TPM Episode 255: Christina Lustenberger, Pro Skier

Christina Lustenberger, aka Lusti, is an all-around badass in the mountains.  Before this certified ACMG guide was killing it in the TGR movies, she was a racer out of Canada and paid for it with 5 full knee re-constructions over 10 years.  But even with the injuries, Christina competed in the Olympics and transitioned from race to guide school.  On the show we talk racing, guiding, being a woman in a male dominated world, malfunctioning gear and what it took for Lusti to earn the pro skier dream.

Christina Lustenberger Show Notes:

3:30:  Huge amounts of energy, raised at the mountain by ski bums, and no television

7:00:  Ski racing with Ian Macintosh, moving up the ranks, graduating into the ski team, and having a DNF ski style

14:00:  Injuries, recovery, the Olympics, retiring from racing and becomng a guide

19:00:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast

Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there

10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone

21:30:  Black Crows, skiing with strangers, being a more educated woman in a male dominated world, and having a voice in the mountains

29:00:  Children of the Columbia, is there pressure at TGR, traveling far for bad conditions, and then getting hurt

35:00:  Getting fixed fast, first descents, and avalanche

38:30:  Dragon:  Get new goggles and really see the mountain use the code Powell15 to save 15%

Alpine Vans:  Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life

Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better

41:00:  Reacting to the slide, not getting a signal, calling in the cavalry, and the aftermath of the product failure

48:00:  Covid, sponsors, and Mount Nelson

56:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Ian Macintosh