The culture of skiing
A funny thing, culture is. It defines nations and unites misfits and miscreants. In skiing, culture is the unspoken, yet oft understood, etiquette between skiers, the mountains, and themselves. Culture can inspire art, music, literature and dance; evidence of which can be found in the sketch pads and journals of travelers in continuous pursuit of the passion that may define them. During the winter, the weather plays the lead in this dance in which we as skiers slip and sloosh our way with life’s momentums. It is the culture that brings us together in mutual understanding and appreciation for the extremes that life can provide, if only one shall reach out and find it. And, as with all extremes, there is a limit to how far the horizon lay; the medium in which we identify with these themes of extremes will suit our own tastes.
Skiing is fun, so is its culture. And to that note, click here to share an experience and hopefully a chuckle or two.
Special thanks to TeleHoar and his TGR post titled, “Buffalo Peak; the ILLUSTRATED Trip Report”. Keep ‘em coming!
Well, I’ve finally packed away my ski gear for the summer, much to the protest of a local ski photographer or two still itching to climb the high peaks around Aspen’s Independence Pass. And, as all seasons’ endings tend to do, I’ve had my fair share of time spent revisiting what may go down in history as the best winter ever in the Aspen area. The multitude of pow-shredding experiences and the new friends I’ve met along the way were the icing on the proverbial cake that is living in a mountain town doused with 181 percent of its average snowfall for one season. But now that the ice mustache has long since melted away, I find myself biking, hiking, and rafting to fill up the long Summer hours. I’ll continue posting new stuff every so often, so make sure you check the recent comments added to the sidebar on the right. And, if you’re jonesing for some outdoor gear of your own for that adventure you’ve been planning, click the Backcountry.com logo to the right to save 15% on any purchase. Just a little something from me to you. Enjoy!
