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The town of Stratton is best known for the popular ski area, Stratton Mountain Resort. But beyond the 3,000-acre ski area, the town has 30,000 acres and about 300 full-time residents. At one time in the 1930s, the population was so small that there were fears the town would go the same way as the unincorporated communities of Glastenbury and Somerset. Town Clerk Kent Young talks about Stratton's tiny population, the fire tower on top of Stratton Mountain, the lack of post offices in town, and an old tragic tale from Kelley Stand Road. Support Happy Vermont on Patreon Visit HappyVermont.com Subscribe to Happy Vermont's newsletter
Guest: Antonia Bowring, Executive Coach & Author of Coach Yourself and The ADHD Planner Don't miss this insightful conversation with Antonia, where we dig deep into how ADHDers can reclaim control over their time and goals with a simple, compassionate approach to planning! In this episode, we sit down with Antonia Bowring, a renowned executive coach, to discuss her revolutionary approach to planning and prioritization for those with ADHD. Antonia, a top New York-based coach and one of The American Reporter's “10 Leadership Coaches to Watch” in 2022, shares insights from her latest book that empowers ADHDers to take control of their schedules and reduce overwhelm through a simple yet effective planning system. Antonia's 3-part planning method helps ADHDers manage their time with more clarity and confidence, offering a practical roadmap to achieve goals at work and home. With humor, compassion, and empathy, she explains how ADHDers can implement the system in just two hours a week—and the impact it can have on productivity, mental health, and self-care. In this episode, we cover: Welcome back! Antonia gives us an update on her upcoming endurance challenge: Everesting 29029 at Stratton Mountain in Fall 2024. (Did she complete it?) How do you get an ADHD diagnosis? Antonia talks about her personal ADHD journey and what led her to create tools for neurodiverse leaders. The importance of planning as self-care: Antonia explains how planning and prioritization are forms of self-care, especially for those with ADHD. These practices not only reduce stress but help ADHDers channel their potential into action. Breaking down the 3-part planning system: Antonia walks us through the components of her ADHD-friendly planning system: the weekly planning session, the weekly overview tool, and the three options for creating a daily to-do list. She explains how they work together to create a manageable week. Overcoming resistance to planning: New to planning? Antonia offers tips on how to overcome the initial resistance many ADHDers feel when starting a planning system. Misconceptions about ADHD and productivity: What are the most common myths Antonia encounters in her work with neurodiverse leaders? She dives into how her book challenges these misconceptions and provides a practical, flexible approach to planning. Humor and empathy in coaching: Antonia shares why humor and empathy are essential in her coaching and how they support ADHDers on their journey toward greater self-awareness and productivity. Success stories: Antonia tells the story of one of her clients who implemented the system and saw significant improvements in their daily life and work. The impact of her book: What are Antonia's hopes for the future of her book and its impact on the ADHD community? Plus, the legacy she hopes to leave in empowering ADHDers to take control of their lives. Key Takeaways: Planning and prioritization are powerful forms of self-care, especially for ADHDers. This book is designed to help you put your potential into action. Antonia's 3-part system can be implemented in less than two hours a week—offering you a way to reduce stress and achieve your goals at your own pace. Humor and empathy are central to creating a non-judgmental and motivating approach to managing ADHD. Links & Resources: Antonia's book: Coach Yourself: Increase Awareness, Change Behavior, and Thrive (Published by Wiley & Sons) Learn more about Antonia's coaching and ADHD resources: Antonia Bowring Coaching Connect with Antonia: Website: www.antoniabowring.com Instagram: @AntoniaBowring Twitter: @AntoniaBowring Follow and connect with the show: www.emilyjaenson.com/leadershipisfemale instagram.com/emilyjaenson instagram.com/leadershipisfemale
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You can also subscribe to the free tier below:WhoMatt Jones, President and Chief Operating Officer of Stratton Mountain, VermontRecorded onNovember 11, 2024About Stratton MountainClick here for a mountain stats overviewOwned by: Alterra Mountain Company, which also owns:Located in: Winhall, VermontYear founded: 1962Pass affiliations:* Ikon Pass: Unlimited* Ikon Base Pass: Unlimited, holiday blackoutsClosest neighboring ski areas: Bromley (:18), Magic (:24), Mount Snow (:28), Hermitage Club (:33), Okemo (:40), Brattleboro (:52)Base elevation: 1,872 feetSummit elevation: 3,875 feetVertical drop: 2,003 feetSkiable Acres: 670Average annual snowfall: 180 inchesTrail count: 99 (40% novice, 35% intermediate, 16% advanced, 9% expert)Lift count: 14 (1 ten-passenger gondola, 4 six-packs, 1 high-speed quad, 2 fixed-grip quads, 1 triple, 1 double, 4 carpets – view Lift Blog's inventory of Stratton's lift fleet)Why I interviewed himI don't know for sure how many skier visits Stratton pulls each winter, or where the ski area ranks among New England mountains for busyness. Historical data suggests a floor around 400,000 visits, likely good for fifth in the region, behind Killington, Okemo, Sunday River, and Mount Snow. But the exact numbers don't really matter, because the number of skiers that ski at Stratton each winter is many manys. And the number of skiers who have strong opinions about Stratton is that exact same number.Those numbers make Stratton more important than it should be. This is not the best ski area in Vermont. It's not even Alterra's best ski area in Vermont. Jay, MRG, Killington, Smuggs, Stowe, and sister resort Sugarbush are objectively better mountains than Stratton from a terrain point of view (they also get a lot more snow). But this may be one of the most crucial mountains in Alterra's portfolio, a doorway to the big-money East, a brand name for skiers across the region. Stratton is the only ski area that advertises in the New York City Subway, and has for years.But Stratton's been under a bit of stress. The lift system is aging. The gondola is terrible. Stratton was one of those ski areas that was so far ahead of the modernization curve – the mountain had four six-packs by 2001 – that it's now in the position of having to update all of that expensive stuff all at once. And as meaningful updates have lagged, Stratton's biggest New England competitors are running superlifts up the incline at a historic pace, while Alterra lobs hundreds of millions at its western megaresorts. Locals feel shafted, picketing an absentee landlord that they view as negligent. Meanwhile, the crowds pile up, as unlimited Ikon Pass access has holstered the mountain in hundreds of thousands of skiers' wintertime battle