I caught up with Kalen over phone the other morning and, after a long discussion about the downfalls of drinking too many cups of coffee, we got into the nitty gritty of what she’s been up to this summer, and how—after spending all winter recovering from injury—she plans to go into this ski season with her best foot forward.
Turns out, the Salt Lake City-based 27-year-old has been busy.
She kicked off the summer with a hiking trip to the Na Pali Coast in Kauai, Hawaii, and when we talked, she had just returned from 10 days in Southern Utah with National Geographic Adventure. “We mountain biked, river rafted, did some canyoneering. I was psyched to explore one my favorite places,” said Thorien. “On Tuesday, I’m … More