Category: Podcast

In this episode, we talk about all of those accomplishments, followed by what she thought was going to be a move away from skiing.  A series of fortunate events brought her back to competitive skiing in Big Mountain Freeskiing and a life in Crested Butte.

Brittany Konsella is one of the Crested Butte area’s most accomplished athletes, and I probably could have done multiple episodes with her, rather than jamming it all into one episode.  She’s also a big fan of setting goals, and we talk about many of them in this interview.

He also began fighting wildfires in Oregon after seeing a help wanted sign.  That led to a career as a firefighter including many years travelling between Breckenridge and Crested Butte for work.  Today, he’s one of the first full time paid firefighters at the Crested Butte Fire Department.  He’s even volunteered in Honduras to work with firefighters there.

But mountain biking remained a passion.  With some knowledge of the printing business, he began publishing Mountain Flyer magazine.  Mountain Flyer covered mountain biking with a rocky mountain based perspective, rather than being based in California or the East coast.  He remains at the helm…

If there’s one thing I’ve learned in these 37 (and counting!) podcast episodes, it’s that Western Colorado University plays an integral role in life in the Gunnison valley.  Enjoy this episode where Gary and I get to talk about all things Western-