belts.If that all sounds a little dramatic, it only reflects the messages in my inbox. I think Alterra has been cc'd on at least some of those emails, because the company is tossing $20 million at Stratton this season, a sum that Jones tells us is just the beginning of massive long-term investment meant to reinforce the mountain's self-image as a destination on its own.What we talked aboutStratton's $20 million offseason; Act 250 masterplanning versus U.S. Forest Service masterplanning; huge snowmaking upgrades and aspirations; what $8 million gets you in employee housing these days; big upgrades for the Ursa and American Express six-packs; a case for rebuilding lifts rather than doing a tear-down and replace; a Tamarack lift upgrade; when Alterra's investment firehose could shift east; leaving Tahoe for Vermont; what can be done about that gondola?; the Kidderbrook lift; parking; RFID; Ikon Pass access levels; and $200 to ski Stratton.Why I thought that now was a good time for this interviewHow pissed do you think the Punisher was when Disney announced that Ant Man would be the 12th installment in Marvel's cinematic universe? I imagine him seated in his lair, polishing his grenades. “F*****g Ant Man?” He throws a grenade into one of his armored Jeeps, which disintegrates in a supernova of steel parts, tires, and smoke. “Ant Man. Are you f*****g serious with this? I waited through eleven movies. Eleven. Iron Man got three. Thor and Captain f*****g America got two apiece. The Hulk. Two Avengers movies. Something called ‘Guardians of the Galaxy,' about a raccoon and a talking tree that save the goddamn universe or some s**t. And it was my turn, Man. My. Turn. Do these idiots not know that I had three individual comic lines published concurrently in the 1990s? Do they not know that I'm ranked as the ninth-greatest Marvel superhero of all time on this nerd list? Do you know where Ant Man is ranked on that list? Huh? Well, I'll tell you: number 131, behind Rocket Raccoon, U-Go Girl, and Spider Man 2099, whatever the hell any of those are.” The vigilante then loads his rocket launcher and several machine guns into a second armored Jeep, and sets off in search of jaywalkers to murder.Anyway I imagine that's how Stratton felt as it watched the rest of Alterra's cinematic universe release one blockbuster after another. “Oh, OK, so Steamboat not only gets a second gondola, but they get a 600-acre terrain expansion served by their eighth high-speed quad? And it wasn't enough to connect the two sides of Palisades Tahoe with a gondola, but you threw in a brand-new six-pack? And they're tripling the size of Deer Valley. Tripling. 3,700 acres of new terrain and 16 new lifts and a new base village to go with it. That's equal to five-and-a-half Strattons. And Winter Park gets a new six-pack, and Big Bear gets a new six-pack, and Mammoth gets two. Do you have any idea how much these things cost? And I can't even get a gondola that can withstand wind gusts over three miles per hour? Even goddamn Snowshoe – Snowshoe – got a new lift before I did. I didn't even think West Virginia was actually a real place. I swear if these f*****s announce a new June Mountain out-of-base lift before I get my bling, things are gonna get Epic around here.”Well, it's finally Stratton's turn, with $20 million in upgrades inbound. Alterra wasn't exactly mining the depths of locals' dreams to decide where to deploy the cash – snowmaking, employee housing, lift overhauls – and a gondola replacement isn't coming anytime soon, but they're pretty smart investments when you dig into them. Which we do.Questions I wish I'd askedAmong the items that I would have liked to have discussed given more time: the Appalachian Trail's path across the top of Stratton Mountain, Stratton as birthplace of modern snowboarding, and the Stratton Mountain School.What I got wrong* I said that Epic Pass access had remained mostly unchanged for the past decade, which is not quite right. When Vail first added Stowe to the Epic Local Pass for the 2017-18 season, they slotted the resort into the bucket of 10 days shared with Vail, Beaver Creek, and Whistler. At some point, Stowe received its own basket of 10 days, apart from the western resorts.* I said that Sunday River's Jordan eight-pack was wind-resistant “because of the weight.” While that is one factor, the lift's ability to run in high winds relies on a more complex set of anti-sway technology, none of which I really understand, but that Sunday River GM Brian Heon explained on The Storm earlier this year:Why you should ski StrattonA silent skiing demarcation line runs roughly along US 4 through Vermont. Every ski area along or above this route – Killington, Pico, Sugarbush, Mad River Glen, Stowe, Smuggs – lets trails bump up, maintains large glade networks, and generally provides you with balanced, diverse terrain. Everything below that line – Okemo, Bromley, Mount Snow – generally don't do any of these things, or offer them sporadically, and in the most shrunken form possible. There are some exceptions on both sides. Saskadena Six, a bump just north of US 4, operates more like the Southies. Magic, in the south, better mirrors the MRG/Sugarbush model. And then there's Stratton.Good luck finding bumps at Stratton. Maybe you'll stumble onto the remains of a short competition course here or there, but, generally, this is a groom-it-all-every-day kind of ski area. Which would typically make it a token stop on my annual rounds. But Stratton has one great strength that has long made it a quasi-home mountain for me: glades.The glade network is expansive and well-maintained. The lines are interesting and, in places, challenging. You wouldn't know this from the trailmap, which portrays the tree-skiing areas as little islands lodged onto Stratton's hulk. But there are lots of them, and they are plenty long. On a typical pow day, I'll park at Sun Bowl and ski all the glades from Test Pilot over to West Pilot and back. It takes all day and I barely touch a groomer.And the glades are open more often than you'd think. While northern Vermont is the undisputed New England snow king, with everything from Killington north counting 250-plus inches in an average winter, the so-called Golden Triangle of Stratton, Bromley, and Magic sits in a nice little micro-snow-pocket. And Stratton, the skyscraping tallest peak in that region of the state, devours a whole bunch (180 inches on average) to fill in those glades.And if you are Groomer Greg, you're in luck: Stratton has 99 of them. And the grooming is excellent. Just start early, because they get scraped off by the NYC hordes who camp out there every weekend. The obsessive grooming does make this a good family spot, and the long green trail from the top down to the base is one of the best long beginner runs anywhere.Podcast NotesOn Act 250This is the 20th Vermont-focused Storm Skiing Podcast, and I think we've referenced Act 250 in all of them. If you're unfamiliar with this law, it is, according to the official state website:…Vermont's land use and development law, enacted in 1970 at a time when Vermont was undergoing significant development pressure. The law provides a public, quasi-judicial process