Contributor Questions: Who’s your friend on a powder day?

Who’s your friend on a powder day?

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Doug Schnitzpahn

That patroller who says, “I’ll drop this rope just for you.”

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Elizabeth O‘Connell

An Upslope Pale Ale, and a nip of ULLR.

A frosty fella after shoveling snow for a few hours at the South Pole.

Cameron Martindell

That’s a silly question.

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Peter Kray

Whoever is on the lift with me.

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Tom Winter

Everyone and no one: everyone at the front of the line who lets me in at the chair when I show up late for first chair, and no one at the top!

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Sally Francklyn

What friends?

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Andy Hawk

The truck driver who jackknifes his rig and blocks west-bound tunnel access for a few hours.

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Ben Young

The burger and beer I get after!

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Kelly Cassidy

When it dumps in Vail, my dad is my go-to friend to call. Even now, he’s still showing me secret stashes that he discovered when he moved to Vail in the 70s. I’d say I’m pretty lucky.

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