Snowmass local Jordie Karlinski has been on snow since she was two, and she landed on her first professional podium at the 2011 Burton Euro Open. From there, her consistent backside and cab spins earned her a third overall finish at the Dew Tour, third at the New Zealand Open and an invite to Euro X Games in Tignes. Not bad for the 5’4” firecracker.

During her second season on the team, Karlinski took sixth at the U.S. Revolution Tour, which doubled as the Burton U.S. Open qualifiers. She took 10th at the Burton U.S. Open and finished her season strong, taking second at the NesCafe Champs in Leysin, Switzerland. 

JORDIE SAYS
This summer and next season I plan to train hard to try and make the Olympic Team. Next season is going to be an exciting season, and I plan to be as prepared physically and mentally as I can be to make the team.

FIRST TRACKS
Karlinski started out as a skier at age two. She says, “When we lived in California, my parents would take my sister, brother and I up to Tahoe or Mammoth to ski on the weekends. Once we moved to Aspen, my parents began to snowboard and soon enough my sister, brother, and I were all snowboarding.” She began to snowboard at age six through lessons from the Aspen Skiing Company and eventually joined Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club (AVSC), where she says her riding excelled “because of the dedicated coaches and program.”

OFF THE SNOW
Being a mountain girl her whole life, she says, “I’ve fallen in love with hiking, camping, fly fishing, road biking and golfing in the summer and fall.”