The Skippy Report

The Holly Blefgen episode of "The Women in Telemark Skiing" series

In this episode of "The Women in Telemark Skiing" series I talk with my dear friend and ski mentor Holly Blefgen. Holly is Telemark royalty here in Canada, much the same way as Dickie Hall, Craig Dostie, and Kare Andersen are in America.  Holly shares stories about her early life in skiing, what it what like skiing the 100-200 foot hills in and around Toronto in the late 60s and progressing to owning a sponsored mobile Telemark ski school starting way back in 1984 to where she is now personally and professionally. I hope you enjoy this episode with Holly Blefgen and the deep dive into the beginnings of organized Telemark skiing in Canada.

The Meghan Kelly episode of "The Women in Telemark Skiing" series, the reboot episode

Meet Meghan Kelly in this episode of "The Women in Telemark Skiing" series.  I originally published this episode in April, 2021, and am including it in the series as Meghan needs to be here.  Not only is Meghan a badass Tele-skier, mountain biker, and wakeboarder, but a badass in general. She does all this while working as an engineer and tops it off as the mother of triplet boys! I hope you enjoy this episode from Skippy's archives.

The Marion Abrams episode of "The Women in Telemark Skiing" series

Meet Marion Abrams telemark skier and Film maker, in this episode of "The Women in Telemark Skiing" series.  Marion and I talk about her skiing background as a child. We delve deeply into her introduction to Nordic and Telemark skiing and bushwhacking in the forests of the East. Marion shares with us her story of catastrophe, patience, passion, and persistence that took 25 years to complete. I hope you enjoy this episode.

The Farli Boden episode of "The Women in Telemark Skiing" series

Hey Crew, in this episode of "The Women in Telemark Skiing" series I talk with Farli Boden, a member of The US Telemark Ski Association's National Team. We talk about her ski life growing up in Sandpoint, Idaho and starting to Telemark when she was 5. We also talk about her making her way through skiing to the USTSA National Team and her racing life, as well as her career. Make sure to follow her progress this month, as Farli will be in Europe racing in the World Cup Telemark circuit. Enjoy!

The Josie Baker episode of "The Women in Telemark Skiing" series.

Meet Josie Baker, a Badass New School Telemark skier, who with the encouragement of a friend took on the role of Vice President of The University of Vermont's Telemark Club, Josie embraced this role and then learned to Telemark.  Thankfully Josie comes by this sport honestly. as both of her parents are longtime Telemark skiers. Josie grew up in Harborview, Michigan just down the road from Nubs Nob, a well-known Telemark Mecca on Michigan's mainland. Enjoy this episode as we talk about Josie's skiing background and her ongoing journey as a relatively new Telemark skier.

The Madi McKinstry episode of "The Women in Telemark Skiing" series

Meet Madi McKinstry in this episode of "The Women in Telemark Skiing" series, we talk about he skiing background and journey to Telemark Skiing.  We also talk about her being a Pro-Patroller at Big Sky in Montana and River Guiding in Idaho during the off-season. Enjoy!

Kristine Keeney episode of "The Women in Telemark Skiing" series

Meet Kristine Keeney in this episode of "The Women in Telemark Skiing" series.  Kristine is a hard-charging badass Telemark skier who routinely skis more than 100 days a year, Skiing from October to June throughout The Northeast.  We talk about her ski background and how Kristine got into Telemark Skiing and how she became, The Knee-dipping Ginger on Instagram. We also delve deeply into career, working in the ground transportation sector. Enjoy!

Kate Colburn, Telemarkeras athlete

Meet Kate Kuncova Colburn in this episode of the, "Women in Telemark Skiing" series. Kate is one of the featured ski athletes in the women only Telemark ski documentary, "Telemarkeras" produced by Diana Rivera. Kate is from the Czech Republic and splits her time living between The Czech Republic and New Hampshire, USA. In this episode Kate tells us about her youth skiing, how she was introduced to telemark skiing and her adventures in globetrotting and ski instructing. Enjoy!  

The Telemommies

meet The Telemommies in this episode of "Women in Telemark skiing". I sit down with Eliza Biondi, Brickley Biondi, Sylvia Kinosian, and Nina Asher of The Telemommies and get thier individual and collective journeys to Telemark. Get comfy while you listen to where Telemark has taken these young women and where it will take them this ski season. Enjoy!

Sara Ellen Godek episode of The Women in Telemark Skiing series

Meet Sara Ellen Godek in this episode of "The Women in Telemark Skiing" series. She has a very unique introductory experience to Telemark skiing involving Mad River Glen, which she shares with us. Sara Ellen and I talk about her Alpine and Nordic background and how she got into Telemark Skiing. We also talk about racing for the United States Telemark Ski Association and her Downhill Mountain Bike racing. Enjoy!