Environmental Advocate

Gretchen has been using her platform to raise awareness and inspire action since winning the silver medal in the 2006 Winter Olympics. 

Her commitments to acting on climate change range from creating the “21 Day Reusable Challenge,” to lobbying on Capitol Hill, speaking at school assemblies, working with brands to design sustainable products, speaking at events like the United Nations Climate Conference (COP21) in Paris and serving on the Protect Our Winters Rider’s Alliance.

After traveling around the world, year-round for the past 15 years as a professional snowboarder, Gretchen has witnessed the impacts of climate change first-hand. 

Not only do warmer, shorter winters, with less snowpack impact her livelihood and a way of life that she holds so dear, but it also clearly impacts the local economies of all the mountain towns where she has trained and played her whole life.