I am blessed to ski with some of my heroes over the course of every ski season. Some are people you may know from their international fame, like Olympic Gold Medalist Deb Armstrong. Others, like Weems Westfeldt, you may know if you read a lot about skiing or ski instruction. But others are people you have probably never met: my friends and guests who are in the Copper Mountain Over the Hill Gang. The OHG is a group of very active adults who bomb around Copper four days a week throughout the season. Many of the members are inspirational.
Yesterday, as I caught my breath after another top-to-bottom bump run from the summit of the Storm King lift to the bottom of the Resolution chair, I rode up with a member who is 70 years old and has been skiing for decades. When you see him and this group drop into the steeps of Cornice Chute to the bumps of Sawtooth or Cabin Chute, you’d have no idea of their age. They are timeless. And they are my heroes.

There is no better way to stay fully alive than to stay active, healthy, and outdoors. Skiing is a wonderful way to do that. Where else do you have the opportunity to breath the crisp alpine air midwinter? I think it cleans out the cobwebs, both physical and spiritual. How about you?

Let’s go!

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