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116 Coming up rosey Royals, aristocrats, scions of screen stars... they are the students of a Swiss ski boarding school titled Le Rosey.

124 Snow days, grappa nights Skiing and savoring Italy’s bellissima Cortina d’Ampezzo.

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Whistler art, gourmet à la St. Moritz, Hollywood’s latest ski films, and how to prepare for après-ski.

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In Coming Up Rosey (page 116), Leslie Woit has opened the heavy doors to the privileged world of a snowy Swiss boarding school where ski proficiency is a requisite for graduation. It has been said that in business, the most important decisions are made on golf courses and ski slopes. From Le Rosey, a student leaves not only with ski skills polished, but with a contact list filled with the names of future rulers, Royals, and captains of industry. And finally, for this High Season edition of SNOW, South African photographer Anthony Friend shot a Scavullo-esque fashion editorial we’ve titled Be Dazzled! (page 102). Part Vogue Italia, part 1980s Cosmopolitan, the feature’s ski and après-ski looks illustrate that life is better with big hair. If only we would pull off our helmets, shake out our long tresses, and look this fabulous!

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o be a skier is to gain immediate admittance into an exclusive club, one that is part sporting society, part private clique. There is no membership committee— everyone who wants to slide and play in the snow is immediately welcomed into this Club de Ski. There are, however, a number of somewhat Herculean tasks that club members must complete before their annual snow pilgrimages. First there are resort decisions to make, then, air tickets and accommodations to book. Next, finer plans need to be made regarding ski outfits, gear, accessories, lift tickets, ski pros, dinner reservations, massage appointments... A ski trip is not an easy holiday; you don’t just throw some clothes in your bag and off you go. Perhaps the time and energy put into the experience are what makes it that much more rewarding. In this edition of SNOW, we feature the people and places that make membership in this Club de Ski so unique and compelling. Peggy Shinn pays tribute to American ski legend and environmentalist Andrea Mead Lawrence (page 98). I had the privilege of knowing Andrea, and I’m still in touch with her son Cordy and daughter Didi. Their mother the Olympian was a person who knew who she was and what she wanted, from winning ski races to protecting her beloved Sierras. Next, there’s Cortina (page 124). Ah... Cortina! The name alone fills me with longing for all aspects of this Italian beauty, from its snow-covered Dolomiti peaks, to its nightly fashion parade, entitled the passeggiata. Let us not forget Cortina’s pasta, formaggio, vino, and Grappa. Leslie Anthony’s story, paired with sublime photography by Mattias Fredriksson, has unleashed a driving desire to book myself on the next flight.

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Rob Story is a correspondent for Outside Magazine and writes for a variety of other halfway decent titles. He has been published in Men’s Journal, Esquire, Cosmopolitan, Penthouse, American Way, and Rolling Stone. He’s the author of two books, Telluride Storys (Lulu.com) and Outside Adventure Travel: Mountain Biking (WW Norton). Rob, who profiles Aspen Extreme producer E.J. Foerster for this edition of SNOW, doesn’t believe Aspen is any more extreme than his home: Telluride, Colorado.

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Leslie Woit, freelance travel writer and avid collector of small soaps, has contributed to various North American and U.K. publications including Condé Nast Traveler, The Independent and The Telegraph. In her spare time, Ms. Woit has blogged her way around the Swiss Alps with The Sherlock Holmes Society of London in character, and quite believably, as Lady Hilda Trelawney-Hope. She spent a summer in rubber boots as a milkmaid in an Austrian highmountain hut. As a Canadian Ski Instructors Alliance Level 2, she taught in Canada and briefly in Gstaad. It was there she first brushed up against the pupils of Le Rosey, haunting the pistes of Saanenmoser and the dance floor of GreenGo’s. 30

always been my favorite. First, it’s serious; second, it’s a great piece of writing; third, it’s art that some fool called the “Greatest sports movie ever made.” Also, you can’t beat the Beat Generation tagline “How fast does a man have to go to get from where he is?”

A: Most directors try to make us believe their lead actresses are expert skiers. But in Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, director Beeban Kidron let hapless Ms. Jones careen down the slopes of Lech, Austria, spinning and beatering and making me spit my popcorn. Bridget’s best maudlin line: “She’s got legs up to here... My legs only come up to here!”

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old-school skiing mixed with a cheezy story and it takes place in Aspen, how can you not love it?! Editor’s Message: Mattias, you’ll love our Dream Big, Aspen Extreme profile on page 84.

A : On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. I’m not sure how many Red Bull skiers could handle getting strafed by machine gun fire, but James Bond does... and the chase takes place at night!

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Art-ful Dining, Les Arcs à la Hollywood, The 10th Mountain Division, Après-ski Delights, Caviar in St. Moritz Illustration: The Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum’s latest exhibit: Slope Style; Fashion on Snow 1930-2014 See page 34

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histler’s Pacific Northwest is a colorful place. From its verdant trees, to its blue sea, to the lively characters on its slopes, this BC resort is devilishly spirited. All this color is reflected vibrantly at The Bearfoot Bistro. Known for its white Alba truffles, a 20,000-bottle wine collection, the Belvedere Ice Room serving sub-zero-degree vodka, and its charismatic restaurateur, André Saint-Jacques (who can saber 21 Champagne bottles in less than a minute— the Guinness Book of World Records holder),—The Bearfoot is as lively as Whistler’s steeps. Stepping into this hipster spot is to step into a riot of color. On its walls is a boldly curated collection of abstracts and expressive landscapes with shades so energetic they fire you up. Guests are greeted by the maître d’ with a wine menu and an art menu—one that covers the unlikely gallery’s contemporary works—namely, large-scale installations by Stewart Stephenson. The Vancouver-based painter is one of Canada’s best-selling artists of abstract works and is known widely for his composition, vivacious use of color, and flawless resin finishes. Installations include the eye-catching, large-format pieces from Stephenson’s Flower “Sass” Series, which, says the art menu, “invites the viewer to look at the beauty of daily life with a slight smile, capturing the fleeting moment, which reminds us to absorb the wonder of what surrounds us.” Stephenson’s vivid Geode Series, also on Bearfoot’s walls, feature abstract representations of natural British Columbia rock formations. “These large-scale, high-gloss paintings combine organic elements with rich textures, and explosive colors. A strong focal point in the center of Stephenson’s Geode paintings draws viewers in, emphasizing the magnetism of the natural world”— how Whistler-esque! The colors in Bearfoot’s featured art—warm golds, electric turquoises, and resplendent reds—are bright, bold, compelling, even thrilling... almost as much as skiing Spanky’s on Blackcomb

