Christy Mahon


Birthday:
Homebase: Aspen, Colorado
Discipline: Freeride

ICH FAHRE SCHON MEIN GANZES LEBEN LANG SKI. ABER AN DEN MOMENT, IN DEM ICH ZUM ERSTEN MAL EIN PAAR KÄSTLE SKI ANGEZOGEN HABE, KANN ICH MICH NOCH GUT ERINNERN. SEITHER VERSTEHE ICH, WAS HANDWERK UND TECHNIK BEDEUTEN, NICHT NUR IM WELTCUP.

BIO

A Colorado native, Christy Mahon grew up skiing and playing in the Rocky Mountains. After moving to Aspen and pursuing a love of ski mountaineering, Christy became the first woman to ski all of Colorado's 54 fourteeners. Then with partners, Ted Mahon and Chris Davenport, they were the first to climb and ski all of Colorado's 100 highest peaks.

Christy is two time award winner of Sportswomen of Colorado Award in Ski Mountaineering, and nominee of National Geographic's Adventurer of the Year 2016. Using her passion for science and the environment, Christy works as a climate change and environmental education advocate to make sure that we have skiing and snow for future generations.