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The Broad Beta Podcast and BroadBeta.com are spaces to openly share women’s and genderqueer experiences of climbing, skiing, and other mountain adventures, from the ordinary to the heroic. Our contributors tell stories that foster wildness within, and outside, ourselves. Through these stories, we hope to inspire and empower anyone who listens. Cover photo by @nathannorby of co-founder Jeannie Wall.
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Jenna Malone: Hara Hachi Bu - A Story
The story on today's episode was written and read by Jenna Malone and published on the Broad Beta website in February of 2025 (originally published in The Avalanche Review 43.3). Check it out to see photos courtesy of Ben Vandenbos. Jenna sets an amazing example of an intelligent, driven, talented avalanche educator; we hope you'll enjoy her story which is chock full of interesting insights around the psychology of backcountry skiing.
Jenna works as a PA in Trauma and Critical Care at Intermountain Medical Center. In her spare time, she works at Alta Ski Resort outside of Salt Lake City as a part time ski patroller. There's more! She also teaches for the American Avalanche Institute, guides for Wasatch Powderbird Guides and Utah Mountain Adventures, and has spent multiple seasons as a medical provider for Denali Rescue Volunteers...and is on the Denali Rescue Volunteers board. She has presented at multiple Snow and Avalanche Workshops and has contributed to The Avalanche Review and Ascent Backcountry Snow Journal. We are so grateful that Jenna took the time out of her incredibly busy schedule to record her story so our audience can hear her thoughtful, beautiful voice.
Please refer to her story for citations to the studies if you want to enjoy further reading on this topic.
Check out Jenna on Wyoming Public Radio and on the Utah Avalanche Center podcast
Follow Jenna's adventures on Instagram @jmaloneski
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Story read by Jenna Malone
Intro music by Holizna Radio and Kirk Osamayo, respectively, and conclusion music by Ketsa. All music sourced from freemusicarchive.org.
Episode produced by Cat Coe