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Epic! That word is spoken enthusiastically on powder days in Steamboat. My backcountry companions say it often; we can be a bit smug about our tele excursions into unofficial terrain like Way Right, Drunken Indian, Storm King and North Woods. But the truth is, Back in the Day, Loris and Buddy Werner and their friends had truly epic ski adventures. In the 1950s, they’d drive up Rabbit Ears to the top of Hogan Park Trail… before it was a marked Forest Service route. They’d put skins over their alpine skis and break trail all the way to what is now Morningside. That’s seven miles. Once there, they’d build a snow cave, light a fire and settle in for the night.
Epic! That word is spoken enthusiastically on powder days in Steamboat. My backcountry companions say it often; we can be a bit smug about our tele excursions into unofficial terrain like Way Right, Drunken Indian, Storm King and North Woods. But the truth is, Back in the Day, Loris and Buddy Werner and their friends had truly epic ski adventures. In the 1950s, they’d drive up Rabbit Ears to the top of Hogan Park Trail… before it was a marked Forest Service route. They’d put skins over their alpine skis and break trail all the way to what is now Morningside. That’s seven miles. Once there, they’d build a snow cave, light a fire and settle in for the night.
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Ski Season 2012/13 ~ Volume 34, Number 4<br />
EDITOR/PUBLISHER<br />
Deborah Olsen<br />
EDITOR<br />
<strong>Steamboat</strong> Springs Visitors’ Guide<br />
Jennie Lay<br />
SALES EXECUTIVE<br />
Karin Kagan<br />
Cheryl Krumrie<br />
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Ned Cremin<br />
Greg I. Hamilton<br />
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Billy Kidd<br />
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Aryeh Copa<br />
Ned Cremin<br />
Ron Dahlquist<br />
Rod Hanna<br />
Mical Hutson<br />
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