for reviewing and managing the environmental, social and fiscal consequences of major subdivisions and developments in Vermont. It assures that larger developments complement Vermont's unique landscape, economy and community needs. One of the strengths of Act 250 is the access it provides to neighbors and other interested parties to participate in the development review process. Applicants often work with neighbors, municipalities, state agencies and other interested groups to address concerns raised by a proposed development, resolving issues and mitigating impacts before a permit application is filed.On Stratton's masterplanStratton is currently updating its masterplan. It will retain some elements of this 2013 version. Some elements of this – most notably a new Snow Bowl lift in 2018 – have been completed:One curious element of this masterplan is the proposed lift up the Kidderbrook trail – around 2007, Stratton removed a relatively new (installed 1989) Poma fixed-grip quad from that location. Here it is on the far left-hand side of the 2005 trailmap:On Stratton's ownership historyStratton's history mirrors that of many large New England ski areas: independent founders run the ski area for decades; founders fall into financial peril and need private equity/banking rescue; bank sells to a giant out-of-state conglomerate; which then sells to another giant out-of-state conglomerate; which eventually turns into something else. In Stratton's case, Robert Wright/Frank Snyder -> Moore and Munger -> Japanese company Victoria USA -> Intrawest -> Alterra swallows the carcass of Intrawest. You can read all about it on New England Ski History.Here was Intrawest's roster, if you're curious:On Alterra's building bingeSince its 2018 founding, Alterra has invested aggressively in its properties: a 2.4-mile-long, $65 million gondola connecting Alpine Meadows to the Olympic side of Palisades Tahoe; $200 million in the massive Mahogany Ridge expansion and a three-mile-long gondola at Steamboat; and an untold fortune on Deer Valley's transformation into what will be the fourth-largest ski area in the United States. Plus new lifts all over the place, new snowmaking all over the place, new lodges all over the place. Well, all over the place except for at Stratton, until now.On Boyne and Vail's investments in New EnglandAmplifying Stratton Nation's pain is the fact that Alterra's two big New England competitors – Vail Resorts and Boyne Resorts – have built a combined 16 new lifts in the region over the past five years, including eight-place chairs at Loon and Sunday River (Boyne), and six-packs at Stowe, Okemo, and Mount Snow (Vail). They've also replaced highly problematic legacy chairs at Attitash (Vail) and Pleasant Mountain (Boyne). Boyne has also expanded terrain at Loon, Sunday River, and, most notably – by 400 acres – Sugarloaf. And it's worth noting that independents Waterville Valley and Killington have also dropped new sixers in recent years (Killington will build another next year). Meanwhile, Alterra's first chairlift just landed this summer, at Sugarbush, which is getting a fixed-grip quad to replace the Heaven's Gate triple.On gondola wind holdsJust in case you want to blame windholds on some nefarious corporate meddling, here's a video I took of Kirkwood's Cornice Express spinning in 50-mile-per-hour winds when Jones was running the resort last year. Every lift has its own distinct profile that determines how it manages wind.On shifting Ikon Pass accessWhen Alterra launched the Ikon Pass in 2018, the company limited Base Pass holders to five days at Stratton, with holiday blackouts. Ahead of the 2020-21 season, the company updated Base Pass access to unlimited days with those same holiday blackouts. Alterra and its partners have made several such changes in Ikon's seven years. I've made this nifty chart that tracks them all (if you missed the memo, Solitude just upgraded Ikon Base pass access to eliminate holiday blackouts):On historic Stratton lift ticket pricesAgain, New England Ski History has done a nice job documenting Stratton's year-to-year peak lift ticket rates:The Storm explores the world of lift-served skiing year-round. Join us.The Storm publishes year-round, and guarantees 100 articles per year. This is article 76/100 in 2024, and number 576 since launching on Oct. 13, 2019. Get full access to The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast at www.stormskiing.com/subscribe
Thirty-first Episode: Brian is a Partner with CDI Global LLC, an international M&A firm. A former Assistant Professor at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida, he designed, developed, and taught in the Entrepreneurship Program and is a Fellow of its Institute for Achievement and Learning. He also led classes at the Watson Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Boulder, Colorado, consulted with The Advisory Board for the University of North Carolina Asheville's Department of Management and Accountancy in its development of a Center for Organizational Innovation, and served on the Advisory Board for Academic Innovation and Strategy at Palm Beach State College and Stetson University's Disruptive Leadership Program. Brian is a former Golf Teaching Professional at the Stratton Golf University in Stratton Mountain, Vermont. He holds a Ph.D. in Leadership from Concordia University Chicago, an MBA and a BA from Lynn University, and graduate level Finance Certifications from Cornell University and the University of Miami. Please join us for what surely will be a wide-ranging conversation. Video Version: https://youtu.be/K8o-8Btt4fk?si=TWVBPF9LEEj__gYD Learn more about Mark here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4cXoftnMYJ7bREYG-K9eng https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-anxious-voyage/about/?viewAsMember=true https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100095313165139 https://www.linkedin.com/in/markobrien/ https://www.facebook.com/MarkNelsonOBrien https://www.facebook.com/MartinTheMarlin/ mark@obriencg.com
Adrian Bijanada and Matt B. Davis go all the way back to Oregonian Ohio to discuss the first year of The OCR World Championships. They go on to cover many highs and lows of the last decade of events which took place in multiple locations across 3 countries. They laughed, they cried, they remembered. Here is the press release from December of 2013 - https://www.prweb.com/releases/ground_breaking_new_obstacle_course_racing_world_championships_announced_for_october_2014/prweb11391111.htm Here is the article written just days after that first event - https://obstacleracingmedia.com/review/ocr-world-championships-review-the-real-ocr-world-championship/ RIP OCRWC - The Adventurey Years 2014 - 2015 Oregonia, Ohio, USA 2016-2017 Blue Mountain, Toronto, Canada 2018-2019 Essex, England 2020 No Race 2021-2022 Stratton Mountain ,Vermont, USA You can find the entire Book of OCR here. Use code 2024-ORM for all Tough Mudder and Spartan Races for 20 percent off. Support Us On Patreon for LOTS MORE behind the scenes. You can listen to the podcast here or the link below. All other Obstacle Racing Media Links. Intro Music – Paul B. Outro Music – Brian Revels.
