Kristen Ulmer (born September 8, 1966) is an American former mogul specialist within the United States Ski Team and professional extreme skier. After retiring from skiing in 2003, she became an advocate for mental health and coach on performance and anxiety.[1]
Ulmer's professional ski career spanned almost two decades. Ulmer became a mogul skier on the U.S. Ski Team in 1991. Powder magazine named her as one of the greatest professional female skiers of her time. She was inducted into the U.S. Ski Hall of Fame in 2018.[2][3]
She is known for jumping off high cliffs, performing flips, and ski mountaineering, including the first female ski descent of Wyoming's Grand Teton in 1997.[4]
An avid rock and ice climber, paraglider pilot, adventure cyclist, and kiteboarder enthusiast, Ulmer was voted "Most Extreme Woman Athlete in North America" by the outdoor industry in a 2000 Women's Sports and Fitness magazine poll.
Ulmer retired from professional sports in 2003.
Alongside her ski career, Ulmer also contributed writing to magazines such as Skiing, Ski, Powder, Details, and Outside.
Career post-retirement
Since her retirement in 2003, she has continued to study, teach, speak, and write on the subjects of fear and anxiety.[3]
Ulmer coaches athletes in various sports disciplines and runs mindset-only ski camps in Alta, Utah. She also works as a zen therapist.[1]
In 2017, she published her book, The Art of Fear: Why Conquering Fear Won't Work and What to Do Instead, in which she discusses fear and offers an approach to resolving anxiety. In the book, she argues that traditional approaches to overcoming fear, such as pushing through it, are often ineffective. Instead, Ulmer advocates for accepting and understanding it as a natural emotional response and offers strategies for individuals to reshape their relationship with fear.[5]
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