A chat with long-term Mt Hotham, Victoria, Australia, skier and local Buff Farnell.

Rouchelle and Buff talk about how he became a skier and how he came to call Hotham his mountain home, his definition of a ski bum, the Australian backcountry, how he became sponsored by Quicksilver and his first Quicksilver ad, how shooting with Andrew Barns was the start of him becoming a photographed skier, some of his favourite trips and projects he has worked on as far as being in ski photos, learning how to ski as part of the Alpine ski racing club at Hotham in his 20s and where some of his skiing inspiration has come from.

He has been skiing Hotham for over 30 years and has skied all around the world. Enjoy this little get-to-know Buff conversation.

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This episode was produced and recorded by Rouchelle Gilmore.

Kennedy Lay and Rouchelle had a chat about life in the mountains. 
They talk about the differences between living in mountain towns in comparison to city life, how Kennedy became a skier, and then a ski instructor, the impact of moving to Australia at 13-years-old from China, how living in the mountains has shaped who he is as a person, about the time he climbed Mt Kilimanjaro, in Africa and a little bit about the winter in Jackson Hole in America that Rouchelle and Kennedy shared a few years ago.

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kennedy-lay/

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This episode was produced and recorded by Rouchelle Gilmore.

An interview with Jackson Hole Babe Force co-founder Crystal Wright. She is a ski racer turn big mountain skier who use to compete on the Freeskiing World Tour, owns a gym in Jackson hole and an all round a great role model for mountain women.

In the chat Crystal talks about growing up in Jackson Hole, being a racer turned big mountain skier, the impact of social media in mountain towns, coaching womens camps, injuries, and the start of the Jackson Hole Babe Force.

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and her gym: https://www.instagram.com/wrighttraining/

Jackson Hole Babe Force: https://www.instagram.com/jacksonholebabeforce/

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This episode was produced and recorded by Rouchelle Gilmore.

A chat with Jackson Hole local and legend Benny Wilson from March 2019. He is a one of the founders of The Jackson Hole Airforce (JHAF) and was a huge influence on extreme skiing in North America and beyond.




In this chat Benny explains his definition of a ski bum, what a real Jackson local is in his opinion, a little about the starting the of the JHAF and what it was like. He also explains what getting a JHAF patch means after the opening of the gates into the backcountry. Which the backcountry is just beyond the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort boundary.

He answers the question, how did you end up ski instructing? As well as touching on what it was like to film skiing back in the day.

There is a movie about the JHAF called Swift. Silent. Deep. which explains their influence on the hardcore ski culture in the United States.

The ski movie we talk about is Teton Gravity Researches, Far Out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqzc53ig5ek

Link to Swift. Silent. Deep.: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/swift-silent-deep/id346428027

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This episode is a chat with Jessica Baker recoded in March 2019. She is a ski instructor in Jackson Hole, a mountain guide, heli ski guide, ex-Freeride World Tour competitor, guide for Exum, avalanche educator and mother.

We cover a lot of different topics in relation to the evolution of her ski career and life in the mountains, education in skiing, the influence of Doug and Emily Coombs' into how she started SkiDivas. The list goes on.

The book mentioned was Tracking The Wild Coomba by Robert Cocuzzo.

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This episode was produced and recorded by Rouchelle Gilmore.

The Australian ski instructor and mountain loving chick Rouchelle Gilmore shares some insight into why she started The Mountain Cosmos. The informal solo introduction introduces a few of the ideas to come before the stories of others really start flowing. Why do you love the mountains?

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This episode was produced and published by Rouchelle Gilmore.