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This episode is a chat with Leonie Wohl, she is avid backcountry split boarder and she also helps run the Facebook group Backcountry Women Of Australia. We talk about a lot of different things in relation to the backcountry, what she carries in her pack, how to get into the backcountry, women in the backcountry, choosing appropriate gear, and a few other hot tips. Follow Leonie on Instsgram: @littlewohl Important links and resources: Backcountry Women Of Australia Facebook groupSnow Safety AustraliaAvalanche Australia Follow The Mountain Cosmos on Instagram and Facebook. This episode was produced and published by Rouchelle Gilmore.

In this episode, we talk to Bridie Rawson the Founder of Tough Tits Co, a women’s empowerment community to make a stronger snow community for women here in Australia. We chat about a lot of different topics from snow culture and where the inspiration for Tough Tits Co came from. Follow and become part of the community: Instagram @tough_tits_coWebsite Follow The Mountain Cosmos on Instagram and Facebook. This episode was produced and published by Rouchelle Gilmore.

The Australian duo Mark and Mya love the mountains and in this episode, Mark gives some insight into how he has been able to travel with his dog Mya. They have even spent nearly 2 years in North America and are based at Mt Buller in Victoria, Australia. They are also pretty well known in the Instagram world with about 44-thousand-followers, check them out: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mark_and_myas_adventures/?hl=enWebsite: https://markandmyasadventures.com.au/ Follow The Mountain Cosmos on Instagram and Facebook. This episode was produced and published by Rouchelle Gilmore.

Nobody's Princess is an Australian-based snow clothing brand. Company Founder Maria Baker is on a mission to make snow pants that fit more women. In this chat, she talks about the inspiration for the brand and company. Check out the journeyWebsite: https://www.nobodysprincess.com.au/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nobodysprincessapparel/ Follow The Mountain Cosmos on Instagram and Facebook. This episode was produced and published by Rouchelle Gilmore.

After reading out the story 'Why Don't You Come Over?' from Snowboarders Edge -The Magazine For Shredders , in an earlier episode the writer Peter Rob-O got in contact. Sparking an episode about early days snowboarding in Australia and around the world. As well as skiing. Some surprising and colourful stories in there, of travels, early days in the Australian ski resorts, North American experiences, freestyle skiing, surf culture, innovation and the attitude towards snowboarding in the early days. The influences in bringing snowboarding to the mainstream. Follow 'First Tracks - The Origins of Australian Snowboarding' on Facebook. Follow The Mountain Cosmos on Instagram and Facebook. This episode was produced and published by Rouchelle Gilmore.

Sami Kennedy-Sim, is a 2 time Winter Olympian for Australia having competed in ski-cross in the 2014 Sochi and 2018 PyeongChang games. We chat about a lot of things from skiing as a kid to life as an athlete, Sami’s stroke, going to Olympic Games, women in sport and in general what life is like at the moment. As everyone knows 2020 is a bit of a hectic year. Follow Sami on Instagram. Follow The Mountain Cosmos on Instagram and Facebook. This episode was produced and published by Rouchelle Gilmore.

The story of how Rachael Oakes-Ash became Miss Snow It All, which lead to starting SnowsBest.com. From being a long time travel and lifestyle journalist turned ski writer. But like any journey there is more to the story than just starting a website reporting on snow life. SnowsBest is the number 1 snow website in Australia. Though this chat covers a lot of topics including: Rachael's journey as a skier. The #showusdagirls movement she started in 2018. Some observations on how the ski industry has changed since she started in the industry. How the Covid-19 situation has been affecting her and SnowsBest. Organising fundraising for the Australian Bush fires earlier in 2020. And a lot more stories... Get in on the action: Miss Snow It All - Instagram Website - snowsbest.com Follow The Mountain Cosmos on Instagram and Facebook. This episode was produced and published by Rouchelle Gilmore.

The Magazine For Shredders - Snowboarders Edge, a historical snapshot of early snowboarding. The snowboarding print publication was printed between 1988 and 1990, it focused on snowboarding in Australia with some overseas features. After receiving a package of Australian retro snowboarding treasures from Thor Prohaska, including some copies of the Snowboarders Edge magazine. Rouchelle has decided to read out older stories periodically. Story read out was 'Why Don't You Come Over?' and written by Peter Rob-O, from Vol. 2 Winter Edition. The article appears to be a letter to a fellow snowboarding friend who is away from the mountains. Follow The Mountain Cosmos on Instagram and Facebook for photos from the magazines. This episode was produced and published by Rouchelle Gilmore.

