Like most backcountry legends, Hana started out on the competition circuit, with a string of results that stretches right back to the late 80s. Most of her high-profile successes came in the 2000s, including wins at the Burton US Open and X Games.
Eventually she answered the call of the powder, starting out in Jackson Hole alongside Travis Rice. Now she spends her whole winters filming in the steep and deep. In recent years she’s logged parts with the all-female Too Hard crew, and also threw her hat into the ring at the X Games Real Women comp.