It's ok to shake up your snow globe. You get to write the next chapter of your book. When you're outside of your tent and you're looking at Mt. Kilimanjaro, it's one of the best experiences of my life. -Heather Baron They say the mountain speaks to you if you listen. Heather felt that Mt. Kilimanjaro embraced her and was calling her home. Heather will be climbing Stratton Mountain in October with 29029 Everesting. Heather's claim to fame is being hit by a Blackback gorilla! Heather shook up her snow globe and decided to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro Heather's a planner and did a lot of research on how to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro. Heather had over a year to plan and train. She also needed to prepare her family that she'd be gone for a month. You can follow Heather at: Instagram – Heather Dickgiesser Baron Facebook – Heather Dickgiesser Baron You can follow the I Can Do Anything Podcast at: Email me at – icandoanythingpod@gmail.com Watch on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeI1EHGodsDgwYbvHuOxLQQ And then there is always my website - www.icandoanythingpod.com Like and subscribe on Facebook - https://bit.ly/3bG0Efk Follow on X (Twitter) - https://bit.ly/2yqZczb Find me on Instagram - https://bit.ly/2xDFIa4 Get your merch here - https://bit.ly/teespringicdapod Join me on Goodreads – ICDA I Can Do Anything Podcast https://www.icandoanythingpod.com/ https://icandoanything.libsyn.com Or you can listen anywhere you get your podcasts, such as Spotify.
Subscriber-only episodeMeet Christine Anderson, a ski mom who has been skiing at Stratton (Winhall, Vermont) her whole life. Christine gives us tips and insights to navigate Stratton Mountain for a great family ski day. We learn about Christine's early childhood ski days learning to ski in Vermont with her family. Christine met her husband at Stratton and got married at the Stratton base lodge,but that's a story for a different podcast
Become a Premium Subscriber and Support the Ski Moms for $3/monthMeet Christine Anderson, a ski mom who has been skiing at Stratton (Winhall, Vermont) her whole life. Christine gives us tips and insights to navigate Stratton Mountain for a great family ski day. We learn about Christine's early childhood ski days learning to ski in Vermont with her family. Christine met her husband at Stratton and got married at the Stratton base lodge,but that's a story for a different podcast
In this episode, we hear from thru-hiker founder, and soon to be triple-crowner, Cheer, as she continues her 2023 thru-hike on the Appalachian Trail! This episode covers weeks 15 and 16 on the AT starting in Kent, Connecticut and finishing in Manchester, Vermont. Week 15 begins following a nice overnight in Kent, CT near the New York border. This section included navigating some stream crossings and hitting the 1500 mile marker! Cheer celebrates with a well earned burger in town and beautiful views of the Great Falls along the Housatonic River. Cheer finishes the week with some beautiful mountain peaks including Bear Mountain, Mount Race and Mount Everett with plenty of trail magic to boot and a nice zero in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. (Shoutout SoCo Creamery!) Cheer begins week 16. A week with lots of mosquitoes and mud following several recent storms but finds solace meeting the 'Cookie Lady' and a nice stay in Dalton, Massachusetts in the yard of Tom Levardi, a trail angel offering donation only camping and breakfast in his yard. (hashtag Pub Trivia Night!) In addition to some rough days in the mud, Cheer enjoys beautiful views hiking up Stratton Mountain and finishes the week with a stay at the Green Mountain House Hiker Hostel in Manchester Center, Vermont, where Cheer finds of course, more ice cream! If you want to get the visual on this section, check out Cheer's YouTube, Week 15 and Week 16. Stay tuned for Cheer's next trail update! If you loved this episode and our thru-hiker spotlights, remember to subscribe, rate & review, and share this podcast! You can also follow Cheer's adventures using the links below: Cheer's YouTube Cheer's Instagram Connect With Us / Join The THRU-r Community: THRU-r Website THRU-r Instagram THRU-r Facebook THRU-r Youtube THRU-r TikTok Episode Music: "Communicator" by Reed Mathis --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thru-r/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thru-r/support
If you've listened or followed this podcast before you know we talk a lot about “the why”. Why do we climb? Why do we choose to voluntarily put ourselves in a position to struggle in order to climb the vertical feet of mountain Everest. Every single participant who presses that red registration button on the 29029 website is there for a different reason. We have participants show up with perfect clarity as to what they are seeking to find and accomplish through their 29029 experience. Others seem to find their why as they train over 20 weeks. Sometimes the realization of “why” develops as the 36 hour clock begins to count down on that Friday morning. We see these “whys” all over the mountain. They are written on the back of t-shirts and pinned to hydration packs. They are carried in pockets or opened from envelopes. We've seen them written on arms and tucked tightly into hearts. 29029 isn't about climbing a mountain over and over again, it's all about why you are choosing to be there. Mike Parnell had a why! He was going to climb 29029 vertical feet at Stratton Mountain in Vermont October 2021 and he was going to do it in the name of his young daughter Ryan who suffers from a rare autoimmune disease. Though he raised over 100,000 dollars in Ryan's honor, Mike didn't really find out why he was on the mountain until after he left. A chance meeting and an off-handed comment at the awards dinner would propel Mike through a door he never knew existed.....nor did he realize that 29029 was the key. Want to hear more inspiring stories! Subscribe or you can read more stories HERE
Subscriber-only episodeSubscribe here! https://www.buzzsprout.com/1882919/supportIn this episode Nicole and Sarah talk about navigating Stratton Mountain in Vermont. To find out the mom-recommended restaurants at Stratton go here.Join the Ski Moms Fun Community! Follow us on Instagram @skimomsfunCheck out the Ski Moms Fun Store at www.skimomsfun.comContact us sarah@skimomsfun.com
In 2021, Colleen, the host and emcee for the 29029 events, stepped off her flight to Albany, New York on the way to Stratton Mountain for another epic weekend. As she made her way down to baggage claim without realizing that two sets of eyes were following her gray 29029 hoodie down the escalator. The owners of those eyeballs soon found some courage asked her if she was, in fact, Colleen "The Voice of the Mountain" at 29029. They introduced themselves as Joe Curtain and Mario Minnaert. At that moment a friendship was forged, a selfie was taken and the first of many jokes about Mario's choice in luggage….it was a full-fledged lady-bag you've seen your grandma using.....began. Colleen watched Joe and Mario conquer their Everests at Stratton that year and then watched Mario take the mountain and continue to climb. Whether with his coaching business, his new podcast or the 100 mile race he would go on to complete….The lessons of the mountain went with Mario when he flew back home and they should remain with us too! The powerful experiences that 29029 creates for participants, volunteers and even spectators are ones that can help propel each of us up the next mountain we will face.......because we all know there are always more mountains to climb. Don't miss an episode of the 29029 Podcast. Click to subscribe. Want more inspirational stories from the mountain. Find them here.
