Next Level Skiing S7 E2 | The joy and ineffable awesomeness of skiing with Amie Engerbretson

by Wagner Custom / Mar 11, 2025

Next Level Skiing S7 E2 | The Joy and Ineffable Awesomeness Of Skiing with Amie Engerbretson

Aime Engerbretson gets deep in the pow.

Amie Engerbretson grew up shredding the slopes of Palisades Tahoe, the daughter of a professional skier and filmmaker. With a natural grace and fluidity rooted in her years of training as a dancer, she has become a standout figure in the ski industry, starring in numerous ski films. Today, she’s not just appearing in films—she’s creating her own, using her platform to advocate for climate action and empower women to build confidence both on and off the snow. Tune in as Amie shares how her dance background influences her skiing, how films can capture the emotional journey and rewards of the sport, and how we can all foster greater confidence to improve our time on the slopes.

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Topics

1:20 - Pro skiing is the family business.
6:10 - Grace, rhythm, and flow.
7:20 - Years of competitive dance influencing skiing.
10:00 -Dance, skiing, and filmmaking as performance art
11:00 - “Hypocrite” and “Blue Hour” ski films revealing “the full gamut of emotions in the human experience.”
12:20 - The changing business of ski films as storytelling.
13:10 - Advocacy work with Protect Our Winters.
14:20 - “Knowing it’s OK to be scared and do something anyway because it’s important.”
17:00 - Life happens in the in-between; savoring the moment of transition between turns.
19:40 - How skiing changes as we grow.
21:30 - Being mindful of the choices you make as an individual.
23:00 - The wisdom of Roy Kent in “Ted Lasso.”
26:10 - The power of the ski community.
29:30 - The importance of recovery days in training regimens.
30:00 - Ski camps for women at Palisades Tahoe
31:00 - Growing confidence through mind-body connections

Quotes

“I was super into dance and ballet also when I was younger and both ski racing and ballet became quite serious and intensive to the point where they kind of have to become your only thing at some point.” - Amie Engerbretson

“What I'm doing is telling stories, trying to somehow communicate the joy and the ineffable awesomeness of skiing to people through a screen or through a photo or something like that. That's my job is, in a way, it is like a performance, like a ski performance, like a film strip is performing, I think.” - Amie Engerbretson

“What I do as an individual absolutely matters, but the most important thing I can do as an individual is be part of a collective. To change the system so that then all of us as individuals can make better choices in that system.” - Amie Engerbretson

“What I've learned as an athlete is to understand my fear, understand when it's rational, irrational, all those things, but also know that it's okay to be scared and do something way because it's important and you want it.” - Amie Engerbretson