Mountain or Whistler’s grand Symphony Bowl. This riot of color— which, by the way, art lovers are able to purchase—is in direct contrast with Bearfoot’s classic décor. The restaurant’s director of marketing, Marc Des Rosiers—who, along with Saint-Jacques, approached Stephenson to mix Bearfoot’s fine dining with fine art—sums it up: “A visitor’s initial reaction is to stop and stare. Stephenson’s use of size, abstracts, and vibrant colors... well, it’s a style that seems to please most of our guests.” —Lori Knowles WWW.BEARFOOTBISTRO.COM

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Soon enough, the powder cloud settles and mom and the kids pop out from under the table. Dad shows up an uncomfortable amount of time later. The sun comes out, they finish lunch and return to their condo, and their happy ski vacay continues. Except that it doesn’t, and the real Force Majeure becomes the enormous gulf between Tomas, who has his version of the events, and Ebba, who feels betrayed by her husband’s cowardice. Force Majeure’s exploration of family themes and crises falls somewhere between The Impossible and National Lampoon’s Family Vacation. It’s both a careful psychological examination of how any one of us might react when confronted with disaster and an ironically humorous story that will resonate with any family who has spent a week cooped up together in a ski condo. If anything, husband Tomas proves that you can, indeed, run in ski boots.

he ski world is buzzing with the possibility that the legendary story of America’s 10th Mountain Division will finally get the blockbuster treatment it deserves. Variety magazine announced that ski cine icon Robert Redford plans to produce a film based on ski writer Peter Shelton’s book Climb to Conquer, which chronicles how the rough-and-ready mix of displaced Europeans, Ivy League enlistees, and homegrown outdoorsmen coalesced into a formidable fighting unit to battle the Nazis during World War II. Those who survived, like Vail founder Pete Seibert and Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman, returned home to build many of this country’s ski resorts, establish environmental ethics, and set the world’s standards for mountain climbing and methods for ski instruction. Don’t buy your popcorn yet though, as one person close to the project said, “I’m keeping my fingers crossed until it’s actually done.”

—Steven Threndyle

—Peter Kray

Buzz Worthy

he most buzz-worthy ski movie of 2014 was not the latest Sherpas Cinema or Warren Miller release, but Force Majeure, a film by acclaimed Norwegian director Ruben Ostlund. Unlike standard action-hero ski porn, Force Majeure is about a true-to-life family taking a ski vacation in Les Arcs, France. It’s been a big hit on the film festival circuit; holding its own with artier fare by David Cronenberg and Cédric Jimenez. The premise is an intriguing one— a Norwegian family is dining al fresco alpinismo when an avalanche rumbles down and almost takes out the patio. In that heart-stopping moment when full force of the slide is about to hit, Tomas, the husband, takes his gloves, iPhone, and helmet and scampers to safety while his kids scream, “Daddy, Daddy!” (Lest anyone think that such things don’t happen, one might recall a deadly avalanche in Galtur, Austria, which wiped out parts of an entire town).

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ith a foreword penned by Lindsey Vonn and an unfathomable 350-plus pages of cheesy, savory, sugary, garlicky small-plate, dessert, and cocktail recipes, Jennie Iverson’s splendid new cookbook, Ski Town Après Ski, made the scene for the start of the 2015 season. Just in time, too. The thought of passing one more winter without Pepi Gramshammer’s secret to kaiserschmarrn— an Austrian, and now Vail, delicacy—is too much for the après-addicted skier to bear. Add to that Sunday River’s camp lobster sliders, Snowbasin’s nachos, Sun Valley’s oven-roasted bacon Brussels sprouts, the green chili and white cheddar mac ‘n’ cheese from Snowmass, oh!—and Steamboat’s strawberry Brie bruschetta... and, well, let’s just say, it’s going to be some good eatin’ back at the chalet after skiing this season.

In this follow-up to her last ski food project, Ski Town Soups, author Iverson has mastered the painstaking-if-enviable task of procuring—and, one assumes, sampling—belly-warming après recipes from a breathtaking number of North American ski areas from the Atlantic to the Pacific. There are cocktail recipes in there, too, which is a beautiful bonus. But the best aspect of the book, aside from Monarch’s cheesy jalapeno poppers, is Iverson’s recipe rating system: Easiest, More Difficult, Most Difficult, of which are marked with circles, squares, and diamonds at every drop-in. Sound familiar? P.S.—A portion of the book’s proceeds go to Ski Club Vail to help raise new Lindsey Vonns. —Lori Knowles WWW.SKISOUP.COM

a winter art walk

n the first Friday evening of each month, sleigh bells and merriment break the snow-hushed silence of Kingfield, the rural, Victorian, blink-of-a-village anchoring Sugarloaf, 15 winding Maine miles away. From 5-8 p.m., about a dozen downtown businesses, including galleries and nonprofits such as the Stanley Museum and the Ski Museum of Maine, open for Kingfield Winter Art Walk. Each venue showcases works by local artists, artisans, writers, poets, and musicians and offers complementary refreshments. Kendrick Charles’ horse-drawn carriage loops the sites. This season, according to Cynthia Orcutt of the Schoolhouse Gallery, art may spill onto the streets with a snow-sculpture contest or an ArtSki/Snowshoe that encourages attendees to wear costumes. —Hilary Nangle