Stratton Mountain may not be Vermont's oldest ski area, but its history is iconic. Tucked away at the resort is a collection of Stratton Mountain signs, photos, and posters that tell the story of this Southern Vermont ski area that opened in 1961. Over the past 54 years, Kimet Hand has collected everything from a bronzed tennis ball served by Ivan Lendl at Stratton's Volvo International Tennis Tournament to signs made by ski school director Henrich, who was also an artist and a musician who played in the Stratton Mountain Boys. In this episode, Erica Houskeeper interviews Stratton volunteer archivist Kimet Hand, Stratton sign maker Mike Smith, and his colleague, Lauren Suriani. Read the story here: HappyVermont.com
Do you have what it takes to Everest? Stratton Mountain in Stratton, VT was where I left it all on the mountain. Stratton's vertical foot gain per hike is 1,750 ft, 1.35 miles up to the summit, 17 hikes are required to reach 29029 ft and a total of 22.4 miles. Hike up, take the gondola down, turn right and head back up to the summit. It's the hardest thing that I've ever done even at five ascents, and I can't wait to do it again! 2023 I signed up to volunteer at Jackson, WY and I plan to attend as a participant in 2024. It will take two years to build up strength and endurance to give myself a fair shot. This community is something that I've never encountered before and I want to be a part of it. A big thank you to Marc Hodulich, Colin O'Brady, and Jesse Itzler for this event. Another shout out to Colleen Rue, Matt Burrell, all of the coaches, Garth, Ali Rogers, the photography team, Zach and all of the rest of the 29029 staff. Follow 29029Everesting: Web: 29029everesting.com Instagram: @29029everesting You can follow the I Can Do Anything Podcast at: Email us at – icandoanythingpod@gmail.com Watch our faces on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeI1EHGodsDgwYbvHuOxLQQ And then there is always our website - www.icandoanythingpod.com Like us and subscribe on Facebook - https://bit.ly/3bG0Efk Follow us on Twitter - https://bit.ly/2yqZczb Find us on Instagram - https://bit.ly/2xDFIa4 Get your merch here - https://bit.ly/teespringicdapod Join us on Goodreads – ICDA Please leave a review and remember that we'd love to hear from you!
This week my guest is the inspirational Jennifer Jordan. Jenn is an attorney, divorced, mama to 3 kids and is on a path of spirituality and growth. In this episode Jenn talks about how she is learning to surrender, be curious to her pain and the growth that comes from meeting herself in her most uncomfortable moments. Jenn shares how she has been able to shift her focus away from living a life of certainty to one that involves challenging her thinking, her beliefs, her body and her mindset. It's available to all of us if you are willing to let yourself let go of control. One of my favorite parts of this episode is when Jenn shares her journey of self discovery and her recent 17x summit of Stratton Mountain in Vermont as part of the 29029 event. Jenn talks about what this event is, and how this epic endurance event has changed her life forever going forward. Her vulnerable and wise share of her journey, perspective and mindset is inspiring. I know this conversation will land with so many of you. In this episode: How Jenn is embracing change. Breaking free from the titles that define us. Connecting with our inner knowing in an intentional way. Embracing pain and using it to be a catalyst for growth. Practices for embracing your inner knowing and understanding yourself on a deeper level. How you can plant the seed for your own growth. How empowering living your true truth can be. 29029: what is it, and how it has transformed Jenn's life Limitations in your mind vs what your body can do Key Takeaways from Jennifer Jordan: “I didn't feel fulfilled when I reached a certain level professional accomplishment, and that made me look around and say what is it that will make me feel fulfilled?” “I've let go of trying to control my life, and have started to let life flow.” “Sitting silently with yourself is a great way to get in tune with what is happening inside of you.” “There is nothing that feels better inside than following your truth.” “I love pushing myself physically to see what I am made of mentally.” “Character is built in your darkest moments.” “When your body starts doing things that you didn't think your body could do, you open your mind to what else you can do.” Continue On Your Journey with Dr. Laura Foster: My gift lies in my ability to tap into what isn't being said. By creating a space that allows you to heal and connect inwards, we can get to the essence of what is holding you back and ensure that what you create is fully aligned with who you are. Are you ready to focus on YOU in a way that will bring you a greater sense of deep knowing and alignment, trust and faith in yourself and a sense of grounding you've yet to experience? I do private 1:1 personal leadership coaching. When you are ready to step into the life you are meant to live, schedule your first steps discovery call: https://soulinspiredgurl.com/discovery-call/ Soul Inspired Gurl / Instagram Jennifer Jordan: Instagram | LinkedIn
The story begins in 1793 when Lucy Goodell was born in Brattleboro. In 1812, while living in Marlboro, Vt., she married Harrison Blake. Over the next eight years they would produce five children who were born in Brattleboro, Marlboro and Newfane. By 1821 the family moved to Salem, New York, and during their first winter away from home they attempted to travel back to visit relatives in Dec. 1821. Here's the story...
