Winter 2021. Belleayre Mountain, NY

It began during the quiet chaos of COVID when I left NYC for the Catskills, a move that unexpectedly led me to ski school. Donning my first blue jacket, I taught my first lessons on the magic carpet. It was a season of aha moments—working with city kids stuck in remote school while rediscovering the sport I had loved growing up. What began as a part-time pandemic escape quickly transformed into an uncharted career path, culminating in my first PSIA certification.