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THE PEOPLE WE SKI WITH

THE PEOPLE I SKI WITH are dreamers, revolutionaries, fun hogs.

Sometimes I wonder if they really exist.

They’ve dedicated themselves to something as ridiculous and important as skiing.

They’ve crafted their life around it. It’s a beautiful life.

The people I ski with teach me how to

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