In this episode of the Becoming You podcast, I share a very personal journey that I'm about to embark on and the transformation I'm currently undergoing as I prepare for this life-changing challenge. I'm getting ready to climb Mount Everest. No, not the real Mount Everest. Rather, I aim to climb Stratton Mountain in Vermont. Not quite as daunting as trekking up Earth's highest mountain… ...except that I'm planning to scale Stratton Mountain 17 times—as if I was climbing the real Everest—within 36 hours. Organizing this event is a company called 29029 Everesting. What on Earth possessed me—a person who has never been a fan of working out—to take part in this insane challenge? As it happens with many of the biggest decisions I've made in my adult life, it all started with a coach who shared her own “Everesting” experience on her blog, speaking in detail about how this event changed her as a person. When I read her story, I felt this deep yearning within me to sign up for the same event. You might call this decision “impulsive”. But if you think about it, impulse, more often than not, is your intuition pushing you in a certain direction. And it pays for us to act on them whenever they come before our mind steps in (which often only takes a second) to tell us why those ideas are nothing more than “silly”. Intuition is not logical or rational. Rather, intuition is connected to your soul. Intuition is your soul guiding you to do the things that you desire, because that is the key to unlocking your ultimate potential—the fullest expression of who you are meant to be. And so it was my intuition that inspired me to call the company to book myself for their next event. What I love about 29029 Everesting is that, unlike a marathon, the only person you're competing with is yourself. There is no pressure to complete the event. You do as many summits as you can within 36 hours. 29029 Everesting has really designed their event in such a way that you can celebrate yourself no matter where you end up once the challenge is over. In other words, there is no failure. There is only one thing that levels the playing field for these endurance events: your mindset. More than physicality, your mental strength is the most important factor to your success on this journey. Again, my physical ability isn't as important as my mental capability. While I was super uncomfortable in my training early on, it wasn't so much that I couldn't physically do the exercises as it was that I would've rather done something else. But I pushed on, even if I didn't feel like it. I learned to take my mind off of the pain and the time it would take to do the workouts. I went from telling myself, “I hope I can do this,” to, “I can do this.” It also helped me to visualize the end result, of how I would transform after it's all over. What starts in the mind affects the body. We cannot manifest a desire or a dream until we make our bodies feel safe with what we are attracting. And we can help our bodies feel safe by imagining the things we desire. At the same time, we can use the power of affirmations to further build on that momentum that began with our visualizations. Visualizations are a powerful way to attract your desired reality into your life. But getting others involved—collective visualization—takes this power to a whole new level. Whether or not I end up accomplishing this massive goal, I would be forever grateful for your help in playing a part in it. Learn more about me and my coaching services: Free resource: 10 Ways to Spark Your Self Love Journey iTunes/Apple Spotify Google Stitcher Amazon Tune In Deezer
Welcome back to the 29029 podcast - it's a joy to be back with the fourth and final installment of Season 1 - The Origin Story. In the first three episodes, we covered the lead up to the first 29029 experience at Stratton Mountain, Vermont. The goal of the podcast's first season is to give you a behind-the-scenes look at how Jesse Itzler and Marc Hodulich built the 29029 brand and experience. Today we discuss and emphasize the wins and the learnings from the first event and how that has translated into future events. Let's join Marc as he talks about what it takes to show up with seemingly, unlimited energy on the event weekend!
If you are getting prepped (jacked) for NORAM 2019, this episode is a must listen! You'll hear a guest co-host (Mike Stefano from Obstacle Running Adventures) joining Jason and talking about things that can expected from the race at Stratton Mountain. We cover a lot of technique tips on some of the harder obstacles as well as some of the more peculiar and interesting rules. This episode is a bit more technical than usual, but look out for episodes throughout the weekend that will be recorded live from the venue. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ocrtalk/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ocrtalk/support
Christine Egan is a health and wellness expert. Catherine Egan is a breast cancer survivor. Despite her background in health and wellness, breast cancer woke her up to figuring out what being healthy actually means for her. Now she brings this idea to other women. In this episode, she talks about when working in the marketing division at McDonald's was her dream job, how cancer changed her mindset and running a marathon a year after her cancer diagnosis. Do you feel like you’re a resilient person? Christine has never really thought of herself that way. She wants to be thought of as someone who beats to her own drum. She wants her actions are aligned to who she is. Does that come naturally to you, or do you have to work at it? She works at it. 2 of her 3 children were born at home. Learning how to have a baby at home rather than in a hospital set her on a different path. She learned everything she could so that she could make an informed decision. When she had her first child she decided she wanted a home birth with a midwife. She started exploring what it meant to have a home birth and what she was and wasn’t willing to do. Were you into health back then? She used to work for the McDonald’s corporation in their marketing division. She loved that job and at the time it wasn’t out of alignment with who she was. It was a dream job and she loved it. She did it for 5 years. Then there came a point in her life where she needed a change. She moved from the Midwest back to Long Island and that was when she started to move into the health and wellness space. She became a licensed massage therapist, a certified homebirth instructor and a certified health coach. She now has over 25 years of being in the health and wellness field. Did you eat McDonald’s when you worked there? Of course, she did. Part of her job was to go through the drive-through and rate the quality of the service and the food. She wasn’t a big fast food eater but it wasn’t a disconnect for her. How do you see it now, as a health professional? It makes her sad now, knowing how inexpensive that food can be. For some people, that’s the only food they can afford and it is so easily available. It takes more of an effort to eat a healthy meal when fast food is so easily accessible. For her and her kids, it is just not part of her lives. It makes her sad to think of people drinking soda on a daily basis or having fast food as a regular part of their diet. What does your personal diet look like now? As a family, they eat mostly plants and fruits and use meat as a condiment. They don’t eat meat as a meal or as a major part of their meal. If they do eat meat she knows what farm it comes from. They don’t eat anything from a box. I’m so blown away by this information I’m learning about you about McDonald's. And how big of a contrast it is. I think we can all have those experiences where early on we are doing something and then we completely outgrow it. She did what she was supposed to be doing. She graduated and got a great job that took her to New York and then the Midwest and she was happy doing it. Until she wasn’t. This gave her an opportunity to change the direction she was in. Was there a specific point that was a turning point for you? No. It was just that opportunities allowed her to leave the midwest and move to Long Island and things came out of that. But there wasn’t a lightbulb moment for her. How old were you when you got breast cancer? 