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t’s been 150 years since the Brits invented wintersports, putting the farming village of St. Moritz—now trademarked as a luxury brand—on the inter­ national style map. It all started with a bet: in 1864 hotelier Johannes Badrutt wagered his English summer guests that they’d enjoy ample Engadine sunshine if they came back in winter. Back they came: snow and glamour, together forever. To honor the sesquicentennial, the renowned St. Moritz Gourmet Festival (January 26-30) has declared their 15th annual event the “British Edition,” with nine master chefs from Great Britain coming spoon in hand to cook their magic at hotels and restaurants around town. Leading the team is UK’s Angela Hartnett, who has recently opened her own Michelin-starred restaurant, Murano in London’s Mayfair. The founder of the festival is Reto Mathis. His mid-mountain La Marmite is a St. Moritz icon— famous for tarte flambé with truffles and ‘Corviglia snow’, caviar on a delicate ‘snow’ of mashed potatoes. What is the festival to Mathis? “A unique dining experience within a 10-minute walk without having to travel the world.” —Leslie Woit WWW.STMORITZ-GOURMET FESTIVAL.CH/EN

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Okemo Mountain Resort vows to make us hot this winter. The Vermont mountain is the first in the American East to debut the ultimate mountain amenity: a $6.9-million, bright orange, heated bubble chair that whisks skiers 1,670 feet up the hill in fewer than seven minutes. You may never head inside for an Oaxaca Chaka cocktail again, as this six-pack chairlift offers a plush, heated seat and a retractable, transparent dome to protect skiers from the elements. Similar to the over-the-top Orange Bubble Express at Utah’s Canyons Resort— America’s first heated chair when it debuted in 2010—the Okemo version comes complete with its own heated barn at the base to store its cushy new seats. Now that’s luxury. —Megan Barber

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Former U.S. Ski Team member Jack Turner has launched the Ski Nation mobile app featuring updated snow conditions, trail reports, maps, photos, and resort information for more than 950 ski areas in North America. Skiers can also collect free digital pins to track the places they’ve been. “It’s the modern version of old-school ski pin collecting,” says Turner. “They’re in one place, won’t get lost, and digital ski pins don’t rust.”

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John Perry, “while still being warm and inviting.” Finally, Idaho’s Sun Valley Lodge has  re-opened following a summer of renovations that have greatly enlarged guests baths and suites, added a spa and pool with spectacular Sun Valley views, and re-styled both its restaurant and the Lodge’s iconic bar, Duchin’s. WWW.ASPENMEADOWS.COM

Japan’s Niseko may be famed for its snow—49 feet per year— but it’s Niseko’s onsens (hot springs) that garner true wonder. Ki Niseko, the region’s latest hotel within a skier’s push and a glide from the high-speed gondola, has two public onsens both indoors and out. Out of doors, Ki’s all-star mineral-rich water is collected in stone rotenburo baths. Saunas and plunge pools complement this rich Japanese experience—for those seeking privacy, Ki allows families to book one of two private onsens. WWW.KINISEKO.COM

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hree of North America’s most iconic ski lodges have refreshed themselves for Winter 2015. Aspen Meadows Resort, home to  the Aspen Institute, has upgraded and updated its signature Bauhaus-style décor, enhancing its place within 40 acres of untouched alpine wilderness. Park City’s Stein Eriksen Lodge, which remains the only Forbes 5-Star hotel and spa in Utah, consistently maintains its AAA 5-diamond hotel rating with enrichments. This season’s $8-million renovation style by Juxtapose is mountain luxe. “The designer’s vision was a modern luxurious feel,” says spokesperson

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1. Nordica’s Wild Belle. 2. Dynastar’s Cham W 97. 3. Völkl’s Kenja. 4. Blizzard’s Sheeva.

You’re headed on a seven-day ski vacation to a big mountain that has a bit of everything... freshly groomed corduroy, tight tree skiing, and hopefully some powder-filled bowls. Which skis do you pack? In 2015, female skiers have a plethora of choices from big-mountain fat skis to super-strong rippers built for speed. Gone are the days when a solitary pair of (very pink) skis stood alone in a woman’s quiver, so whether you want to pack a ski for every forecast or bring your all-mountain go-to, this year’s skis have you covered.

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Ladies, These Skis Do Everything

Regardless of their shape or size, the skis of 2015 are better at most everything. Traditional definitions (alpine, freeride, powder) are blending into the all-mountain category and this year skiers can expect to see rocker (also called reverse camber) technology in almost any downhill ski, even in all‑mountain workhorses like Rossignol’s new Temptation 88. Using Rossignol’s Auto Turn Rocker, the Temptation has rocker in the tips and the tail to help you float better in powder, initiate turns easily, and still provide enough camber underfoot for stability and control. And while skis like the Temptation are opting for rocker on both ends, other companies have embraced “early rise” technology—a ski has tip rocker but a regular tail. One of the best in the early rise category for 2015 is Dynastar’s Cham W 97. It’s 25 percent lighter this year, but can still manage everything from powder to hard pack without getting rattled. Nordica jumps in with its camROCK technology for its women’s all-mountain Belle series skis. The new tech promises to increase float, velocity and maneuverability in soft snow. Even traditional powder skis are better in all types of snow. Powder hounds will love Blizzard’s new, twin-tipped Sheeva. At only 104 millimeters (4.1 inches) underfoot, the ski performs light years better on groomers and in tight trees than the older generation of powder skis.

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Whichever type of ski you pick, you can expect most skis to feel lighter.

While super fat powder skis may have been a hot item in the past, in 2015, technical carving skis are making a comeback. Völkl’s high‑performance Kenja incorporates a wood core reinforced with metal and fiberglass to create a responsive, experts-only ski that will rip down groomers. Likewise, Blizzard’s completely redesigned Viva 810 TI IQ proves that a carving ski is worth adding to your quiver; complete camber underfoot provides tons of edge control and Blizzard’s IQ binding interface makes a return this year to yield efficient power transfer from skier to ski. While all-mountain skis are sure to remain some of the most popular sticks on the hill, new tech is making groomers just as fun as the deep snow.

Skis That Are Lightweight, Yet Responsive

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1. Blizzard’s Viva 810 TI. IQ. 2. Head’s Total Joy. 3. Elan’s Twilight Collection. 4. Rossignol’s Savory 7.

