Kaya Turski has been an up and coming female skier and this past year was supposed to be her breakout season. Sadly, a season ending injury in San Francisco at the Icer Air sidelined her for the winter. However, turn those frowns upside down kiddos, Kaya is running down the recovery road and will be ripping up a mountain near you. Until then, Freeskier caught up with her at the beginning of her busy summer.

First, the essentials:

Name: Kaya Turski

Age: 19

Location: Montreal

Sponsors: Oakley, Salomon, D-Structure, Bula

Favorite Candy: jube jubes

Hi Kaya, How’s it going?

Its going great. Stoked on summer for sure.

How has your recovery been since your injury at Icer Air?

First few months weren’t great.. I wasn’t really psyched on anything. Then I

went to Whistler in April, skiied for a month there and that really helped

my mentality. It was really good to be back on skis and since then i’m

pretty psyched on life! I’ve been getting it together and have a trainer

now, and i’m just trying to get really strong by working out alot and

skating and stuff. Feelin good and focused.

What are your plans for the summer?

Well originally I was planning on going out to whistler to one of the camps

for a couple of weeks, but I think I might just chill here and train hard to

get as strong as I can instead of going and skiing half assed in Whistler

cause i cant go too big. Then in August, when im fully recovered, i’m going

to NZ for a couple months with the Salo peeps which is gonna be sick!!

Any good reads you could recommend for our readers (other than previous issues of the magazine)?

Da Vinci code

How has your inline skating background influenced your skiing?

Its influenced it a lot for sure. I think it helped me in all aspects.. like

the coordination, the balance, the spinning. Its really similar in the park

and its just a matter of getting used to heavier, longer things attached to

your feet and more air time.

What do you throw first in a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors?

Rock

Complete these sentences:

Since becoming a pro skier life has been: pretty dope

My favorite place to ski is: Mammoth and NZ

I enjoy skiing with: Denise, Kim, and other girls.

After skiing, I like to relax with a nice: n/a

When I’m not skiing, I’m probably: with my friends takin it easy

Currently, I’m stoked on: working out, trampolines and the show LOST

Currently, I am not stoked on: my injury

If I could change one thing about the ski industry, I would: give more exposure and create more comps for the ladies.

The best part about living in Canada is: free healthcare

One thing you don’t know about me is: my real name is Hannah. My middle

name is Kaya. Crazy eh?

I want to give a shout out to: my sponsors, my family and friends for

putting up with me during these long 7 months.. and Freeskier for this lil

interview!