Martin: When and by whom was the project launched?
Rosi: I was inspired by a similar project, the "Boobiebrettler", who have been successfully establishing the topic of gender equality in the skate scene for a long time, and that's why I started the "peanutbutter.club". At the moment, I'm still doing the organisational things on my own and my sponsors are supporting me. Of course, I'm always happy for help.
Martin: How do you think the project is being perceived? Do you have followers?
Rosi: I have the feeling it's going down well and our joint sessions are always well attended. In autumn, we also had a Repair&Care event at SpurArt. In their ski workshop in Innsbruck, we women were able to get our skis ready for winter together. We also offered an avalanche course in winter so that we could also be present away from the snow park. All these events were well attended. At the avalanche course, we realised that the topic of safety plays a major role for many girls when freeriding.
There is now a small regular crew, but we are always open to new faces! Especially when you have just started riding in the park, many people report how much the group helps to strengthen each other and clear their heads.
Martin: In addition to the "peanutbutter.club", you have also launched another girls-only project. What exactly is behind "Bucket Clips". How did the idea come about?
Rosi: Originally we had planned another film project in cooperation with "Newschoolers", but unfortunately something came up. We were inspired by the snowboard film "Uninvited", which only features women and was produced by women, so we came up with the idea of creating a similar project for female skiers. Unfortunately, there wasn't an independent girls-only ski film yet, so we collected clips of ourselves and those that were sent to us, and we edited them into a film in which every girl gets her own platform. In the end, I was really happy with the final result and thought the submissions were really cool!
Martin: Why do you think it's important to organise such projects in video format too?
Rosi: I think it's a good way to show the diversity of freeskiing. As an outsider, you might assume that women mainly take part in competitions like World Cups or the Olympics. In reality, however, competitions are only one part of the scene; there are also women in other areas, such as urban skiing or freeriding, who really have what it takes and this should definitely be shown. Video is the best way to do this.
Martin: How was it to collect the clips and find girls to take part?
Rosi: We wrote to girls this year and last year and asked them if they wanted to send something and have film footage of themselves. We also launched an open call last winter with the support of Newschoolers, which resulted in a second part.