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Whichever type of ski you pick, you can expect most skis to feel lighter. With more people venturing into the backcountry, lighter skis mean easier, more efficient travel. Products like Rossignol’s Savory 7 clock in  at a reasonable 3.8 kilograms (8.3 pounds) this year and combine an ultralight construction with good backcountry powder performance and all-mountain versatility. And even if the backcountry isn’t in your wheelhouse, women’s skis aren’t just men’s skis painted pink. Known for producing some of the lightest skis around, Elan has coined the term “light‑skiing” to categorize their low-weight products. For 2015, Elan’s Twilight Collection comes in three different sizes to accommodate various

styles of skiers and all measure in at an impressive 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds) per ski. Women can now get the strength and versatility of a high‑performance ski without lugging around extra weight.

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The desire for skis to be both lighter and stronger has prompted companies to invest in new materials, the most impressive of which is Head’s new Graphene technology. A super-strong carbon also used in Head’s tennis rackets, Graphene is 100 times stronger than steel and is making waves for its lightweight ski applications. Head has incorporated Graphene into all six of their Joy series skis for 2015, combining über-thin carbon with lightweight wood or a composite core to create an extra sturdy, stiff, and responsive lineup. Try the Head Big Joy for powdery steeps or check out the Head Total Joy for a versatile ski that will thrive on any snowpack.

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Where Will Women’s Skis Go Next?

With recent technology mixing rocker tips with traditional camber to create impressive all-mountain machines, it’s likely that future, do-everything skis will handle variable conditions with ease. And based on the number of women’s alpine skis labeled as lightweight, we can expect to see continued innovation in extra-strong, lightweight materials like Graphene. The skis of tomorrow will take us from family turns on the bunny hill to a 45-degree, no-fall chute, all without skipping a beat. Just don’t expect them to be covered in flowers.

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adding up an elegantly arched staircase doused in white light, the gaze lingers over a giant Michelangelo mural depicting the Hand of God. As an opener for a spa  treatment, that’s brave. At The  Chedi—the new 70-million-Swiss-franc, five-star shrine to alpine decadence— it’s also prophetic. The sleepy Swiss village of Andermatt, at the crossroads of two mighty mountain passes leading from north to south and from  east to west, was transformed last season into an Eastern-tinged spa heaven. The hotel’s 104 spacious alpine-chic rooms and suites are matched by no fewer than 208 fireplaces, nine of which flank a showcase 115-foot, glass-covered pool whose water is kept a refreshing 79 degrees Fahrenheit. The contras­ ting air is languidly warm, better to enjoy the decadent daybeds served by waiters delivering fruit shooters, Champagne, and cold towels.

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There’s more: nearly 26,000 square feet worth. Downstairs, James Bond meets Asian chic with über-sexy and serene pools aflicker in low candlelight, punctuated by a bevy of eucalyptus, bio and Finnish saunas, a scented salt steam bath, a hammam, an ice fountain, and a flower bath. Asian-inspired treatments such as Ayurvedic, Tibetan, and chakra-balancing massages are mindfully administered in 10 spa suites. Rooted in oriental philosophy and based on Asian healing traditions, natural products include ila, REN and Alpienne, an organic line containing oils from plants and fruits found in the mountains towering nearly 10,000 feet above Andermatt. The spa offers the faithfuls (manicures, pedicures, hair-styling) as well as exotica: a jetlagcurative Indian acupressure head massage with juniper and geranium essential oils, a slew of body envelopments with exotic plants and minerals, and a range of bespoke facials featuring approaches from lymphatic drainage to light therapy. Soaked and supple, addressing appetites is the next happy priority. Have a think while raising a glass of something luscious in The Wine & Cigar Library, or The Lobby, or perhaps in The Courtyard, at The Bar, or enveloped in fur in Chedi’s Living Room. Western and Asian cuisine of the highest orders are on the menus in both The Restaurant and The Japanese Restaurant

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by Hide Yamamoto. Save room for the cheese course, selected from the 16-foot high walk-in glass cheese cellar, paired with one or two  of the 5,000-plus wines. Vant to be alone? Book a private dinner party in the Stube, complete with a blacked-out one-way mirror and secret door for truly discreet assignations. Oh! And don’t forget the skiing—Andermatt is keying up to link with nearby Sedrun in a few short years, further modernizing this picturesque portion of the Swiss Alps. Until then, The Chedi supplies a luxurious yin to Andermatt’s yang. WWW.THECHEDI-ANDERMATT.COM

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YOUNG MASTER SOMMELIER CARLTON McCOY HOLDS COURT AT ASPEN’S LITTLE NELL

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McCoy’s unrivaled taste in wine has made the Little Nell’s tasting room the talk of Aspen.

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nly 29, Carlton McCoy this year became the third youngest person—and only the second African-American—to win a master sommelier diploma from the Culinary Institute of America. Wine & Spirits Magazine named him a Best New Sommelier for 2013. Shortly thereafter, McCoy was promoted to Wine Director of Aspen’s prestigious Little Nell Hotel. For the moment, however, he stands in the Nell’s tasting room preoccupied, not with oenophilic matters but porcine ones. Before McCoy, the back half of a pig rests impassively in its own cured skin. McCoy cuts me a small slice off the animal’s back, explaining, “it’s the finest ham in Spain, Jamon Iberico,” which can sell for more than $90 a pound. It tastes of smoky pork, as well as the pig’s sustainable, protein-rich diet of fresh acorns. Such palate cleansers and McCoy’s unrivaled taste in wine have made the Little Nell’s tasting room the talk of Aspen cognoscenti. Located in a subterranean cellar of the venerable hotel, scarcely larger than a closet, the room can accommodate but six guests at a time (and a single pig). Still, it’s McCoy’s pride and joy. “A wine geek’s dream,” he calls it. The communal table was handcrafted from beetle-killed pine and vintage wine barrels. McCoy describes the constant 50-degree temperature as “good for red wines; bad for oaked whites.”

