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"Ingrid Backstrom is a pro skier, mother, and trailblazer. Her ski career opened up the male-dominated industry that skiing is and inspired women everywhere. Backstrom topped Powder Magazine's Reader Poll for a decade from 2005 to 2015 and finished on the podium in 12 of 14 career contests. Her first descents include routes on Baffin Island, Greenland, Antarctica, and the 20,050-foot Reddomaine Peak in China - the latter one of the highest ski descents ever made by a woman."

"After becoming a mom, she shifted her focus to coaching, advocacy, and family life, without disappearing from the sport. She was one of only a handful of women in ski movies when she broke through in 2004, in an era when the industry assumed male audiences only wanted to see women who "looked a certain way or skied at a certain caliber.""

"Lexi DuPont is another new mama who is crushing it. DuPont qualified for the Junior Olympics two years running as a ski racer before transitioning to big mountain skiing at the University of Colorado. She achieved first ski descents at the Arctic Circle's northernmost tip in Svalbard, Norway, and across southeast Alaska. She was nominated for Best Female Performance at the Powder Awards for her part in Poor Boyz Productions' Tracing Skylines and appeared in the all-female film Pretty Faces, also nominated for best ski film by Powder Magazine."

Women are redefining what it means to be both a mom and a professional skier. Ingrid Backstrom became a trailblazer in a male-dominated industry, earning repeated top finishes and major awards, and making first descents across remote regions including Greenland, Antarctica, and China’s Reddomaine Peak. After becoming a mom, she shifted toward coaching, advocacy, and family life while continuing to remain connected to skiing. Lexi DuPont moved from ski racing to big mountain skiing, earned first descents in Svalbard and southeast Alaska, and appeared in ski films recognized by Powder Magazine. She also co-founded the Sister Summit to support women in the sport.

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