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Katie Cooney

@ktcooney

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✷ Photographer, Artist & Illustrator
↟ I dig bikes, skis, stories, and 🌎
✷ @moonrise.create 🎥🏔
↟ Creative Alliance @protectourwinters

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Four years in to our film tours, it feels like maybe just a little bit of change is starting to take hold.

Like maybe the things we’ve been shouting from our @moonrise.create rooftop have been heard.

After 2.5 years of hard work, pivots, blood, sweat, and certainly some tears (for all emotions, of course, because our team is full of criers), we are absolutely delighted to give this film to you.

Winter Elements debuts TONIGHT in Salt Lake City at The Depot.

This film is an ode to the working women of the ski world, a celebration of their stories and a monument to their achievements in the face of adversity.

To every person who believed in us, this film, and the power of its message: thank you, from the bottom of our hearts. We truly couldn’t have done it without you.

Winter Elements has meant the world to our team, and it’s hard to put that into words, so we’ll show you instead. 🚀 taken in Salt Lake City, Utah by @ktcooney

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4 days ago

Calling all knitters!! 🧶✨

What’s even better than voting in the midterms?! Showing up to the polls in your very own, hand-knit VOTE Sweater! Join POW alliance members in the Stoke The Vote Knit Along as we move the needle this November 🤘🏻

Stay tuned for Move the Needle knitting events hosted by POW Alliance members across the country in October where you can join us in embroidering VOTE on the front of your sweater, checking your voting registration, and learning about what’s on your local ballot 🗳️

More information about how to knit your very own VOTE Sweater can be found at the link in bio 🔗 by @ktcooney

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One whole entire year ago my ACL + meniscus were reconstructed, holy moly 🎉

A twist and a pop last March kicked off the long year of slowing down, being present and patient, working hard (like, really hard), asking for help, and being gentle with myself.

Heavily featured: thumbs ups for all of the wee baby steps.

A year ago, lifting my leg on its own was hard. Now, I’m back to skiing the big beautiful mountains I love so dearly with renewed gratitude for every turn. 🥲

Hang in there, fellow ACLers!! It’s a long slog but so, so worth it to get back to the things you love (and spending less time thinking about your dang knee) 🫡 taken in Straumsbukta, Troms, Norway by @ktcooney

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5 months ago

Spring skiing above the Arctic Circle 🇳🇴 taken in Tromsø, Norway by @ktcooney

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6 months ago

Our fearless, intrepid directors 🎥❤️

In other news:
- 3/4 of the @moonrise.create team just got Fujis
- Yours truly is very excited to have a just-for-fun camera
- New ACL can officially handle a camera pack with noooo problem. That’s cool. Very cool.
- My friends released a show on NBC??!!!! @izmottephoto @sbeamrobbins
- It finally snowed in the Tetons
- Here’s your sneak peek into the latest Winter Elements shoot with @sunvalley ski patrol director Tatiana Lawson and her team. This shoot felt special — it was full of joy, camaraderie, stories, magic moments, a little bit of paranormal activity, and a lot of laughter.

Always a treat and an honor to spend time telling stories in the mountains. So, so stoked to be back out there. 💖 taken in Sun Valley Ski Resort by @ktcooney

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7 months ago

2025 and my good ol’ Saturn Return came out of left field and kicked my butt! It was hard! I cried a lot!

But amidst all the hard –
I moved my business (and tripled its size)
Turned 30
Danced at my best friend’s wedding
Found ways to move slowly
Remembered to be here, now, today
Grew my favorite garden yet
Put my art on base layers
Brought beautiful films to 37 cities
Felt strong again (mostly)
Got by with a little help from my friends

…and somewhere along the way, I started to feel like myself again, and remembered that with time, love, and care, good things grow and bloom

here’s to healthy friends, family, and knees in 2026 💖

(special shoutouts to the Gear Test fam, Nick, ice packs, friends, fam, physical therapy, Vermont, dogs, and my garden for making it all a bit softer) taken in Teton Valley, Idaho by @ktcooney

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a year ago

Hey you!

We’re working on an all new feature length film called Winter Elements and we need your help ✨📽️❄️ The film is all about the working women in the ski industry and how we’re all interconnected 🤝

Head to the ⛓️ in our bio to learn more about our Kickstarter and the film! by @ktcooney

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a year ago

A little more about the inspiration behind my @karitraa x @shejumps pattern ✨

There’s nothing quite like quality time outside with your favorite gals, and this collection is all about celebrating exactly that!

Kari Traa has been a huge supporter of initiatives to get more women and girls outside together through programs like SheJumps and it’s been an honor to put together this collection with them.

Pick up a set of the Katie base layers while you can (they’re limited-edition!) and support the SheJumps mission to get more women and girls outside together! taken in Teton Valley, Idaho by @ktcooney

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a year ago

US only: We’re excited to share our special edition base layer set, created in collaboration with @ktcooney - an adventure photographer, illustrator, and artist from Driggs, Idaho. 💜

10% of proceeds support @shejumps , a nonprofit helping girls and women grow through outdoor experiences. Together, we can inspire the next generation of adventurers.🤍 by @ktcooney

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a year ago

It cold for 48 hours last week so naturally, everyone in the Tetons started talking about skiing

Meanwhile, I’m still daydreaming about alpine lakes and bucket list backpacking trips with the gals 🩵

📍 NW Glacier National Park taken in Glacier National Park by @ktcooney

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a year ago

Somewhere in the White Clouds ⛅️ taken in White Clouds Wilderness by @ktcooney

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