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His approach as sommelier “Wine is for everyone.”

McCoy—trim and pressed, sporting sleek eyeglasses on a freshly shaved head—shows me the hotel’s 19,000-bottle collection. “Aspen’s a town of transients, people from all over the world, with every imaginable taste. So the wine program at the Little Nell has a long history of high quality. This isn’t some hokey, pretend wine cellar.” The Nell certainly stands a long way from McCoy’s birthplace: “A part of Washington, D.C., that had no wine—just cheap spirits and malt liquor.” While no one in McCoy’s family drank wine, a job with his grandmother’s catering business honed his sense of cuisine. He won a scholarship to the Culinary Institute of America, worked in impressive New York restaurants, and in 2013 took the Advanced Master Sommelier test, which concludes with a blind taste 62

of six wines in 25 minutes, in which the sommelier must determine the wine’s origin, grape, and vintage. Of the 63 candidates at the exam, only McCoy and three others passed. His approach as sommelier is that “Wine is for everyone. Every time I approach a table or talk about wine, it isn’t coming from a place of snobbery or elitism. It’s about figuring out what people like, finding new things guests might like, and spending time with friends and family.” A child of the city, McCoy claims, “I’d never even seen a pair of skis” before arriving in Aspen. But he now skis when he can, and feverishly explores the Elk Mountains in summer, whether cycling or hiking. Indeed, he sometimes chills cru Beaujolais in a mountain stream, and then sips it while soaking in Conundrum Hot Springs. Now that he’s lived here three years, McCoy comprehends Aspen’s hedonistic appeal. As such, he delivers Nell guests “hangover kits” containing granola, dark chocolate, coffee, Red Bull, Brain Toniq, and—for the proverbial “hair of the dog”—vodka from nearby Woody Creek Distillers. WWW.THELITTLENELL.COM Photo: Paul Zizka/Banff Lake Louise Tourism

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Shots, Skulls, and Spice on the streets of Crested Butte BY ERICA DUECY

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ince opening in June, the Mexican restaurant Bonez has become one of Crested Butte’s hottest tables, serving up margaritas and street-style tacos for hungry skiers. Located just a few minutes off the mountain, on the town’s main drag of Elk Avenue, the popular bar-restaurant has already developed a loyal following. “It’s definitely a place where people like to gather,  to come in for a bite and a cocktail at the bar,” says Ben Diem, one of four partners in the restaurant. Diem and the rest of the team—Kyleena Falzone, Carson West, and David Wooding—are longtime Crested Butte restaurateurs who have worked at and partnered in multiple venues over the past decade, including the pizzeria Secret Stash, eclectic‑cuisine Red Room, and former sushi restaurant Lobar. This most recent project was born from the quartet’s own craving for an exceptional Mexican restaurant in town. Their culinary concept was cemented three years ago after throwing a tequila-and-tacos dinner party.

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Inside, find art of Dia de los Muertos, the Mexican Day of the Dead.

When a lease on the right building came around, the partners launched Bonez. The distinctive skulland skeleton-based art of Dia de los Muertos, the Mexican Day of the Dead celebration, provided inspiration for the restaurant’s decor. “We took the skeletons of a lot of old things—liquor bottles, coffee cans, wooden beams—and reused almost everything we found,” says Ben Diem. “Nearly the entire restaurant is upcycled.” When guests arrive, they immediately look upwards to the 40-foot tall ceilings, and walls lined with books and Day of the Dead trinkets. Local artists have contributed pieces, including a chandelier made from 450 empty liquor bottles, and lighting fixtures crafted from used Folgers coffee cans. The building itself is a historic relic, the skeleton of a coal-storage warehouse called The Powerhouse. “Back in the 1880s, when Crested Butte was a mining town, the plant provided all the coal-burning power to the mining camp nearby,” David Wooding says. The menu, developed by Wooding, focuses on street-style tacos with an upscale twist. Tacos include duck confit with pipian peppers, roasted pork and caramelized pineapple, and the vegetarian “el jardin” with local corn and crispy shallots. Other hit items include queso fundito, a hot skillet bubbling over with melted cheeses, meant for dipping with homemade flour tortillas, and the DIY guacamole, which guests can mix to taste using a 15-pound molcajete delivered to the table. With more than 200 tequilas and mescal and specialty cocktails like the smoky mescal-spiked margarita, Bonez will no doubt heat up Crested Butte’s après-ski scene this winter. Just watch out for the sting of the Scorpion, a habanero pepper-infused margarita: it’s hot! TOP TOP BOTTOM

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QUEENSTOWN’S APRÈS-SKI ENERGIZER

BY ERICA DUECY

The Bunker’s Espresso Martini 1 ½ ounces vanilla vodka 1 ounce coffee liqueur 1 shot fresh espresso ½ tsp manuka or other dark honey Coffee beans Fill a martini glass with ice water, to chill. To an ice-filled shaker, add all ingredients and shake for 15 seconds. Pour ice water from martini glass, and strain contents of shaker into the glass. Garnish with coffee beans.

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o experience the après-ski scene like a local in Queenstown, New Zealand, take a detour off the main tourist track. Down a back alley and up a nondescript stairwell, you’ll come upon the ski town’s most revered bar, The Bunker. For nearly 20 years, the bar has played host to local revelers with its old-schoolcool style, convivial vibe (bartenders have the inside track on untapped powder stashes), and roaring fireplaces, both indoors and on the patio. Oh, and don’t forget the Espresso Martinis. “It’s by far the most popular cocktail,” says The Bunker owner Cameron Mitchell. “Once you make one, everyone wants one, because you smell the espresso.” The cocktail features vanilla vodka, coffee liqueur, fresh-brewed espresso, and local manuka honey. “It gets you into the mood for the night,” he says. The pick-me-up seems to work quite effectively. By 11 p.m., The Bunker is standingroom only, and it doesn’t empty out until the sun rises on another epic ski day.

