Snowboarder Jamie Anderson Loves This Rich Moisturizer for Her Post-Slopes Skin
Good skincare is less about a single miracle tip and more about a journey — how your skin changes over time, the product you have reached for for a decade, the ingredient mix that finally made you glow, the step you never skip. That is the idea behind Byrdie’s “What I Put on My Face” series: real routines, recommendations and failed experiments, straight from the celebrities, founders and influencers who have lived through them. This time, the routine belongs to pro snowboarder Jamie Anderson — a two-time Olympic gold medalist who spends her working days in the cold, the wind and the high-altitude sun, and who has learned the hard way how to keep her skin calm through all of it.
In New York City, the stretch locals call “Fool’s Spring” had arrived — 70 degrees and sunshine, with snow still sitting on the forecast. Warm days like that feel like a gift, but anyone who has lived through a New York winter knows the cold comes back, and with it comes sad, dry winter skin. When you need advice on handling skin that the elements have roughed up, there is nobody better to ask than a winter athlete. It makes perfect sense, then, that Anderson has partnered with First Aid Beauty — a brand that is also the official sponsor of Team USA for the 2026 Olympics. Ahead, Anderson shares how her skincare routine has changed over the years, the products she cannot live without, and how she keeps things calm after a day on the slopes. The conversation comes from her Byrdie interview with Bella Cacciatore, published on March 12, 2026.
About Her Skin
Anderson describes her skin as dry to normal — something that has been true her whole life, though her sport has changed the equation. As a professional athlete who trains outdoors in the cold, she usually ends up with dry, sensitized skin. After an afternoon on the slopes, she deals with a lot of redness and dry patches that stick around for the rest of the day. That is why she has had to be extra intentional about hydration and protection: her skin needs both, every single day she is out in the elements.
How She Got Into Skincare
Skincare, Anderson says, has changed dramatically since she was a kid. Back then, she had no idea what it was or why it mattered so much — while kids today seem educated about every ingredient and formula out there. If she was lucky, she would wash her face after practice and call it a day. She did not start paying real attention to her skin until her career started taking off. Suddenly there were photoshoots and on-camera interviews, and she could see how much her routine — or the lack of one — was showing on her face. On top of that, spending hours in the cold was doing damage to her skin barrier, to the point that her skin would actually hurt during practice. Once it started affecting both her athletic performance and her confidence, she knew she had to take it seriously.
Her Morning Vs. Night Routine
Becoming a mom shifted everything. Anderson no longer has 20 extra minutes to experiment, so her routine has to work, it has to be simple, and it has to be clean. That mindset, she says, actually made her skin healthier.
In the morning, she keeps it short and consistent. She starts with a gentle, fragrance-free cleanser — First Aid Beauty’s Ultra Gentle Cleanser — then goes in with the Hydrating Dewy Gel Cream, and finishes with SPF. Her skin needs that barrier protection before she hits the slopes, and sun protection is a must-have in the mountains, where the UV is so intense at altitude.
At night, she can be a little more extensive. After cleansing with that same gentle cleanser, she dry brushes — not only her body, but her face, too. She finds it a great natural exfoliant for sloughing away any dead skin from the day. Then she layers on the Ultra Repair Rescue Hydrating Balm to seal in the moisture. She likes the feeling of having a “mini mask” on her face when she goes to sleep, so she wakes up with soft, hydrated skin.
The One Skincare Step She Never Skips
Sunscreen. Anderson has seen some pretty gnarly sunburns on winter athletes who never think about it in the cold — but the sun reflects off the snow, and you can burn fast. She always wears SPF 50, reapplies when she can, and makes sure her kids are covered, too. It is the one step she will never skip, no matter how rushed she is.
How Her Routine Has Evolved
In snowboarding, Anderson says, recovery is everything. Everyone talks about muscle recovery all the time, but skin is your body’s “first line of defense” — and she has learned to treat it with the same care she gives her body after a big day, hydrating it, resting it and protecting it so it can bounce back.
Her routine was a bit more complex before she had kids, but since then she has learned how to simplify while still getting results. It is less about having 10 steps and more about using the right products consistently. And honestly, she says, she is more confident in her skin now than she has ever been.
The Advice That Changed Her Skin
Anderson’s rule is simple: if she can smell it, she passes on it. It is not the case for everyone, and she wishes she were someone who could indulge in a spa-like face mask from time to time — but her sensitive skin just does not do well with fragrances. That is why she loves finding brands like First Aid Beauty that really prioritize developing formulas with anyone and everyone in mind.
Her Post-Slopes Savior
The First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream has honestly been a staple in her bag for years. Anderson throws it in her travel kit, her snowboard bag, everywhere. After a freezing day on the mountain, it is the first thing she reaches for. To her, it is the perfect multi-purpose product: she does not just use it on her face, she loves putting it on her body after a shower for full-body hydration.
