Ultimate Groove offers instruction by some of the most accomplished women in telemark skiing. PSIA certified instructors as well as former World Cup Team members will share with you their knowledge of telemark skiing and overall health and fitness. Lets meet them...

Heather Paul- founder of Ultimate Groove, is a two-time National Telemark Champion, a former World Cup Team member and a bronze medal winner in the 1995 World Championships. Heather works with several industry companies to promote the sport of telemark skiing worldwide. She keeps busy organizing, marketing and instructing all the UG events nationwide. Heather has skied many first descents in the Chugach mountains of Alaska, and more recently the Chinese Altai Mountains. Heather is a design board member and athlete for Marmot and is part of the K2 women's telemark research & design team. Her most important role is raising her son, Rowan and her daughter Addie. hp@ultimategrooves.com . (970) 209-9875.

Heather Talbot Peterson- is a former Rocky Mountain Telemark Series Champion and avid tele racer. Heather offers Ultimate Groove a well rounded instruction perspective, accomplished in all disciplines; gates, bumps & steeps. Her recent efforts have been put towards creating "Northern Lights Stained Glass," her own business based in Crested Butte.

Sarah Bennett Alley- is a former U.S. National Telemark Ski Team & World Cup Team member. Sarah spent several seasons organizing telemark events for the Wasatch Telemark Series. She is also a successful outdoor adventure sports writer and has published four biking guide books. Currently Sarah is working to secure trail access and open space near her home in Salt Lake City.

Felicia Olivera- has been telemark skiing for fifteen years and has skied all over the Western US, South America, Canada and Norway. She holds an MFA in Fiction Writing from the University of Utah. Although she is predominately a fiction writer, she has published articles in local and national publications including Powder Magazine. Felicia has been with Ultimate Groove for five years and is as enthusiastic as ever about skiing with the ladies!

Victoria Hooper- spent most of her life alpine racing and intended to continue through college in Montana, until she learned how to Telemark. After spending many years in the Rockies enjoying the mountains and competing in the US Telemark Freeski Series she's back on the East Coast for family, work, and to share her love of Telemark Skiing.

Kirsten Fraser- learned to ski as a child but fell in love with tele skiing almost immediately. She has spent time working as an instructor and patroller at Sugarbush in Vermont and now enjoys spending her time exploring the front and backcountry around New Hampshire. Kirsten works guiding wilderness trips for teens when she is not out skiing. She also is a massage therapist in Crested Butte. Find her at massagecrestedbutte.com.