Caite Zeliff

Birthday: March 23, 1994
Hometown: North Conway, NH
Sponsors: Blizzard/Tecnica, The North Face, Oakley, Mons Royal, Tenayo Foods

Caite was born and raised in the White Mountains of New Hampshire where she fell in love with the sport of skiing. At 12 Caite started a ski racing career that brought her all over the world taking part in the FIS and NorAm Circuits. After retiring from racing Division 1 at the University of New Hampshire Caite headed to Jackson, Wyoming to chase a dream of skiing big mountain lines and deep snow. She fell in love with the creativity of free skiing and has since taken part in events like The Rhalves Banzai Tour, Freeride World Qualifying events, King & Queens of Corbet's and any form of free skiing she can get her hands on. She is looking forward to entering the world of mountaineering while continuing to push the boundaries of skiing by working on her ability to grease giant airs and big lines all over the world while sharing it with the people she loves.

Favorite Lines at Jackson Hole? Gothic and Mini Gothic outside the gates of Jackson I find to be really unique and lovely looking lines to ski.

What inspires you? Most of the world inspires me, other athletes through many different sports, musicians and artists, friends who are chasing their dreams in totally different ways then I am, my little sister who is navigating middle school, my mom who raised me as a single mother, all the rad people getting after it here in Jackson. This world is pretty amazing and there is inspiration all around.

If you weren't a pro rider, you'd be? Ohh this is fun, I would love to be a writer, maybe a war correspondent. I find story telling really beautiful.

What's in your favorite playlist? I am all over the place, I love gangster rap to bluegrass and everything in between.

Words to live by: Life is short, 'Hold it Wide Open'