42 How long were you on health journey prior to that? 15-18 years. And what was that moment like, when you found out you had cancer? She had a private health coaching business at that point, helping women in her community get healthier for themselves so they could get healthier for their families. She had information about cancer with her in case the women she was working with needed it, but she didn’t ever expect to be the one who needed it. He dog Zoe was what alerted her to the lump in her breast. She was lying down and her dog clawed at her breast. Alarms went off in her head that said pay attention to what she is doing. She found a lump. She didn’t immediately think it was cancer. She got a mammogram and it was clear. She had pushed to get both a mammogram and a sonogram. The sonogram showed the lump and it became clear she had cancer. She interviewed 9 surgeons to decide which she wanted to go with. She decided to go with surgery to take the lump out. What changed? Stress levels. When she was undergoing treatment it she needed to rest to let her body do what it needed to do to get well. This meant saying yes to the things that were really important and no to the things that weren’t. It became really clear to her what was important. Spending time with her family was the most important thing. Which meant watching movies together or making meals together. And not rushing out to karate lessons or dance lessons. Being together as a family, resting and doing simple things together became the priority. Do you feel you made any decisions about how you would live differently? She doesn’t stress as much about her kids. Homeschooling her 3 kids was stressful. Were they doing the right thing? Were their kids socializing enough? Christine realized that there comes a moment where you just have to accept the decision that you made and be okay with what happens. And if things change you will figure out what should be done differently. She had this attitude to cancer too. So you ran a half marathon after 33 radiation treatments. And a full marathon to celebrate your remission. Incredible. She ran half marathons prior to being diagnosed and kept running during treatment after reading about the importance of exercise during treatment. She wasn’t trying to break PR’s but if she felt good enough, she went for a run. She had a sign in her house that said: “What would you do if you could not fail?” Her answer to that was always run a marathon. After going through cancer treatment she decided to do a marathon and one year after she was diagnosed she ran the Disney Marathon. Do you see certain patterns in mental and emotional strength to get through difficult times? Cancer showed her the urgency to do the things you want to do and stop putting them off. Because there is never going to be a perfect time. It’s easy to put things off. It’s easy to get caught up in life without pausing to say ‘What is it that I want’ and giving ourselves permission to do what we want right now. That was the wakeup call of cancer for Christine. She now teaches workshops with people who have finished cancer treatments and she tells them that they can recreate a life for themselves and how do they want that to look. For many people that is so scary. It’s really hard for women to figure out what will bring them joy. Some women will figure out what will make them happy do it for a few weeks and then stop. They will come up with reasons and excuses – my family needed me, I needed to put in more time at work. The whole idea of figuring out the things that bring you joy is that you do those first so that you are a better wife, mother, friend or worker. Those things have to be done first so that you can then do those other things. Sometimes people don’t see the benefits right away and think it’s not working. But it’s like a bank account. We have to give it time to build up and then you get the benefits. When you stop doing those things, you can get a little bit crabbier, you are short with your kids or husband. You start feeling the differences when you let those things go. I see that with my meditation and yoga practice. I’m much more patient as a mother and a wife. I’m more tuned into my work. People will start doing something that brings them joy, they start to feel good and then they stop. And we need to understand that it’s a cumulative effect It starts with baby steps. What bite-sized pieces are you willing to do today. When she works with women she gets them to come up with a buffet line of things they know they want to do in the day that makes them feel healthy. If these are the things that make you healthy, what are you willing to do - to do those things? It’s a buffet line because you can pull different things on different days. My spiritual practice doesn’t look the same every day. Sometimes I need different things. Today I did an at home yoga practice, I don’t always do that. What made you sign up for this extraordinary event the Everest 29029? It’s a crazy event that Jesse Itzler puts on where he rents out Stratton Mountain in Vermont. You climb Stratton Mountain 17 times to equal the height of Everest, but you only have 36 hours to do it. She wasn’t expecting it to be as difficult or the terrain so steep. It was gruelingly steep. It was snowing and raining. She was shin deep in mud. She had trained hard with her husband and was using the event to It was a way of celebrating her 50th Birthday and bring cancer free for 8 years. What was the inner game like for you? They had trained for it and had a gameplan for how the event would go. They knew how long they had for each ascent and still be able to sleep. The event started at 6 am. Once they had done the 3rd summit and came back down, Christine broke down and cried. She had expected to feel tired by the 10th summit and not the 3rd. She had to make a decision about what it was going to take to get up the mountain. She decided she was going to stop at every aid station and talk to the volunteers. She was going to tell everyone it was her 50th birthday. She was going to make it fun. She decided that for the really steep section she was going to put her headphones in and listen to podcasts. They hiked for 19 hours straight. They wanted 10 summits by midnight and they reached 9 which felt close enough to their goal. In the end, they managed 11 summits which are the height of Kilimanjaro. What is the lesson that you learned? That it’s not all or nothing. Even though she hadn’t reached her goal she still achieved. It was something really cool thing that she wanted to do. She now intends to do the event again. Did you feel high afterward? She was happy with what she did. She hiked for 18 hours straight and was really proud of that. Why redefining healthy? Where did that come from? Redefining healthy was all about helping women post-cancer. She is teaching people how to tap into what is it that makes you feel healthy. Christine was able to feel healthy even though she had cancer. She needed to redefine what healthy meant. Do you feel like that’s your purpose? She feels like working with women post-cancer is an important part of her life’s mission. Do you find that people can go on the way or the other? That after cancer they can either be more confined or more willing? People run the gamut. She doesn’t take it personally and just shares her knowledge and research. Some women are ready to do the hard work and some aren’t and that’s okay. What’s an action step or piece of advice you might have for how to take charge of your health? Drink more water. It’s as simple as that. And eat more fruits and vegetables and less processed foods. There’s no one specific diet that helps cancer. We don’t need to complicate it. We just need to eat more fruit and veg. Do more of the things which light you up and less of the things that don’t. The stories we tell ourselves are important and we can choose what those stories are. Christine experienced this with both cancer and Everest 29019. She could have told herself negative stories about what was happening, but she chose not to. Were you always like that or did cancer change your attitude? It was cancer. Or more specifically it was the blood clot after she survived cancer which she thought was going to kill her. What’s the best advice you’ve ever been given? Do your best and forget the rest Tell us how we can get in touch with you Her Website: www.redefining-healthy.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christine.walshegan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christine.egan/ Links The Healthy Girl's Guide to Breast Cancer by Christine Egan https://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Girls-Guide-Breast-Cancer/dp/1452574596/ Living with the Monks: What Turning Off My Phone Taught Me about Happiness, Gratitude, and Focus by Jesse Itzler https://www.amazon.com/Living-Monks-Turning-Happiness-Gratitude/dp/1478993421/ Living with a SEAL: 31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet by Jesse Itzler https://www.amazon.com/Living-Seal-Training-Toughest-Planet/dp/1455534684/ Everest 29029 https://29029everesting.com
The SAM team hit the Northeast Winter Weather Summit held at Stratton Mountain, Vt., to talk about everyone's favorite small talk subject, the weather! The PodSAM theme music is by Breakmaster Cylinder. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Google Play or elsewhere and stay up to date on industry happenings at saminfo.com.