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VAIL’S WINTER CARNIVAL VAIL & BEAVER CREEK ROLL OUT THE VELVET FOR 2015’s FIS ALPINE WORLD SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS

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Bode Miller flying through Beaver Creek’s legendary Birds of Prey.

here are those among us who equate the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships on par with—or greater than—the Olympics. Held every two years, these championships—downhill, slalom, GS and Super-G—host 700 skiers from 70 nations, and attract world television audiences of more than one billion. Winners include the greats: Jean Vuarnet, Jean Claude Killy, Tamara McKinney, Stein Eriksen, Nancy Greene, Steve Mahre, and Lindsey Vonn. This season’s Championships—February 2-15, 2015—will be held at Beaver Creek. Considered one of Colorado’s most comfortable resorts, Beaver Creek maintains a high-brow rep for deluxe, ski-in lodging and corduroy slopes—but it’s not all about the cush. Beaver Creek’s Birds of Prey downhill course includes a 40-degree section ominously titled “The Brink” on which downhillers clock fantastic speeds of up to 80 mph. For two weeks in February, Beaver Creek and Vail—its vivacious neighbor— are pulling out the stops to host these FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, offering the world a show, not just of Ted Ligety’s and Mikaela Shiffrin’s prowess on the pistes, but of art, film, music, and food. Think of it as a swank winter carnival with world-class ski racing attached. 70

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Beaver Creek has been designated Race Central, icing its Birds of Prey men’s downhill course to perfection in time for the race on February 7, 2015. The Creek’s new Raptor racecourse for women will run its downhill on February 6. Most other race action is on the slopes of Beaver Creek, except for men’s technical qualification races and the popular Nations Team Parallel GS, which will take place on Vail Mountain’s Golden Peak. All races are free—stadium seating is first come, first serve, with no tickets necessary. During the championships, shuttle bus service between the two resorts is also gratis. Beaver Creek is hosting International  Experience Celebrations. Festivities will occur in the Interna­tional Experience tent, located in the center of Beaver Creek Village, from 12 p.m.-5 p.m. daily Feb. 2-15. Each day will feature a different country or region participating in the races and will showcase cultural food, beverages and entertainment. Entrance is free and open to the public.

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Evening festivities—including opening and closing ceremonies, plus concerts, films, food and art exhibits—are slated for the streets of Vail by night. The resort is booking daily, big-name outdoor concerts. Sierra Nevada, the event’s official craft beer, will host Winter Camp near the bridge in Vail Village for daily samples and tasting events. Promoters promise that a portion of Vail’s auto-free avenues will be permitted, allowing the party to spill onto the streets. Art and music installations will

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pop up in unexpected places such as a four-string quartet on the skating rink in Vail Square and a tuba player on a quad chairlift. Giant screens will broadcast Beaver Creek’s slope action throughout Vail Village. Says organizer Kate Peters: “You’ve heard of tailgating at NFL games, we’re introducing Vailgating.”

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Vail Mountain is bringing back its high-alpine nightclub Décimo during the championship games. Located at 10,250 feet above sea level on Vail Mountain and accessed by a heated gondola, The 10th restaurant will be retrofitted for Décimo’s dance party on February 13. And yes, the nightclub will include VIP tables and bottle service.

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LODGING CENTRAL

Gold and silver medalists Phil and Steve Mahre will be skiing and celebrating with guests of the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort during Vail’s championship weeks on and off the slopes. Guests can spend the day on the mountain skiing with the twins, share time over a cocktail, or allow Phil and Steve to act as personal race commentators. The Lodge at Vail, a Rock Resort situated at the base of Vail’s new Gondola One, underwent major interior upgrades just in time for the event. And, with its ski nannies, sumptuous spa, and attentive ski concierge, the Arrabelle at Vail Square provides respite from the race action—it is, after all, Vail’s answer to a grand European ski hotel. WWW.VAILBEAVERCREEK2015.COM

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Escape the race fray: slip your feet into some sumptuous slippers at The 10th, Vail’s velvety mid-mountain restaurant with stunning views of the Gore Range, a cozy bar, and healthy portions of black truffle fries and brick oven pizza.

Don’t miss Cookie Time at Beaver Creek, this daily tradition continues throughout the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. Chefs in whites appear slopeside to present trays stacked with warm, freshly baked chocolate chip cookies.

Zach’s Cabin at Beaver Creek is situated mid-mountain in a serene grove of aspens—bundle up in a sleigh to reach it. After busy race days, Executive Chef Tim McCaw serves comforting Colorado‑inspired dishes.

Beaver Creek’s Ritz-Carlton at Bachelor Gulch will offer quiet refuge from Championship action in its Bachelors Lounge, a sultry, indoor and heated outdoor space serving handcrafted cocktails, imported cigars, plus a hookah experience—custom-made hookahs filled with loose tobacco in flavors such as pumpkin spice, vanilla, rose, and passion fruit.

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OUTDOOR PURSUITS FROM A COMFY BASE IN CRESTED BUTTE, SCARP RIDGE LODGE BY AMIEE WHITE BEAZLEY

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rested Butte’s Scarp Ridge Lodge has lived many lives: saloon, dance hall for Croatian miners, Victorian-era brothel... what self-respecting Colorado mining‑cum‑ski town didn’t have a brothel? Its current life, though, is considerably more respectful. Scarp Ridge Lodge has been rebirthed as a chic and comfortable, seven-bedroom private ski home in the heart of Crested Butte. It is owned and operated by Eleven Experience. 74

Debuted in 2011, the Lodge is the flagship of several Eleven Experience establishments tucked into the far corners of Earth—a chalet in the French Alps, a Colonial beach house in the Bahamas, a farm in Northwest Iceland. Begun by Chad Pike, the concept of all Eleven Experience properties is to present the  comforts and amenities of five-star hotels, but with the added extra of guided outdoor pursuits. Each lodge employs professional guides to tailor-make adventures—

naturally snowshoeing, dogsledding, and private cat-skiing rank among Scarp Ridge Lodge’s most popular Colorado  activities. While it might look like any other Victorian building on a Crested Butte street, upon entering this unassuming Colorado retreat, guests immediately know they’ve arrived at a special destination. Chad Pike’s partner Blake Pike, a London-based interior designer, has sculpted Scarp Ridge’s interior using raw wood, iron, stone, and weathered

