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18 – Chris and Backcountry Option to Sold Out Ski Resorts, and Trees Do Not Move

18 – Chris and Backcountry Option to Sold Out Ski Resorts, and Trees Do Not Move

Chris shares his coping tool when the resorts are sold-out: show up with AT gear and two friends and earn some turns in the backcountry, side-country, or wherever the adventure awaits. He tells us all about the progression of gear, thoughts on safety, and his dedication to lifestyle fitness. And there is also the tree. If it weren’t for all the cold east coast snow, one might say Chris’s intro to skiing at 13 years old was a bit of a baptism by fire.

Guest interviewee, Chris, and his daughter, Sasha, grabbing lunch on New Years Eve!

15 – COVID and Dining on the Mountain

15 – COVID and Dining on the Mountain

Labor Day Vibe and JB Misses First Tracks
Mike and Lance deliver. That is, they deliver their early season mountain dining experiences to OTL listeners. Large lodges are sitting empty. But the food prep remains abuzz in the kitchens. We talk about the COVID-look of grab yer food and scatter, architectural changes to mountains because tent dining is apparently safer than in-lodge. We talk about the blossoming bring-your-own-food practices, cook stoves, soccer-parent chairs. And being ready to make your car your personal hot cocoa stop.

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