Stories

2026 Hilaree Nelson Professional Development Program Recipients

To honor the occasion, we created a Special Edition Black Pearl 88 featuring artwork by Taos, New Mexico ski patroller and Blizzard Tecnica W2W Ambassador, Malia Reeves. We Through the...

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Hilaree Nelson Professional Development Program

We are excited to announce the sixth year of the Blizzard Tecnica W2W Hilaree Nelson Professional Development Program. Our mission is to support and advance women in skiing by providing...

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Black Pearl 88

Women2Women: Supporting Women in Skiing for 10 Years. Celebrating 10 years of Women2Women with the Black Pearl 88 and the Hilaree Nelson Professional Development Program empowering women in skiing through...

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A Ski Patroller Gives Back

This is the story of an artist. A ski patroller. A respected leader who champions other women on their paths to leadership. Malia Reeves is part of the Blizzard Tecnica...

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W2W Product

“If Leslie hadn’t pushed this program forward, I don’t think I would be the skier I am today,” said Sam Tischendorf, a female senior bootfitter, Masterfit trainer, orthotic technician, and...

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W2W Inspiration

We skiers all know this line, radioed from every athlete in ski movies just before shredding an Alaskan spine, artfully arcing above the slough spilling down the troughs. But only...

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W2W Education

When JJ Bate, a ski instructor at Whistler Blackcomb, found out she had won the Hilaree Nelson W2W Professional Development Program in 2023 she was in her 21st winter of...

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