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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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The “bat cave,” a corner of this <strong>Steamboat</strong> home<br />
previously used as storage space, was designed<br />
by Irene Nelson and Sigi Malinowski.<br />
the entrance of the cave, employing chicken wire<br />
and concrete as his media.<br />
a small waterfall built into the cave’s corner<br />
is the room’s centerpiece. oddly shaped pillows<br />
placed in the cozy seating area invite reading and<br />
reminiscing. What would a cave be without bats?<br />
small black, Halloween-style faux bats perch in<br />
random places throughout the room.<br />
To create the semblance of a cave’s floor,<br />
Nelson shredded paper, glued it down and<br />
covered it with clear acrylic. “You can do anything<br />
with paper,” Nelson says. “Floors, countertops<br />
and walls.”<br />
Malinowski has been working with Nelson for<br />
about 30 years. in addition to creating sculptures<br />
of various media ranging from downed trees<br />
to cement, he has also designed innovative<br />
fireplaces, wine cellars — and environmentally<br />
sustainable homes.<br />
Together the power of Malinowski and<br />
Nelson’s imagination produces results that<br />
are both surprising and delightful. a place<br />
of tranquility, the cave is “magical,” as Nelson<br />
describes it. she’s not yet willing to declare that<br />
the project is finished, but it offers the complete<br />
package — not meant to scare, but to inspire. n<br />
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