The Human Factor Hack: Getting Mindful with Sasha Dingle
From The Avalanche Hour Podcast by The Avalanche Hour
March 26, 2026 · 1h 4m · Season 10 · Episode 20
About this episode
Sasha Dingle discusses the importance of mindfulness and decision-making in high-risk outdoor sports.
Summary of the Conversation: -Exploring the societal pressures as human factor on professional athletes -Sasha shares how she balances decision making in the backcountry with a very mindful approach inclusive of her nervous system -Sasha cracks the code on the best Human Factor Hack; creating mindful presence in a meditative, naturalist inquisitive approach to the mountains. -Sasha talks about the preventative nature of choosing backcountry partners by engaging in conversations that share each others unique stress signatures and what each partner needs in high risk scenarios. Sasha is a professional skier and meditation teacher, and the founder and director of Mountain Mind Project. She has spent her lifetime training her mind and body. Sasha has competed at the highest level of skiing and mountain biking, winning the Freeskiing World Tour and competing on the Freeride World Tour and Enduro World Series. In high school, she was invited to travel with the National Development System and race internationally in the recruitment pipeline for the U.S. Ski Team. She’s always loved the mental game. Her meditation practice grew out of her time as a competitive athlete. Sasha saw – in…
People in this episode
Guest: Sasha Dingle
Topics covered
- mindfulness
- backcountry skiing
- decision making
- human factors
- mental health
- athlete performance
Keywords
- mindfulness
- backcountry
- athletes
- stress reduction
- meditation
- decision making
- human factors
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Mountain Mind Project, UCSD School of Medicine MBPTI
Places: U.S.
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