[4][5] Spiteri began her snowboarding career in 2010 while at Sierra Nevada College, after writing a social media post that read "Wanted: someone to teach me how to ride pipe tomorrow.
"[6][7] Spiteri competed for the team at Sierra Nevada and decided her goal was to represent Malta at the Winter Olympic Games.
[6] She was a top-15 finisher for Malta at the 2014–15 FIS Snowboard World Cup and just barely missed qualifying for the 2018 Winter Olympics by one spot, despite competing through her ACL and meniscus injuries.
[6] As snowboarding is expensive, Spiteri lived out of a car, then a van, and worked several odd jobs (including being an extra in Euphoria) while reusing her gear each season, additionally opening a GoFundMe account to help pay for the costs.
[4][7] She served as Malta's flag bearer and competed in the women's halfpipe event, placing 21st, eating a bao between runs that she forgot she had kept in her pocket.