Mountain Monica or a.k.a Monica Fedrigo, fellow creator, blogger, and ski instructor sharing her thoughts on life. A quote pulled straight from this podcast ‘how you do one thing is how you do everything’ sets the tone for this chat. Monica is one of the most positive people you will hear. She shares her love for the mountains, and her all round outlook on life amongst some great stories. Find Monica Fedrigo on Instagram or her blog. Follow The Mountain Cosmos on Instagram and Facebook. This episode was produced and published by Rouchelle Gilmore.

The Australian mountains are a magical region according to Cam Walker, he shares his connection. He has a blog called the Mountain Journal, which captures a lot of Australian mountain related topics. The Australian Backcountry Festival out of Mt Hotham, in Victoria is run by Cam. This chat also discusses some environmental issues which affect the Australian Alpine region. This leads to Cam sharing of his experiences as a volunteer firefighter for the CFA where he helped defended the fires which ripped through the alpine regions in Australia earlier in 2020. He was up at Mt Hotham defending the fires which nearly took Dinner Plain in Victoria in early January. Cam's love for the mountains and nature is infectious. Follow Mountain Journal on Facebook. Follow The Mountain Cosmos on Instagram and Facebook. This episode was produced and published by Rouchelle Gilmore.

From seeing a snowboard in Tracks Surf Magazine to inventing snowboards for Australian mountains, to fighting for snowboarding to be allowed in resorts. Thor Prohaska had a vast influence in the evolution of snowboarding becoming mainstream in Australia. His journey started out with inventing snowboards in Australia in the early 1980s which lead to fighting for snowboarding to be allowed in the Victorian resorts in Australia. They were banned. Causing the formation of the Snowboard Riders of Victoria, he was the first president. All the while this promoted and helped build the snowboarding landscape in Australia. This also leads to a discussion about the connection between experiences in the mountain resorts and politics. Video - Flowmotion History Follow The Mountain Cosmos on Instagram and Facebook. This episode was produced and published by Rouchelle Gilmore.

Ski friends are the best friends. Buller Rork grew up in Jackson, WY, America and is stoked on skiing. A conversation covering topics in relation to what it is like to live and grow up in a mountain town, moving away for college, Buller's head injury, his stint as a ski instructor for one season, when he got his Jackson Hole Air Force patch and what the whole movement means to him. As well as the idea of the Rendezvous Mountain Pirates, the ski group Buller and his other friends started. Along with a discussion on what the winter in Jackson Hole Mountain Resort could look like for 2020/21 and season pass dilemmas. Buller would like to dedicate this episode to his mom, Squirrel Rork. Follow The Mountain Cosmos on Instagram. This episode was recorded and produced by Rouchelle Gilmore.

The Australian ski culture is unique, and Shaka Snow Co aims to capture the essence of the Australian alpine in a fun way. The small Australian snow clothing brand mostly sells t-shirts, hoodies, beanies and stickers. But the products have some really cute Australian animals and other cool graphs printed onto them. In this chat Carson Haynes, the founder of Shaka Snow Co discusses how he became a snowboarder and how that lead him to starting the company. We get to know Carson and what it is like running a small business while working full time, where the inspiration for Shaka Snow Co came from, why supporting small business is so important and most importantly what Carson loves about the mountains. Shaka Snow Co on Instagram Website: https://shakasnowco.com/ The Mountain Cosmos Instagram, Facebook

Chat with Co-founders of the Ski Instructor Diaries, about why they started this website and why they are filling a necessary gap in the ski industry. Oriane Lister and Georgina Cunningham are two pretty new ski instructors who only have a couple of seasons under their belt but, don’t let that fool you. They have been writing about things which most if not all other snowsports instructors can relate to. There were no other independent websites about being a ski instructor. They launched the site in June 2020 so they are just at the beginning of their journey in this space, but the girls tell me they have been getting some great traction and support from people around the world. In this chat we get to know them and why they started the site as well as touching on ski instructing being a legitimate career path. A relatable and insightful chat for those in the industry. Follow The Ski Instructor Diaries on their website or Instagram @skiinstructordiaries.And you can follow The Mountain Cosmos on Instagram. This episode was recorded and produced by Rouchelle Gilmore.

