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Ode to Ski Season By Kristen Van Hoesen Days are getting longer, it’s light out later, and folks are congregating on the sidewalks as if they’re suffering from a sort-of phantom bench syndrome. Undoubtedly, summer - and PooFest - are calling, as the snow is melting and Flauschink is upon us. I’m certainly ready to take off a few layers and reintroduce my hibernating toes to my glorious Chacos; to dust off my townie and
head for the rivers and the trails in bloom. I do, however, find myself nostalgic around this time every year. Perhaps it’s because I’m engulfed in the parts of winter that embody what I love about ski season most - long, sunny, bluebird ski days that are literally a breath of fresh air. Springtime brings about a palpable attitude and state of mind amongst us
The Teo Crew— Dan Wright Years in Crested Butte: 19 “It would have to be competing in the Extremes when I was 16. It was a weak snow year so the last day was on Headwall. I could have thrown up. I was so nervous thinking of my run through Angle Gully, but the run went perfectly and at the bottom the crowd was going nuts, and a guy walked up to me and threw me a beer to sip on while I watched the rest of the day.” Andrew Menzies Years in Crested Butte: 4 “Standing on the Peak drinking beer on the last day with friends.”
Burkemon Years in Crested Butte: 8 “First day on a board this year was on the first day of Spring. Most excellent snow after a long leg recovery. Injuries suck… Powder is great!” Gabe Martin Years in Crested Butte: 10 “’07-’08 powder season! The North Face was closed for a day and a half and I was skiing with my wife and buddy, screaming and fist pumps. We found a line that we wanted to ski with tons of pow and got inverted! It was such a fun day and we were all amped on the powder. Anytime, skiing with friends and my wife is a fond ski memory.”
Earl Skid Eldo ht I stayed up at the “Dude, I think the nig se chicks’ the nd, then we went to partying with the ba sun the d an s, ber their name house, I don’t remem man, , ing rty pa ll sti re and we we started coming up y said it was re stuff … Somebod mo e som t go and we didn’t even I day of the year but the sickest powder pants and eze ske just put on my get up on the hill – d. I knew un aro all es fiv with high headed into the Avi I do use ‘ca st of the ski season that night was the be at Th ’s. gar the alley behind Slo remember puking in . Dude.” means I was partying
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Rob Fessenden Years in Crested Butte: 17 “Making back countr y powder turns this year for the first time in far too many moons.”
that mimics the seasons and boasts new energy and excitement. But, before we flush away the winter, in the spirit of what brought so many of us to Crested Butte in the first place, let’s take a moment to relive our best ski season memories.
ner Rachael Gard d Butte 16 te es Years in Cr Twister Deck on e th on g “Sittin the season in the last day of snowboarders e the sun. Thre e rail, dropped climbed onto th did front flips their pants and e ey all landed th off the deck. Th t!” ea off—it was gr flips and rode
Mike Arbaney Years in Crested Butte: 8 “I was finishing up the Grand Tra(re) verse, skiing down Columbine Hill and Yonder Mountain String Band was playing. That was the best part of the day by far and a great 2010 ski season memory.”
Les Choy ly epic! The faucet “February 1993 was absolute ary and didn’t shut off Janu ate -to-l mid turned on in going right down the until early March. I remember powder up to my the middle of Phoenix Bowl with d of a skier back goo that n’t armpits, literally. I was pretty much ld cou You ter. mat ’t then but it didn avoid the tree to best fall down anything but it was town, one In p. dee e wells as they had gotten quit re the whe line the ng ishi had difficulty distingu nd met. I grou the on w sno and s roof snow on the the wall at home from still keep some snapshots on de of one of those insi that season. It looks like the one of the also that Was … snow-scene baubles to the Kebler way the all slid l Bow y times Red Lad road?”
Kellan Van Hoesen “Probably the last day of my first season here. I was feeling a littl e bit ‘over-partied’ and my sist er dragged me out of bed, put me in a golfer’s costume, handed me my 4 iron and my snowboard and put me on the bus. It turned out to be a great day!”
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