Nadia Kaliszewski

Handmade in Colorado or transplant:

HOMEMADE in a Denver Disco

Home Resort:

Jackson Hole Mountain Resort & Grand Targhee

Set-Up:

161 Shaman, 168 Nomads, 165 Oracle

Current Sponsors:

Totem Industries, Cloudveil, Kootenay Hats, Backcountry Access, PBR

If you fell down a rabbit hole, where would you like to end up?

On top of Happiness in the heart of the Chugach in early April

Favorite Beverage:

PBR, Alaskan Amber, Crown

Favorite trip last season:

Kite skiing Brian Head in Southern Utah

How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

Enough to chuck a pair of Shamans, a surfboard, a long-board, and a sailboat.

Where's the Best Pow you've ever ridden:

Secret stashes in a couple different backcountry canyons in the Teets

Who do you usually ride with:

Fav. ppl to ride with: Josh Holleb of Totem Industries and Andy Wenberg at BCA

Worst injury you care to admit:

A 30 ft cliff left me with a broken eye socket and a plastic plate under my left eye, awesome.

Best piece of advice you've ever gotten:

Always look ahead

Favorite Icelantic ski, Why?

Shaman, hands down. It’s like nothing I’ve ever skied on. The Shaman is a revolutionary design that’s floaty and fast in the pow and like a rad, fat slalom ski on the groomers.

Why do you represent Icelantic? What is your favorite part?

B/c they are some of the most well-constructed skis on the market. Their designs are progressive and original, perpetual and brilliant. The masterminds behind Icelantic have made the company successful b/c 1) they are dedicated to crafting a quality product and 2) they are a genuine group of people!

Who influenced your skiing the most? Why?

Shane McConkey, Tanner Hall, and Jamie Burge. I love these guys. Shane showed me the fun, inventive side of skiing, Tanner taught me style, and Jamie Burge had the guts (she was the first girl I ever saw doing backflips over road gaps and huge cornices in the backcountry).