ELK MOUNTAIN
Again, this year, the One-Day Women’s Toboggan Event at Elk Mountain on Friday, January 23, was a huge success! The collaboration between the Eastern Division Women’s Program and the EPA Region hosted 21 participants and five instructors. The day was filled with supportive coaching, training on toboggans and skills, while sharing laughs, lunch, and allowing everyone to work within their comfort levels. Women teaching and empowering other women is always a win! Please be on the lookout for more women’s programming next ski season.
Chrissy Ludka, Eastern Division Women’s Program Supervisor
Kurt Adam, EPA Region Director
GORE MOUNTAIN
Twenty women and several instructors from Eastern New York and beyond took to the glades, steeps and bumps on Friday, February 27 as part of Gore Mountain Women’s OET Clinic.
The clinic marked a major growth milestone for the ENY Women’s Program, with double the number of attendees as previous events in the region. It also marked the first year a women’s OET clinic was held the Friday before Gore Mountain Patroller School, giving many participants a three-day OET enhancement experience.
Here’s what participants had to say:
- What an incredible day! I gained so much confidence and takeaways to keep practicing.
- Very empowering and motivating!
- I really appreciated all of the support and cheerleading that my group provided to me. I ended up feeling almost selfish about how much I was helped. My Senior clinic the next day went well ALL BECAUSE of the skills I was shown and coached through on Friday.
Follow Eastern Division Women’s Program at @nspeastwomen on both Instagram and Facebook for next year’s clinic dates!
Amy Reinink, ENY Women’s Program Advisor
BRISTOL MOUNTAIN
We held an amazing women’s empowerment clinic at Bristol Mountain on Saturday, March 7. This also happened to be international women’s weekend. We hosted 24 amazing women from seven different patrols. Our ladies ran sleds, worked with PSIA and AASI 
instructors, and stretched out with some ” Snow-ga” (yoga in snow). We finished the day with an amazing charcuterie munch and mingle. Our amazing women patrollers felt empowered to be the best they could be!
Pam Welch, GVR Women’s Program Coordinator
