Mystery Ranch welcomed two skiers to its Mountain Ambassador Team. Carston Oliver and Eric Balken both reside in Salt Lake City and grew up skiing the steeps of Utah’s Wasatch Range.
“With the advent of our new ski and snowboard packs we’re excited to add both Carston and Eric to our Mountain Ambassador Team,” said Ryan Holm, marketing manager at Mystery Ranch. “These two will represent Mystery Ranch as they travel, ski, and work and provide us with feedback and inspiration to fuel further product development. Both hold down jobs and manage to get out daily to ski in the winter and play in the mountains the rest of the year. We love their work hard/play hard ethos and feel it truly reflects Mystery Ranch, which has long been the pack of choice for professionals.”
Eric Balken is as passionate about the southern Utah desert as he is about skiing. After earning a degree in Environmental Studies and Geography at the University of Utah, he started working for the Glen Canyon Institute. Now, a decade later, he is the executive director for the non-profit. “As the years go on, I value these places more and grow a deeper desire to protect them. I want to push myself to new places, skiing lines and mountains that test my abilities, and I want to push myself to reduce my impact and become a more effective environmentalist,” Balken said.
Carston Oliver has appeared in several ski films and in the pages of well-known outdoor and ski publications.
Photo courtesy Mystery Ranch
