Drew Petersen Still Wants You To Care About Mental Health

Trigger warning: suicide, PTSD.In 2022, outdoor athlete and advocate Drew Petersen released the film Ups & Downs, which chronicled his multifaceted battle with a traumatic brain injury, bipolar disorder, suicidal ideation, and PTSD. I caught a release of the film during Salomon's Quality Ski Time Tour and, simply put, was floored. It was raw, intense, and—coming from someone who's also dealt with mental health struggles—validating. To see a professional skier like Petersen openly