Madison Rose Ostergren Ski Setup

Madison Rose Ostergren

Freeride Skiing

Ski Mountaineering

Nationality

United States

Hometown

Traverse City, Michigan, USA (based in Jackson Hole, Wyoming)

Height

168 cm

Primary discipline

Freeride Skiing

American professional big-mountain skier and ski mountaineer ('Mads'), born and raised in Traverse City, Michigan, now based in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. A former NCAA Division I alpine ski racer (Westminster University, Salt Lake City), she transitioned to big-mountain skiing and has become a fixture of both Teton Gravity Research and Warren Miller Entertainment films, known for steep descents in Grand Teton National Park alongside frequent riding partner Jim Ryan.

TGR ran a dedicated 2025 profile on her, 'The Faces of TGR's Pressure Drop: Madison Rose Ostergren,' and her TGR person page carries a long, active 2025-2026 story roster (ski mountaineering in Arctic Norway's Lofoten Islands with Jim Ryan, the high-consequence 'Jim & Mads' Lofoten line, skijoring wins at Ridgway, and her own YouTube series 'The Jim & Mads Show'). The flat claim undersells that she is simultaneously a Warren Miller Entertainment athlete ('Daymaker' 2022, 'Winter Starts Now' 2021), an Osprey-sponsored packs athlete, and a serious ski mountaineer with notable link-ups: the Grand-Middle-South Teton 'Link-Up' in a single push (2023) and a descent of the Grand Teton's East Face via Upper Exum (2023), both listed among her official accomplishments on Osprey's athlete page. Born and raised in Traverse City, Michigan; raced NCAA Division I alpine skiing at Westminster University in Salt Lake City before moving to Jackson Hole. Also a musician recording a debut album blending indie Americana and pop-rock, and a longtime performer at Jackson's Wort Hotel bluegrass nights and the Jackson Hole Hootenanny. Equipment: Osprey backpack sponsorship confirmed via her official Osprey athlete page (Sopris 45L Ski & Snowboard Backpack listed among her gear picks); no specific ski, boot, or binding brand could be confirmed with confidence after searching her personal site, Osprey page, and press coverage.

Sponsors: Osprey (packs); Teton Gravity Research and Warren Miller Entertainment athlete (film sponsorships).

Osprey Sopris 45L Ski & Snowboard Backpack

Off-piste

Listed among Ostergren's official Osprey gear picks.

Ski/snowboard touring backpack; listed among Ostergren's 'Picks' on her official Osprey athlete page (alongside the Mutant 38 and Transporter Duffel 65, which are travel/daypack items rather than ski-specific).

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