Freeride & Big Mountain

Jaclyn Paaso

• Freeride Skiing

Nationality

United States

Hometown

Boston, Massachusetts, USA (raised); North Lake Tahoe, California, USA (based)

Born

18 March 1982

Primary discipline

Freeride Skiing

One of the most decorated American freeriders of the last two decades. Raced moguls for 13 years on the Sunday River (Maine) freestyle team before entering a Freeskiing World Tour event on a friend's suggestion, winning it, and becoming the first woman in 11 years - and only the second ever - to win the Sickbird Award at Snowbird, in 2008. Won the Tram Face event at Squaw Valley in 2010, one of the first times a women's freeride run topped the combined leaderboard, competed 11 years on the Freeride World Tour, and was FWT Vice-World Champion in 2016. Also a Verbier Xtreme champion, and received a 2019 FWT injury wildcard after a crash at the 2017 Verbier Xtreme. Co-founded SAFE AS Clinics with Elyse Saugstad, Ingrid Backstrom and Michelle Parker, offering avalanche-safety courses for women. A Scott Sports international team athlete since January 2012, with a Rove helmet, Fix goggles, Octave sunglasses and Team Issue poles, and also sponsored by Kaestle (skis), Dalbello (boots), Helly Hansen (apparel) and Backcountry.com.

Sponsors: Scott Sports (international team since 2012); Kaestle (skis); Dalbello (boots); Helly Hansen (apparel); Backcountry.com; Squaw Valley / Palisades Tahoe.

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