Celeste Pomerantz Is Building a Career Across Two Sports

Featured Image: Jessy Braidwood | Skier: Celeste Pomerantz

Going pro at any one sport is a dream for most aspiring athletes, but for Celeste Pomerantz, skiing is only half of her professional athletic story. Once the snow has melted for the season, Pomerantz is switching out her skis for her mountain bike and seeking a constant state of flow on technical descents.

Pomerantz is one of God's favorites. She's tall, she's blonde, she's literally a model but she's also incredibly kind, athletic and always stoked to go on an adventure—no matter where it may lead. An American-born Canadian, Pomerantz has lived in many places, but the Sea to Sky region of British Columbia is where she has learned to live the best of both of her athletic worlds.

Born in Texas, Pomerantz first learned how to ski in Vermont, where her family lived for a short time before permanently crossing the border and the continent to Vancouver, British Columbia, when she was five. By the time she was six, Pomerantz was ski racing through the Nancy Greene Ski League.

"It was a really great way to get me into camp in the wintertime but also a community and a good foundation for skiing—that’s what my dad really wanted for my sisters and me," says Pomerantz.

**Photo:** Pat Valade | **Athlete:** Celeste Pomerantz

That next summer, Pomerantz's parents signed her up for mountain bike camp. Another sport her dad wanted a buddy for, Pomerantz literally went from training wheels directly to dirt and gravel. But unlike skiing, it wasn't love at first pedal.

"I was the only girl in camp, I hated it so much, it was the worst," laughs Pomerantz. "I got bullied by the boys, I was so bad, I didn't have any friends to do it with and I remember coming home from my first day crying."

Her dad lovingly ignored her pleas to quit and by the end of that summer, Pomerantz was hooked—or brainwashed, as she likes to say. No matter if it was summer or winter, her hunger for gravity-fueled adventure was insatiable—and she wasn't even 10 yet.

After graduating from the University of Calgary in 2018, Pomerantz found herself living in Squamish, British Columbia. New to the small municipality outside of Vancouver, Pomerantz entered an all-women's enduro bike race series to meet friends and made Whistler and the surrounding backcountry her local stomping grounds in the winter. With no intentions of ever going pro in either sport, the opportunities naturally landed in Pomerantz's lap by pursuing her passions with pure intentions. By 2021, the dual-sport athlete was sponsored by Mons Royale and Blackcrows. By 2022, she was invited on a wild Nikolai Schirmer adventure, sailing to ski in Svalbard, Norway, and the opportunities have snowballed from there.

Today, Pomerantz still skis for Blackcrows and now rides for Rocky Mountain Bicycles and Sweet Protection in both sports. Last fall, she debuted her independent ski film, Subtle, in collaboration with Delilah Cupp and this June, you’ll find Pomerantz competing in Outside’s Ultimate Mountain Athlete series. Over five days, Pomerantz goes head-to-head with three other female athletes in multiple mountain disciplines, including skiing, rock climbing and mountain biking to see who will be named the 2026 Ultimate Mountain Athlete.

At the end of the day, Pomerantz is the first to admit that competing is fun, but not the reason she gets up to ride every day. Rather, the adventure aspect of every ski tour and every ride, and the endless exploration that comes with both sports, is what has kept her hooked for over two decades.

"I really just like being out there and out of service and I can get that from both sports so quickly," says Pomerantz. "I just really like that I have this vehicle, my bike or my skis, and it can take me so far out there away from everything."