Blog | Kimmy Fasani

Embracing Resilience: How my experience in the mountains has helped me find strength through life’s challenges

Delaney Council

Aug 20
3 min

Embracing Resilience: How my experience in the mountains has helped me find strength through life’s challenges

When I think about my journey as a professional snowboarder, I realize it’s been about much more than just carving lines through fresh...

FORBES: Kimmy Fasani On Why Natural Selection Tour Is Her Perfect Return To Competitive Snowboarding

Delaney Council

Aug 20
1 min

FORBES: Kimmy Fasani On Why Natural Selection Tour Is Her Perfect Return To Competitive Snowboarding

If you had asked professional snowboarder Kimmy Fasani one year ago what she would be doing now, taking part in her first snowboarding...

Delaney Council

Aug 9
0 min

Check Yourself Burton Campaign

Slush Magazine: The Brief - Kimmy Fasani by Susie Floros

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Aug 9
1 min

Slush Magazine: The Brief - Kimmy Fasani by Susie Floros

Hero. Brave. Mother. Fighter. Powerful. Pioneer. Activist. Mentor. Barrier Breaker. Snowboarder. The Hero’s Journey is the structure of...

My Journey with Inflammatory Stage Three Breast Cancer: Reclaiming My Body and Power

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Aug 1
3 min

My Journey with Inflammatory Stage Three Breast Cancer: Reclaiming My Body and Power

In 2021, I received news that would forever change my life: I was diagnosed with inflammatory stage three breast cancer. As someone who...

Outside Magazine: Kimmy Fasani Is Changing the Rules of Snowboarding

Delaney Council

Aug 22, 2023
1 min

Outside Magazine: Kimmy Fasani Is Changing the Rules of Snowboarding

How the pro snowboarder and Burton team rider balances motherhood and sending It - October 2019 Kimmy Fasani just baked a loaf of sourdou...

How we're supporting women and families on the BURTON team.

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Aug 21, 2023
1 min

How we're supporting women and families on the BURTON team.

...To make sure our sponsored athletes never have to go through what runner Alysia and others endured, we’re changing all female athlete...

TWS/SNOWBOARDER Magazine: Women's Rider of the Year 2017: #1 - Kimmy Fasani

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Aug 20, 2023
1 min

TWS/SNOWBOARDER Magazine: Women's Rider of the Year 2017: #1 - Kimmy Fasani

Kimmy Fasani earns the #1 Women's Rider of the Year as well as Women's Video Part of the Year for 2017! Read the full article here:...

Mountain GOAT: Kimmy Fasani, One of The Backcountry’s Foremost Females

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Jun 20, 2023
1 min

Mountain GOAT: Kimmy Fasani, One of The Backcountry’s Foremost Females

From Alaska to Amusement Mountain, and everything in between, Kimmy Fasani is truly deserving of the GOAT list and still has many years...

Delaney Council

Sep 23, 2022
4 min

Check Yourself

Being aware of our surroundings and avalanche conditions while spending time in the back country takes practice and effort to routinely...

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Sep 20, 2022
1 min

The Benchetler Fasani Foundation

The Benchetler Fasani Foundation is a 501(c)(3) with a mission to provide a meaningful connection to the outdoors for those who have...

Paving the Way for Athlete Mothers: My Journey to Advocate for Maternity Clauses in Contracts

Delaney Council

May 7, 2019
3 min

Paving the Way for Athlete Mothers: My Journey to Advocate for Maternity Clauses in Contracts

As I sit down to write this, I’m reminded of the many roles I’ve embraced over the years—professional snowboarder, mother, and, more...

Changing the Rules of Snowboarding (Outside Magazine)

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May 6, 2019
1 min

Changing the Rules of Snowboarding (Outside Magazine)

Making the decision to start a family while also pursuing my career was anxiety inducing. Would my sponsors support this transition into...

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Apr 8, 2019
2 min

Fire on the Mountain

Snowing is falling aggressively and the wind has picked up. We are in the eye of a huge storm and we are standing at the top of a...

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Mar 21, 2018
2 min

Becoming a Mom in Action Sports

As a professional female snowboarder, I struggled to find the right time to start a family. My husband, Chris Benchetler, is a...

Delaney Council

Apr 6, 2017
2 min

2017 Rider of the Year

Throughout the majority of my career, I’ve faced many critics in a heavily male dominated sport. In the 2015/2016 season, I earned an...

Mindfully Fearless: Recognize Fear and Manage It

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Feb 6, 2017
3 min

Mindfully Fearless: Recognize Fear and Manage It

Before you do a something new do you get scared? Do you find yourself with those nervous feelings in your stomach, seems like butterflies...