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Skiing

Sports

Love and Lhotse

Skiing in the shadow of Mount Everest.

Chris Ballard Sports Illustrated Feb 2020 30min Permalink

Science

What I Learned in Avalanche School

“I wanted to be prepared for the worst nature could throw at me. But the real threat turned out to be human.”

Heidi Julavits New York Times Magazine Jan 2020 25min Permalink

Sports

The Descent of Man

Skiing and partying at the sport’s most dangerous race.

Nick Paumgarten New Yorker Apr 2019 25min Permalink

Sports

The Boy Who Lived on Edges

“He stood on edges. He skied edges. He climbed edges.”

Christopher Solomon Outside Mar 2018 25min Permalink

Sports

Mikaela Shiffrin Does Not Have Time for a Beer

What it takes to be the best alpine skier in the world.

Elizabeth Weil Outside Nov 2017 15min Permalink

Tunnel Vision

The story of an avalanche, as told by a survivor.

Megan Michelson Outside Nov 2012 15min Permalink