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After a spring spent coping with her mother’s death—and shooting yet another award-winning film segment in Alaska—Fasani and Benchetler decided it was time to start a family. “I knew when I had a baby that I was going to have to pave my own path, because not a lot of women in pro snowboarding have tried to do this,” Fasani says. “But I was 100 percent in.” She called Burton CEO Donna Carpenter in September 2017, when she was about 12 weeks pregnant. “I had already decided that just because I was pregnant, I didn’t need to retire from snowboarding,” Fasani says. “But still, I didn’t know how my sponsors were going to react.” Turns out there was no need to worry. “As soon as I called Donna, she said, ‘Let’s do this,’” Fasani recalls. “To have one of the biggest leaders of our sport—a female CEO of a company I’m very passionate about—say that immediately ... it made me let go of my guard and realize that me having a baby is not only going to be accepted by the industry, it’s going to be celebrated.” Koa was born on a stormy day in March 2018, and six weeks later Fasani was back on her snowboard. “We immediately got back into adventuring,” she says. That summer, when Koa was five months old, the family traveled to New Zealand for a month and lived in an RV while they snowboarded and surfed. “I feel like other women need to see that even though it’s not easy, it’s possible.”
Kimmy Fasani
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Breaking Barriers
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A Star Is Born
The Future Is Bright
With Koa happily napping in the backpack, Fasani and Benchetler spend the morning touring low-angle terrain not far from their house. There are no rad lines or huge airs today. Instead, once Koa wakes up, they take frequent snack breaks and show him cool trees and tracks in the snow. Sure, Fasani still gets after it—filming segments for next season’s snowboarding blockbusters, developing innovative new products with Burton, inspiring the next generation of rippers—but all of that now fits into a bigger picture. One that centers around raising her son. “This has been the biggest year of learning and adapting and slowing down in my life,” Fasani says. “For that, I’m thankful—because I’ve never experienced anything like it.”
Burton rider Kimmy Fasani is one of the most decorated and talented women in snowboarding
United by the Sea
Burton [ak] Incline UI 35L Backpack "This pack fits everything I need for a day in the mountains. It's versatile and works great for all adventures."
Burton [ak] GORE-TEX 3L Kimmy Bib Pant "No matter the adventure, these bibs will ensure you don’t get snow down your pants. And there’s a drop seat, so it’s easy to go to the bathroom."
Burton Step On® Binding System "This system is a game-changer: unload, step on, and go. It revolutionized my game when I was pregnant because I didn’t have to bend over to strap in."
Burton Family Tree Story Board Camber Snowboard "Inbounds, the Story Board, which I helped design, is great in powder or on groomers."
Burton Family Tree Anti-Social Splitboard "The Anti-Social is my go-to splitboard; it’s responsive, easy to ride, and sustainably built."
Burton Limelight Step On® Boot "The boots are incredibly light, comfortable, and responsive. The Dual Zone Boa® allows you to dial in the perfect fit."
Fasani has more backcountry tours and frontside park laps under her belt than most snowboarders could hope to log in a lifetime. Here’s the kit she can’t live without.
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1. The Marinade Method: Savor an oyster on the half shell with a few drops of Talisker 10 Year Old and just enough of its natural brine left for a smooth transfer. 2. The Shuck-and-Sip: Enjoy a dram of Talisker Storm, neat or on the rocks, as you work your way through a dozen or so briny, fresh oysters. 3. The Oyster Chaser: Down an oyster, add an ounce of Talisker 10 Year Old to the empty shell, and wash it down.
The Pefect Pairing
Crafted to enhance the distillery’s signature smoky and briny flavors, Talisker Storm displays characteristics of the tempestuous seas of its home on the Isle of Skye. It is spicy on the nose, with a hint of struck matches, brine and an oily explosion of pepper. On the palate a deep, nutty smokiness is followed by a hit of wood and brine, finishing with a smooth aftertaste of peaty burnt embers.
Talisker Storm
Much-loved with a smooth and smoky finish, Talisker 10 Year Old is Double distilled to create a rich, deep character embodying maritime characteristics of a coastal whisky. One of the most awarded Single Malt Scotch Whiskies in the world, Talisker 10 Year Old has a sea-salty nose and famously rich and powerful peat-smoke flavor, leaving a warm peppery taste at the back of the mouth.
Talisker 10 Year Old
Three ways to mix two of life’s best indulgences
In 1830, Talisker’s founders crossed the Atlantic from the Isle of Eigg to establish the Talisker distillery on the Isle of Skye. It has remained there ever since, producing consistently fine whiskies for almost 200 years. Today, Talisker is working hard to protect the oceans by reducing its distillery’s energy consumption by 12 percent, improving water efficiency by 22 percent, and completely eliminating waste it sends to the landfill. Talisker is equally committed to improving the sustainability of its packaging, including opportunities to reduce the weight of materials, increase the recycled content, and, ultimately, to remove plastic almost entirely from its primary packaging by 2020.
Made by the Sea
This crucial step in the reintroduction process completes the oyster lifecycle. Here’s how it works: 1. Refuse oyster shells are collected from over 75 NYC-area bars and restaurants (1.5 million pounds have been collected to date!) 2. The shells are taken by boat to Governors Island where they cure in the sun. 3. After curing, the shells are placed in 25-pound mesh bags and set in brackish water tanks where oyster larvae are introduced. 4. Once those larvae have anchored themselves to the shells, the bags are placed underwater in beds around New York Harbor.
Shell Collection 101
Small but mighty, oysters are critical to oceanic health.
Oysters Matter
200,000 acres: The estimated extent of oyster habitat within New York Harbor before the industrial revolution 50 gallons: The volume of water one oyster can filter each day Oyster reefs provide critical habitat for other marine species They also help buffer coastal erosion caused by storms
A nonprofit organization on a mission to restore oyster reefs to New York Harbor through public education initiatives, Billion Oyster Project has reintroduced 30 million oysters across 7 acres and 13 reef sites since 2013, with the help of more than 6,000 students and 10,000 volunteers.
Billion Oyster Project
Oysters and Talisker whisky go together like, well, oysters and whisky. As an homage to the Single Malt’s home by the sea and deep-rooted love for oysters, Talisker is proud to play an active role in working towards Billion Oyster Project’s mission to restore New York’s oyster reefs, funding the organization’s critical shell recovery efforts.
A Natural Partnership
New York Harbor
Talisker Distillery
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