7 Inspiring Women Who Are Crushing Winter

What better time than International Women’s Day to celebrate seven amazing women who inspire us to get outdoors and get active?

International Women’s Day happens every year on March 8th, drawing attention to the need for gender equality while celebrating inspiring, creative and innovative women who have made political and social strides. We’d like to use the day to honour women we see getting after the everyday – living in the moment; taking advantage of our great Canadian backyard and the world abroad; leading active lifestyles and making strides in sport.

Follow them for some daily inspiration and to renew your love for Canadian winter.

Mirae Campbell

Powder party town w/ @chanelsargiiee & @jessicasoparlo

A photo posted by Mirae Campbell (@miraecampbell) on Dec 13, 2015 at 6:03pm PST

MEC Ambassador Sarah Hart

  Same bat place, same bat problem. Lena and I headed back to the Marriott Basin again yesterday. We’d hoped to have a slightly more aggressive ski day than my previous day out, but as we skinned our way up this talus slope we felt a very “unsettling settlement”. We turned around mighty fast with our bat wings tucked and headed for the safety of the trees. It’s still pretty touchy out there! #mecambassador #noplacetoofar (or close!) #mountainvision   A photo posted by Sarah Leanne Hart (@sarahleannehart) on Jan 26, 2016 at 9:45am PST

Maddy Elrick

lounging thanks to @youphoriaoutdoors @nickiridz

A photo posted by @mddyelrck on Feb 8, 2016 at 8:15am PST

Victoria Valchev

Got to play around in the #AthabascaGlacier cave this weekend! The base of Mount Athabasca is peeking through the opening – Athabasca and Andromeda always look too magnificent & too intimidating when I pass through the #IcefieldsParkway . Maybe this is the year to top those summits! #myjasper #bigmtndreams #poweryourpassion @jaybirdsport @carolinegleich @indragramm February 6, 2016 A photo posted by Victoria Valchev • Calgary AB (@vvalchev) on Feb 9, 2016 at 10:32pm PST

Rach Winsor

Bring on frozen boogers and 2 pairs of underwear.

A photo posted by Rach ↟ BC (@thedirtpath) on Oct 14, 2015 at 9:43pm PDT

Rosette D.

When was the last time you did something for the first time? A photo posted by Rosette D. (@rosettejoyy) on Jan 24, 2016 at 6:14pm PST

MEC Ambassador Roz Groenewoud

A quiet moment before @dewtour qualifiers today. So stoked on qualifying for finals in my first big event post-concussion. The 8-month recovery was difficult but so worth it. I’m feeling so grateful that I’m able to fly again. #gratitude #mecambassador #live4snow @mec @bernunlimited @canfreestyleski

A photo posted by Roz G (@rozgroenewoud) on Dec 9, 2015 at 3:43pm PST

We found all this amazing inspiration in our @mec, @mec_nation, #mecnation and #mecambassador feeds – check it out and add your own adventures!