Brittany's passion for skiing started on the tiny slopes of Boston Mills, Ohio where she made her first turns down its icy man-made runs. Her love for skiing drove her to attend college at CU Boulder where she majored in Chemistry while also competing in Freestyle skiing, followed by 5 years of coaching at Winter Park ski resort. While coaching, Brittany looked to achieve other goals in her skiing at which time she latched onto backcountry skiing. In 2006, Brittany set a goal to ski all of Colorado's 14,000-ft peaks and in 2011 she became the 2nd woman to do so. Since then, she has sought to inspire others to venture into the backcountry. As a former secondary math and science teacher, Brittany is also a life-long educator and now extends those skills to her true passion, skiing and teaching recreation-level avalanche courses. She has co-authored Backcountry Ski & Snowboard Routes: Colorado with her husband, Frank Konsella, published in 2017 by Mountaineers Books which features 103 routes of varying difficulty throughout the state. Aside from skiing, Brittany also enjoys mountain biking, rock climbing, and just about anything that involves long days in the mountains.