Ski & Outdoor

I started skiing when I was two or three years old at King Pine in Maine, outside of Portland. Skiing has always been something I've done with my family — it's brought us closer together and been a shared tradition I really value. When I was about 13, I switched to snowboarding exclusively as part of my own rebellion and exploration of who I was — everyone else in the family skied. I snowboarded for about 15 or 16 years before recently getting back on skis, picking up a backcountry setup to explore the mountains of New Hampshire.

I ski every year, and I've done a couple of small backcountry expeditions throughout New England, particularly in New Hampshire. I'm hoping to do Tuckerman's Ravine this year if conditions allow. Beyond the skiing itself, some of the most important connections I've made have happened on the mountain. Some of our earliest investors and advisors at Pangea I actually met on a chairlift at Okemo in Vermont. You never know who you're going to meet. It's a great physical activity, a great way to get outside, and a surprisingly effective way to build relationships.

My love of skiing and my love of film came together in 2024 when I hosted a one-night ski film festival in Brooklyn. I worked with seven independent film directors, producers, and athletes, rented out a movie theater, and put on a two-hour show featuring independently produced short ski and snowboard films. It sold out. It was a really special event — a way to bring together two communities I care about and create something that felt like it mattered. I'm hoping to run it back again.

Mountains are a recurring theme in my life — from the Brooks Range in Alaska to Cotopaxi in Ecuador to a random Tuesday at a New Hampshire backcountry trailhead. There's something about being in the mountains that resets me. It's physical, it's present, and it strips away everything that doesn't matter. Whether it's a family tradition, a solo backcountry day, or buying out a ski mountain for 200 founders, the mountains keep showing up because they keep giving me what I need: perspective, challenge, and a reason to put the phone away.