Nausicaa Cast

With projecting, you go from something that feels completely impossible…and you work on it…you spend time and effort and skin…it’s this huge achievement and really rewarding. That is why people go through the labor. You go from feeling like something is impossible, to believing you can do something, to finally realizing it. -Colette McInerney On […]

“I’ve had some time where I’ve really had to dig my heels in. Take deep breaths. But throughout all of those things, I knew I was going to be okay. And skiing was such a part of that. It’s always made me know that everything was going to be awesome.” -Sierra Quitiquit Sierra Quitiquit has […]

“This is not anyone else’s career. What are your goals, what can you challenge yourself with mentally? For me, it’s going out there and starting to produce podiums and not just being satisfied with the fact that I can keep going and inspire people” -Resi Stiegler Resi Stiegler has been racing down slopes for almost […]

“I think what worked in my favor the most was total ignorance, I moved there not thinking I was going to make my whole life skiing and climbing mountains.” -Hilaree O’Neil On this episode of the “Nausicaa Cast” podcast, presented by Powder Radio, host Hadley Hammer interviews ski mountaineer Hilaree O’Neill. One of the most […]

“I made an appointment and went in with my little tiny portfolio, which was so not anything to write home about… and said, ‘Hey, I’m going to shoot a lot this winter and I’d love to be at Alta,’ and they gave me a pass. It was my first pass. And I walked out of […]

“Just do what brings joy to you,”-Ingrid Backstrom On this episode of the “Nausicaa Cast” podcast, presented by Powder Radio, host Hadley Hammer interviews Ingrid Backstrom, the most decorated big mountain skier of all time. The two talk about how professional skiing has evolved, snow safety, and motherhood—Backstrom recently gave birth to a daughter. Backstrom […]

You have to trust that if you are paying attention to the right things and your heart is in the right place and you’re taking the right steps forward, that you’ll be met halfway with the unforeseen unknown components that are the other half of things progressing forward….you can’t have too much fear about not […]

“I never learned anything from listening to myself talk…you are more powerful than you think you are, you just have to do the work and it will all work out” Emily was incredibly inspiring to talk to. What I gathered from our brief conversation is that Emily doesn’t over think things. She wanted to become […]

Go out and ski what looks fun to you, and push yourself. Go through the finish line and have fun-Crystal Wright What do barrel racing and big mountain skiing have in common-in this week’s episode I ask Wyoming native Crystal Wright what the commonalities between horses and big mountain ski lines. Crystal shares her thoughts […]

Bio: Amie Engerbretson is more than a pretty face. Born in Tahoe and raised on the slopes of Squaw during the post-Hot Dog: The Movie era, Amie spent her first day on snow at 10 months old and has been skiing for the camera (and for fun!) ever since. Following in the footsteps of her former […]