There is no one in this world quite like Tessa Treadway. She has a remarkable way of grabbing the proverbial bull by the horns and facing life’s challenges headon—from her own professional ski career to the sudden passing of her husband and professional skier, Dave Treadway, in a backcountry ski accident.

In April of 2019, Tessa was at home wrangling the couple’s two small children and pregnant with their third when she got the call she always secretly feared. In the blink of an eye, Tessa’s Free Range Family went from two parents and two kids to one parent and three kids—an overwhelming ratio for any mortal being. As a wife, she’s heartbroken for her own loss. As a mother, she’s devastated for her children who now have to grow up without their father. But in true Treadway fashion, Tessa has found the strength to carry this new motherload.

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