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Ski Mountaineering

Why and how?

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Why?

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“To ski means … to enable me to possess this field of snow…The snow, which sank under my weight when I walked, which melted into water when I tried to pick it up, solidifies suddenly under the action of my speed; it supports me.”

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Jean-Paul Sartre

Being and Nothingness

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Fun

(relative)

Time

Summit

Finish

Skiing

Not Skiing

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How?

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Silver Couloir

Northeast Aspect of Buffalo Mountain near Silverthorne, CO

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Shit for Brains Couloir

West Aspect of Black Mountain near Arapahoe Basin

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Know Before You Go