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Skippress - US Vol. 7 No. 2 - Index

Hot Read
INSTANT KARMA
Waiting for good ski books can be as
frustrating as waiting for snow. And the
well-written variety, full of faceshots, fl eshy
fantasies and the raw kind of faith-in-yourself
fearlessness that the reader actually
buys into are as few and far between as a
truly untracked powder day.
All of which are reasons why Instant Karma
by Wayne K. Sheldrake should spread like a
small blizzard to skiers’ bookshelves this
year. Visceral, vibrant
and very entertaining,
it is the personal
journey of a lifelong
ski bum who found
his true place on this
planet through the
ways of winter and
the endless rhythms
of storms.
ghostroadpress.com
Curious Pete
WHAT’S YOUR
Dream Ski Vacation?
Ski retailers live in the kinds of places most of
us just dream of visiting — Squaw, Crested
Butte, Telluride — so when K2 Skis grabbed a
crew of them and headed south to Portillo,
Chile, this fall (and Curious Pete got to tag
along), I asked them just where else in the
world they might dream of skiing.
Doug Lowham
Scott Maxwell
“I’d like to get way back in the
backcountry on a hut-to-hut tour
to the Selkirk Lodge. Or go heliskiing
just about anywhere.”
— Doug Lowham, Jackson Hole
Sports, Teton Village, WY.
“Heli-skiing in Valdez.”
— Scott Maxwell, Outdoor
Sports Center, Wilton, CT.
Michael Brown
Tony Grieco
Bryce Phillips
“Verbier. I’d like to do the whole
European tour. I was scheduled to
go once and had to bail, and haven’t
ever had another chance to get back
there.” — Michael Brown, Paragon
Sports, Telluride, CO.
“Switzerland with my wife and kids.
I’d like to ski powder, watch my kids
take lessons with Swiss instructors
and take my wife out to some beautiful
meals.” — Tony Grieco, Get
Boards, Big Bear, CA.
“Krippenstein in Austria. I really like
those real little places with a unique
character and not much traffi c. Of
course, some place in the interior of
BC would do just as well.” — Bryce
Phillips, Evo Gear, Seattle, WA.
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