The lovely and talented Kate Cardamone recently made the move to Salt Lake City. You may have seen the article on Kate in the last Telemark Skier Magazine. Here is the rest of the story/interview as reported by Megan Michelson, photo’s by Jay Beyer.
Meet Kate Cardamone, who made her ski film debut in The Pact. The Aspen native recently moved to Salt Lake City, so we expect her to be filming with the Powderwhores more than ever this winter. We spoke to Kate about Gucci, her younger brother, and what makes this tough girl scared.
You grew up in Aspen. So you must like shopping at Gucci.
Not exactly. I was born in Aspen, but I grew up at the Nature Center in town. My parents started and run the non-profit Aspen Center for Environmental Studies. It’s a 25-acre nature preserve in town, right by the post office. It’s like living in the woods in town. It’s not your average Aspen childhood.
Are you sick of being known as Will Cardamone’s sister?
My brother and I are great friends. I started telemarking before Will. I started doing everything before him, but he’s helped me along. It’s been great to have someone to travel with. We’ve established a reputation on the IFSA comp tour. I’m not a hippie, but people think we come out of the woods and they’re like, who are they?
Right. You’re not a hippie. Just a telemark skier. When did you start dropping a knee?
I was a Nordic racer as a kid—so the loose heel maybe started then. In college, I did a lot of backcountry skiing, but my Alpine Trekkers weren’t really working out. And keeping up with the boys was important to me, so I got a tele setup. I’d skin up, then do alpine turns down. Eventually, I started making tele turns.
What do you think of the Powderwhores?
I met them at a tele comp at Alpine Meadows in 2006. We had the most epic snowball fight and we all bonded. They’re the goofiest guys. It’s like a big family. Plus, they’re excited to have female athletes in the film.
Tell us about a terrifying moment in your life.
When I flew out of Valdez, Alaska, last spring, the whole airplane was shaking. We were bucking in the air. The guy next to me was the janitor at the Valdez High School. He was telling me how Alaskan pilots die more than any other.
Whoa. Was the trip to AK worth that?
Definitely. I had one of the best days ever up there. Noah and I skinned up a big peak. The light parted just for my line and I got to ski this amazing powder field. That made everything worth it.
We are really excited to have such a dedicated and ripping gal living in the Wasatch for the season. Look out for Kate in next years PW flick.
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