Robin Barnes
About Robin
Robin has been a ski instructor and trainer at California’s Heavenly Ski Resort since 1989. She is a PSIA-certified Level III alpine instructor, PSIA-Western Regional Demo Team member and PSIA Western Division Tech Team member. Robin is certified as a personal trainer by the American Council on Exercise and owns Tahoe Outdoor Fitness in South Lake Tahoe, California. A migrant snow-seeker, Robin spent 16 seasons instructing in Portillo, Chile. She speaks both Spanish and Portuguese, and has twice earned a spot on SKI Magazine’s Top 100 Instructors list. This is her first term on the PSIA Alpine Team.
Vital Stats
Hometown: South Lake Tahoe, CA
Resort: Heavenly Ski Resort
Sponsors: Nordica
Favorite ski destination: Portillo, Chile or Val Gardena, Italy
Favorite on-mountain restaurant: Tio Bob's, Portillo, Chile
Favorite board game: Scrabble
Ski morning breakfast: Whole-grain cereal, strawberries, and soy milk.
Playlist: Bryon Friedman, Oukast, Aretha Franklin, Frank Sinatra, Crash Test Dummies, Moreecheba
Skis on: Nordica Dobermans and Nordica Mach 3 Power and Conquer
Coolest place I've ever been: Lhasa, Tibet was pretty cool.
Average days on snow each season: A bunch!
Most memorable ski moment: Wee hours of the morning (hadn't gone to bed yet), full moon, hiked up Roca Jack in Portillo Chile, bit of red wine and chocolate, a meter of fresh! Early the next morning, when others came out to get the first lift up, and the run was about to open for the first time in days, there were our sets of beautiful, top-to-bottom tracks!
Top three off-snow activities:
1) Riding bikes
2) Hockey
3) Surfing
First ski/ride outfit: C'mon . . . jeans and a hand-me-down jacket!
Something that not many people know about her: If I tell, then people WILL know!
Can usually be found: Wherever I am.
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