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hardwood flooring. The effect is rustic yet chic, a cozy ski home that envelops its guests in comfort after an adventurous day in the backcountry. Scarp Ridge Lodge’s entryway is kitted out with recessed lockers for ski gear, drawers filled with organic snacks, a fire burning warmly in a huge stone fireplace, and water, water everywhere. Upon entry, a down-to-earth staffer is dispatched to welcome guests with a high-altitude-relieving elixir. Or, if they’re up for it, a glass of wine appears from the stocked cellar. As the story is often told, Pike founded Eleven Experience based on his affection for three of his life’s most-favored elements: family, skiing, and fishing. The result, as it plays out at Scarp Ridge, is a ski lodge that feels like home with a healthy level of kindness, service, quality and, naturally, adventure. WWW.ELEVEN EXPERIENCE.COM

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Each suite at Scarp Ridge Lodge is a retreat in itself, with a mix of antique and contemporary furnishings, surroundsound speakers in both bedroom and bath, and, nearby, a cozy sitting area for watching television, reading a book, or, if the stars align, a nap after skiing. Each bath features a pewter soaking tub, a steam shower, and Jack Black skincare products. At night, an oxygen enrichment system is enabled in each bedroom to ensure guests don’t experience high-altitude nightmares common with Colorado ski travel.

APRÈS-SKI Adjacent to the Lodge is a private billiards room—exclusively for Scarp Ridge guests— nicknamed “The Whipping Post.” To outsiders “The Post” looks like an old miner’s garage, but inside it’s indulgently stocked with the spirits of your choice, two taps pouring Colorado craft brews, plus a rockin’ jukebox.

CONCIERGE SERVICE With space for 10 guests per night in winter, rental of Scarp Ridge includes exclusive use of the home, pre-arrival vacation planning, and a private concierge, as well as a gourmet breakfast, lunch and afternoon refreshments, plus a photographer during guided activities, such as snowshoeing, cat-skiing, or dogsledding in the Crested Butte backcountry. After a day of rigorous outdoor pursuits, the concierge team can bring in Pilates instructors, masseurs for in-room treatments, or screen a film in the indoor theatre.

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Pike founded Eleven Experience based on his affection for three of his life’s mostfavored elements: family, skiing, and fishing.

As with all establishments belonging to Eleven Experience, Crested Butte’s Scarp Ridge Lodge services outdoor-active clients. At Scarp Ridge there is a permanent team of professional guides on hand to create bespoke adventure travel itineraries for its guests. Each morning upon waking, a guest’s pre-planned itinerary appears in his or her personal locker. In winter, these adventures are headlined by Eleven Experience’s private cat-skiing operation—access to 1,000 acres and 10,000-plus vertical feet spread generously across Colorado’s Elk Mountains via a high‑end snowcat.

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now is a precious commodity. It’s a bit like caviar—no matter how much money you have, it’s not always available in abundance. Snow is particularly sparse in North America in August, which is why many of us head for the beach. But  there are those among us who continue to seek out that white winter caviar, even in summer. We find it in Chile, at Valle Nevado, where a very special combination awaits: heli-skiing paired with fine wine touring.

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On set with Stellar, standing on the divide between El Colorado and Valle Nevado.

Lights, Camera, Action! Heli-skiing with Stellar Adventure Media

There are a few select heli-ski experiences in Chile, but none quite like Stellar Adventure Media. It’s a company owned by two of the biggest names in skiing and photography, one that doubles as an adventure ski and travel op. Co-owner Reggie Crist grew up in Sun Valley, competed on the U.S. Ski Team, and won X Games gold. He’s partnered with Will Wissman, one of the world’s leading ski and outdoor photographers. Their Stellar formula is this: While testing gear, designing equipment, and shooting extreme film footage and photos for sponsors, the two are also guiding and filming a handful of adventuresome guests. The result is a peek inside the world of skiing’s superstars— a scene to which few have access. Guests of Stellar are placed right into the mix. It’s like they are members of the crew—an integral part of the expedition. They’re “on set” during the filming of pro ski action and then they’re heli-ported to ski the same lines that ski-film stars like Julian Carr have just ripped. The cameras are already in place! While in Chile, Stellar operates from its base at Valle Nevado. Situated fewer than two hours from Santiago, it’s an in-bound resort on the edge of some of the world’s best heli-skiing. The terrain has some of the longest sustained pitches, paired with the best snow you will find in the Southern Hemisphere. Fire up a helicopter, fewer than 100 feet from the Valle Nevado hotel, and within moments you’ll be on the receiving end of “blower” powder face shots. Stellar teams with Claudio Inglesias, head of Heliski Valle Nevado. Inglesias is accustomed to creating world-class experiences for anyone from the first-time heli skier to the seasoned expert, and to groups like Stellar’s, who are looking to film, make first descents, and push, push, push. But it’s not all about the skiing. In the evenings, Valle has a variety of dining options. From casual to elegant, there is  something for every mood, including the intimate La Fourchette, which specializes in French cuisine with a Chilean twist. The spa at Hotel Valle Nevado is the perfect place to work out sore muscles. The hot tub in the evening is the place to be, as Valle Nevado, situated high above Santiago, has some of Chile’s prettiest sunsets. The best part of a Stellar tour at Valle Nevado is that once you arrive, the most taxing questions you will have to answer are: piste or heli? pisco sour, red or white? Everything else is well arranged, and the experience is definitely Stellar.

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1. The wine cellar at Matetic Vineyards. 2. La Casona’s pool and gardens. 3. Touring Matetic’s vineyards on horseback in the company of a huaso.

