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Fish Scale Skis: Rediscovering Winter One Glide at a Time

A season of soulful ski touring, winter camping, and finding joy in the quiet corners of snow-covered landscapes A Winter Without Lifts — And With More Meaning For the first time since I was a youngster, I had no lift pass. No resorts, no high-speed lifts, and no powder frenzy dawn patrols. Furthermore, the snow conditions were not ideal for …

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The Mercurial Role of Skiing

From time to time, I think that it’s important to ask: What does skiing mean to you? For me, it is something that changes season by season and day by day.  In many ways, it comes down to another question: What do I need skiing to be? Last year, I was deep in a training cycle for a trip to the …