March 28, 2008 - In 2002, Anmaar Habib was the first female skier to represent Pakistan in any international ski event. She now has her sights set on an even bigger goal: to represent her country at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Habib, who prefers to be called AJ, is an 18-year-old high school senior and competitive skier. She lives and trains at Sugar Bowl in Northern California but it’s approximately 8,000 miles away, in the mountains of her native country of Pakistan, where AJ intends to make her mark.
Listen to this NPR interview and hear about the challenges AJ faces. Arduous journeys to the Karakoram mountain range, Taliban control of the one civilian ski resort in Pakistan and restrictions on women’s ski clothing are just some of the hurdles in her path. Still, AJ is determined to use her downhill skills to ski into history.
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