From growing up surfing, being a chef to ending up in Europe in the 1980s and becoming a snowboarder when snowboarding was just beginning. This chat is a real slice of what it was like to help snowboarding develop in the early days, particularly in Australia. We chat about starting the Hotham Boardriders a club for snowboarders, which is still going on at Hotham. We also talk about his career as a snowboarder and instructor spanning all over the globe from Europe, Australia, Vail in the US, and Chile. Follow: The Mountain Cosmos on Instagram. This episode was produced and published by Rouchelle Gilmore.

After a couple of months off podcasting it was time to deliver the recommendations promised in the last episode. Times have been pretty uncertain lately, so a short break was in order. But with the Australian winter going ahead it was time to get some stoke or at least some entertainment. Here are the basic recommendations:Videos The Fifty Project with Pro Skier Cody Townsend Beau Miles:Trials of Miles - Running 650+km of the Australian Alps, and The Human Bean: 40 days on a tin-bean diet Books Shaped By Snow - By Ayja Bounous Touching The Void - By Joe Simpson On Trails - by Robert Moor Tracking The Wild Coomba - by Robert Cocuzzo Staying Alive In Avalanche Terrain - by Bruce Temper Podcasts Showing up with Lynsey Dyer The Long Underwear Podcast with Amie Engerbretson Projects SnowBrains post 'A 'Temporary Worker' Story: Following Canned Visas And 2020-21 Winter Staffing Worries' By Rouchelle Gilmore. New personal Blog - rouchellegilmore.com/ As always you can follow The Mountain Cosmos on Instagram.

It was time to share what this West-Aussie-mountain-loving-girl has been doing to keep sane during this time away from the mountains. 'Isolation' has gotten a little random at times. In this solo episode Rouchelle shares her thoughts on how she has been coping during this time. She shares how her relationship with running is changing and what she is missing about the mountains. There is a lot of speculation out there about what the winter in Australia might look like, but who really knows at this point in time. Follow:The Mountain Cosmos on Instagram. This episode was produced and published by Rouchelle Gilmore.

Throw in some funny ski-travel-stories about what it is like to travel with ski gear. It really is a bit of an ordeal... A few bratty kids and you've got a great little chat. Zack's home mountain is Thredbo in New South Wales, Australia. He has been ski instructing for a few years and has just completed his first winter in Jackson Hole. In this chat they talk about why be became a ski instructor and why ski instructing is for him. We both share some stories about the kinds of people you can instruct in America, a little glimpse into what it is like to be an Australian ski instructor in America and the kinds of dumb questions we encounter on a regular basis. Why Zack likes hospitality and a little about The Bernti’s Mountain Inn, in Thredbo. As well as how he became sponsored by Head skis this winter. Follow:Zack Williams on Instagram.Bernti's Mountain Inn on Instagram.The Mountain Cosmos on Instagram. This episode was produced and published by Rouchelle Gilmore.

A couple of friends chatting about their experience of having to come home to Australia from their winters in the northern hemisphere. Anna was in Niseko, Hokkaido, Japan. The chat is about a few things; working for a small ski school in Japan, becoming a ski patroller at Perisher, New South Wales, Australia, Van Life, we wonder what is going to happen to our winter season in Australia, what we can do to keep ourselves entertained while in quarantine/isolation and how Anna become a skier after moving to Canada a few years ago. Of course I ask Anna what she loves about the mountains. Follow The Mountain Cosmos on Instagram. This podcast was produced by Rouchelle Gilmore.

Feel good chat about remaining sane in mandatory isolation after returning from Japan with Darcy White. Rouchelle and Darcy chat about how she become a skier, how she ended up in Japan, crossing over from other sports, the books they have been reading and what she had been doing to pass the time while she was in quarantine. They also have a bit of a little discussion about climate change and the the effect on our ski seasons in Australia. This was kinda sparked from a book Rouchelle, had been reading called “Shaped By Snow: Defending the Future of Winter” by Ayja Bounous. And of course they talked a little bit about how Darcy’s season ended up, as well as Rouchelle's. Follow The Mountain Cosmos on Instagram. This podcast was produced by Rouchelle Gilmore.