Sister Summit: Skiing, Friendship, and Carving New Paths

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls

Rebel Girls

Kids & Family, Stories For Kids, Education For Kids

4.5 • 7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Both Lexi duPont and Hedvig Wessel grew up with a passion for skiing, but they found it hard to find other women that were also participating in the sport. This is what sparked their idea to build a community of women backcountry skiers and snowboarders called Sister Summit. Through Sister Summit, Lexi and Hedvig have built a network of women focused on climbing higher and most importantly having fun while doing it! Check out this Rebel story to learn more about Lexi and Hedvig’s amazing stories. This podcast is a production of Rebel Girls. It’s based on the book series Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. This episode was narrated by Lexi duPont and Hedvig Wessel. It was produced and directed by Haley Dapkus, with sound design and mixing by Mumble Media. The story was written by Abby Sher. Fact checking by Rose Garrett. Our intern was Arianna Griffiths. Our executive producers were Joy Smith, Anjelika Temple, and Jes Wolfe. Original theme music was composed and performed by Elettra Bargiacchi. A special thanks to the whole Rebel Girls team, who make this podcast possible! Until next time, staaaay rebel!

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0:00.0	The summit air was frigid. The wind whipped up plumes of snow. The sky felt so wide and close all at once.
0:15.0	Headfig Vessel and Lexi DuPont stood on top of Mount Revelstoke, high in the mountains of British Columbia, taking it all in.
0:24.0	It wasn't the tallest peak they'd stood on, and they'd stared down slicker descents and faced wilder forecasts, but their hearts raced all the same.
0:32.6	This expedition was momentous and scary in a whole new way.
0:37.5	Headwig and Lexi were the leaders now.
0:40.0	They'd put together a mighty female team
0:41.9	and led them up to the snowy summit in Canada
0:44.8	for a new kind of adventure.
0:47.3	One where female athletes could feel safe and supported,
0:51.2	yet also daring and bold.
0:53.7	They had made it safely to the peak and now had
0:56.4	to lead a whole group of skiers down rough and unpredictable terrain. With the sun reflecting
1:03.6	off the shining white snow, the woman tipped their skis forward. Their friendship had brought
1:09.1	them to this new height and challenge.
1:11.6	Now it was their turn to lead the team into the great, icy, unknown.
1:16.6	I'm Lexi DuPont and I'm Hedwig Vessel and this is Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls,
1:31.8	a fair tale podcast about the real-life rebel women who inspire us.
1:36.1	On this episode, Sister Summit, a community where female athletes connect and support each other to reach their highest peaks.
1:53.5	Lexi DePont started skiing when she was just two years old.
1:59.2	It was almost like Destiny, growing up in Sun Valley, Idaho,
2:05.6	surrounded by the breathtaking mountains and a family deeply rooted in adventure. In fact, her aunt Alice was the first woman to fly down the Amazon River in an open biplane.
2:13.6	And her mom was a professional freestyle skier, one of the first women to land a backflip on skis.
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