Lululemon Athletica Ski Fit Series

This Tuesday night, Chicks with Stix, in collaboration with Lululemon Athletica, held a free Ski Fit Session at their Chapel street store in Melbourne. Former Olympic snowboarder, turned personal trainer, led the class and absolutely killed it. We had such a good turn out that there almost wasn't enough room to fit us all in the store. Joh, took this challenge by the horns and succeeded in having us all with burning quads and red cheeks by the end of the class.

We were joined by Katya Crema (Olympic Ski-Xer), Belinda Price (VIS aerial team director) Nat Segal (Chicks with Stix Coach) plus a whole lot of other enthusiastic faces.

This was just an introduction to Lululemon's Ski Fit Series, which will officially start on the first Tuesday in July and continue through the month, each Tuesday night from 6.30-7.30pm. The classes are free and you don't need to be a skier or snowboarder to attend. Anyone looking for motivation to get off the couch should come along.

Hope to see you there in July

x

Anna

The face of Mt Buller 2011

CwS coach, photographer and air-traffic controller: Nicole Lewis

The girl who taught me a lot about skiing, dancing and enjoying life, ripping hard at Mt Buller. Thanks Nicole. Nat

happy dayz !

What more could you ask for on a Friday ? The Friday before the official season opening weekend and with snow on the way? We know you've been waiting for dates and here is a sneak preview of our almost-finalised-schedule for the Chicks with Stix skills workshops for 2011.

There are 3 skills workshops at Buller and one each at the other resorts (with a special bonus for Hotham but more on THAT treat later).

The end-of-season throwdown will also be at Buller, on our home turf (and TBR base) Chamois ski area.

Will we be seeing you this year? Email us with your good intentions at the email address below and get yourself in the running for a CwS prize pack !

chickswithstix.skiing@gmail.com 


- June 25th Buller
- July 9th Buller
- July 16th Hotham
- July 23rd Buller
- Aug 13rd Thredbo (TBC)
- Aug 21st Perisher
- Baw Baw (TBC)


- Sept 3rd Buller (Throwdown) TBC


oh and you know it's FREE right?! okay just checking.... :)

longboarding in spain

check out these spanish chicks, carving up in the mountains near Madrid


Carving the Mountains from Juan Rayos on Vimeo.

who will be the luckiest chick of them all ?!

We already mentioned that ski brand Armada will be partnering with Chicks with Stix this season and supplying us with some great prize packs, for our lucky athletes.

PLUS ARMADA Skis have announced they will be offering a 12 month sponsorship deal to one lucky rider at the end of the program.  Both CwS and ARMADA Skis are committed to the progression of women’s freeskiing in Australia, and with this great partnership we are going to find Australia’s next talent during the 2011 season.

Andreas Gloor Team Manager of ARMADA Skis in Australia said "It’s fantastic to see a program run by passionate skiers for passionate skiers in Australia. The Chicks with Sticks program is the perfect environment for girls of all ages to get out and have fun while learning from Australia’s, and the world’s best women athletes.”

(we agree !!!)

“For us, this partnership is not only a great way to give something back to the ski community, but to also give the opportunity for an up-and-coming girl to get one step closer to reaching their dream of becoming a professional skier.” said Andreas

As part of this opportunity ARMADA Skis are putting forward a full head-to-toe package including skis, poles, softgoods and one of the first releases of the new ARMADA women’s outerwear kits in 2012.

thanks Armada......

cant wait !!!

lucky chix

look what just turned up in the CwS mailbag today !

our friends at ROXY have sent us some new jackets !

and we're feeling pretty generous.......
.........so it looks like 2 chix are going to get lucky this season !

CwS returns for 2011 ski season !

There are only 4 more weeks to go till Australia's ski resorts are officially open for business! awesome! And you know what's even more awesome? it's been snowing already!

But the awesome-nest news by far is.......... the Chicks with Stix program is back this season and it's going to be bigger and better than ever! YAY!

Thanks to our founding sponsor ROXY and our brand new best buddies ARMADA we have some rocking ski-gear prizes for the chix this year and some great new colours and styles in the hoodie and t-shirt department.

And even better - Chicks with Stix is hitting the road with planned appearances at Hotham, Perisher, Thredbo and of course Buller.....

... watch this space for regular up-dates. and spread the word.
and please,  go here to like us on FB....

SheJumps: Coaching with Boys and Girls Club

Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, SheJumps is a non-profit dedicated to increasing female participation in outdoor activities. Their goal is to mentor, teach, and build a community for women enjoying open air recreation, whether the women are newcomers to outdoors sports or professional athletes.

- Sarah Newhall

This year, SheJumps launched a program in collaboration with the Boys and Girls Club over the month of March. The Boys and Girls Club is a nation-wide program which focuses on inspiring and enabling the youth in the community, especially those who need it most, to become caring and responsible individuals through guidance-oriented adult relationships and engagement in a variety of enriching activities within a safe environment.

I was privileged enough to coach for one of the four Saturdays in March, where the a group from the Boys and Girls Clubs came up to ski with several of the SheJumpers for the day at Alta.

I spent the day skiing with Shanny and Hilary, exploring Alta and teaching them few fun facts about skiing, powder snow and how to get around on the flats.

 

Shanny working hard to get across the flats

 Hilary working hard at skating

I was so amazed at the girls ability to ski and enjoy everything about it. Hilary skied a little when she was a girl and Shanny had only skied a few days and both of them made great turns and improved super fast. I was so proud of them and so happy to be involved with girls that were passionate about learning.

After skiing all day, the group chilled out and got ready to dig into the massive cookie cake that the Alta Peruvian Lodge had made for Hannah Whitney's birthday.

 hoorah!

 some of the kids swapping stories about there mad skiing skills

 dig in!

 

For more info about SheJumps or The Boys and Girls Club, check out their websites!

Thanks to all the sponsors and volunteers who donated their time and care- it was a really great program to be involved in.