What does it take to stop you from reaching your goals? Are you someone who gives up easily or can you find the strength and determination to push forward in the face of adversity? Why do some people have a “can-do” attitude no matter what obstacles come their way? What is it that makes the difference? You’re about to hear one man’s story that will answer these questions and more about the human spirit and the amazing resilience of the human body. Colin O’Brady is an endurance athlete from Portland, Oregon. He is a two-time record holder, completing the Explorers Grand Slam in a world-record time of 139 days. This challenge has climbers reaching the tallest peak on all seven continents and skiing the last degree to both North and South Poles. Colin is the only person to reach all seven summits in less than 120 days. Fewer than 50 people have ever completed the Explorers Grand Slam, and only 4 have ever done it in under one year’s time. Almost ten years ago, Colin overcame a tragic accident that left him with severe 3rd degree burns and with the news from doctors that he would never walk normally again. Colin has proved those doctors wrong in SO many ways. He is currently on a quest to break another record by climbing the highest peak in each of the 50 states this summer. Visit his website to learn how you can join him when he comes to a mountain near you! In this episode we learn: Colin’s experiences in the 29029 Challenge on Stratton Mountain in Vermont Colin’s journey as a West Coast hippie who set off to explore the world with his backpack and a surfboard The tragic accident in Thailand, when Colin jumped a flaming jump rope and caught fire Colin’s mother’s relentless positivity that helped him focus on his goals during his painful recovery The three-week span that saw him win the Chicago Triathlon, obtain a sponsor, quit his job, and move to Australia as a professional triathlete When Colin set his sights on the Explorers Grand Slam and started his non-profit, Beyond 7/2 Colin’s newest challenge in climbing the highest peak in each of the 50 states How Colin has dealt with grief, pain, and struggles to move forward with a growth mindset Episode Resources: www.trafficmasterylive.com www.colinobrady.com www.20310.madeofchallenges.com
Chinon Maria, the artist behind Maven Murals, was born and raised on the ski slopes of Vermont. It was in her childhood home where she first began cultivating her creative path secretly drawing and painting on the walls of her home. Chinon attended the Pont-Aven School of Contemporary Art in France, undergraduate programs through the Rhode Island School of Design and graduated with a BFA from Montana State University where she was captain of NCAA DI Alpine Ski Team. Chinon Maria's Colombian roots have greatly impacted her use of a vibrant colorful palette utilizing traditional indigenous patterns while her lifelong influences include the golden age of illustration, drag queens, urban street art, Victorian textile design and the fashion industry. Her personal work depicts many faces of "dolls" both beautiful, alluring and innocent, while all seemingly to be slightly questioning their role in society. Today, she splits her time between New York and Europe. She likes to skip, wear big bows, and sometimes red lipstick. Her theme song is Killer Queen by QUEEN. Chinon Maria has exhibited her work internationally in galleries throughout North America and Europe FIND CHINON website: http://www.chinonmaria.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chinonmaria Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chinonmaria Show Sponsored by: Four Sigmatic - http://www.foursigmatic.com Use code: DIYS to save 10% on your order Mistobox Coffee Club - http://mbox.coffee/Y9FA Use Code: DIYS to save $10 on your subscription Full Shownotes: http://www.dirtinyourskirt.com Join the Facebook Group: http://www.dirtinyourskirt.com/tribe Support the Show: http://www.dirtinyourskirt.com/support
We chat about the upcoming Minus Zero Festival (April 7-8) at Stratton Mountain in beautiful Vermont. See ya there! Track list: Zeds Dead - Frontlines (feat. GG Magree) Flume - Say It (feat. Tove Lo) [Illenium Remix] Yellow Claw - Bun It Up - Ft. Beenie Man (Voltran Remix) Marvel Years - Straight Cruisin' GRiZ, Big Gigantic - Good Times Roll Shotgun Styles - Hands On The Wall Zeds Dead x Major Lazer - Turn Around ft. Elephant Man Skrillex - SMANS (YOOKiE VIP) Queen - Fat Bottomed Girls (DUDEnGUY Remix) Big Sean - Bounce Back (EXSSV X Styles&Complete Remix) VAVO - Ace Of Spades Bamboora & Shwann - Supra (Original Mix) Pierce Fulton - Losing You
This sunday night we go live at Stratton Mountain we will cover conditions,events, tips and Snowboarding Stories from Stratton Riders enjoy the show.