of lost friends and heroes, Vanessa skied butt-naked down Mt Superior, standing 11,132 ft high, in Little Cottonwood Canyon. You can read the full story on Vanessa's website. In her blog post you'll notice that she wasn't skiing BN for praise but in order to honor what skiing meant to her. Other than gaining an amazing adrenaline rush, thousands of G.N.A.R points, a cold butt and a stoke that lasted the whole plane trip to NZ, her BN also caused a lot of attention.

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