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Chilean wine is renowned for its quality. Less known is the South American country’s luxury wine experience. American-owned Santiago Adventures specializes in high-end insider trips to the best the country has to offer. Brian Pearson started Santiago Adventures to share his love for Chile and entice visitors to go deeper and explore the country’s wonders, for weeks at a time, or even just as a two-day add-on to a ski trip. Vina Matetic is just one of these special places visited by Santiago Adventures. Situated an hour from Santiago and not far from Valle Nevado, skiers are transported out of the bustle of the city into the countryside where you can soak in the culture, essence, and terroir of Chile. Miles and miles of grapes grow in the vineyard of Vina Matetic, one of  the first biodynamic wineries in Chile. Their commitment to the land and the environment is pervasive. Santiago Adventures recommends the best way to experience Matetic’s landscape is on mountain bike or horseback, riding along the valley to the winery for a tasting. The winery’s architecture and design are clean and elegant, but the wine barrel room evokes the inner sanctum of a place of worship demanding of reverence. Matetic is home to La Casona, a small boutique hotel with just eight large, cheery rooms. Its common area—games, library, pool table and roaring fire—is especially inviting. La Casona’s outdoor swimming pool provides the perfect setting to relax and sample Vina Matetic’s organic foods grown locally in the Rosario Valley, all perfectly complemented with Matetic’s showcase wines.

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From the Chile Suite, to the Norge Suite, to the Hermès tribute suite, VINA VIK’S ROOMS ARE INDIVIDUAL MASTERPIECES

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Fornasetti Suite showcasing Chile’s light and landscape. 2. The pool at Vina Vik spilling into the magnificent countryside.

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Also part of Santiago Adventures: Vina Vik, a newcomer to luxury wine tourism. Vina Vik is an art-filled hotel located in the Millahue Valley just north of Colchagua, a major wine-producing region in Chile. The town of Millahue is rural, quiet, and sleepy, with its loudest sounds coming from wandering hens. High on the hill above the town, you’ll notice something glinting in the sun. From a distance, you may wonder if the Starship Enterprise has landed, but as you make your way up the steep road, you see that the shiny object is the roof of Vina Vik, whose materials and design are reminiscent of Frank Gehry’s Guggenheim masterpiece in San Sebastian. The hotel is a creation of Norwegianborn Alexander Vik and his American wife, Carrie, of VIK Hotels. Every one of its 22 rooms is unique, each designed by a different Chilean artist. From the Chile Suite, to the Norge Suite, to the Hermes tribute suite, the rooms are individual masterpieces. The corner suites have floor-to-ceiling windows on both sides to showcase the light and landscape. It is truly a shame that when the hotel is occupied one will not be able to visit each room to take in the fabulous work of these magnificent Chilean artists. From the hotel’s perch, the view is expansive; on clear days you can see the snow-covered Andean peaks in the distance. From there, another architectural wonder catches your eye: VIK vineyard’s Radic Smiljan-designed winery with its low metallic roof and Zen-like rock and water garden entry. Its entrance sets the tone for this über modern winery that makes some of the top red wines in the country. The best way to reach the winery is to gear yourself up in chaps and a traditional Chilean cowboy hat, then trot along VIK’s property on horseback. This is also a great way to work up an appetite for the winery’s pistachio-encrusted filet and baby carrots served with a bottle of VIK’s raison d’être: reds in elegant blends of Cabernet Sauvignon, Carménère, Syrah, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Mix all this with a little heli-ski caviar at Valle Nevado, and you’ve got the perfect summer experience in Chile. WWW.SANTIAGOADVENTURES.COM

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ASPEN EXTREME’S E.J. FOERSTER—A.K.A. DR. SNOW—FLIPS FROM HOLLYWOOD FILM MAKING TO ASPEN SKI MAKING

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“Dream big or don’t dream at all, baby” —Dexter Rutecki, Aspen Extreme

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he year is 1992, a scorching hot day in Burbank, California. As a pitiless sun beats on the metal roof of an enormous hangarcum-soundstage, E.J. Foerster pads around  inside, among truckloads of fake snow. As associate producer and second-unit director shooting Aspen Extreme, Foerster’s tasked with making a realistic scene where a skier falls into a water-filled crevasse. This isn’t easy. Not for Foerster, nor for the stuntman who flushes down the hole 30 or so times over the course of the day. It’s a silly plot device—no glaciers exist anywhere near Aspen, neither do crevasses. What’s  more, the bubbling void on the other side of a clear partition here in Burbank resembles a mellow hot tub; its chemically colored water  surrounded by white fiberglass “snow.”

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“I became known as Dr. Snow. I did every movie with a snowflake in it.” Foerster pulls the visual off, though. The New York Times later notes that Foerster’s “ski footage is often pretty,” while Variety describes the film as “exciting” and “attractively lensed.” Attractively lensed indeed. Following the release of Aspen Extreme, “I became known as Dr. Snow,” says Foerster. “I did every movie with a snowflake in it and lots of extreme location work in mountains and jungles. It got me into mainstream Hollywood before they even knew the term ‘extreme.’” Since then, the peripatetic Foerster has moved constantly between the three points of what he calls the “Western Bermuda Triangle”: Los Angeles (the worldwide entertainment capital, which contains untold soundstages for filming phony crevasses), Vancouver (where E.J. met his wife and where the entertainment industry has worked since the Canadian dollar plunged to 60 American cents in the 90s), and Aspen (where E.J. has lived for decades and where he taught skiing at Snowmass alongside Aspen Extreme writer-director, Patrick Hasburgh).

Foerster’s company, Momentum Films, has produced more than 700 commercials; personally, he’s worked behind the lens on dozens of “Films You Have Heard Of,” including Forest Gump, Tropic Thunder, The Twilight Saga; To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar; The X Files, and Godzilla. He talks fondly of working as second-unit director on Martin Scorcese’s Kundun, about the Dalai Lama. “The whole Zen of making the movie was amazing. It was really complicated stuff, airlifting horses with helicopters up to 14,000 feet on Mt. Robson and that kind of thing, and it all went great.” Although Foerster maintains success in Hollywood, earlier this century he made an “only in Aspen” career move: He began making skis and snowboards. Well, not him, exactly, but the company, High Society, which he owns and serves as its creative director. “High Society is something that came out of a lifelong desire to own a ski company—and of meeting four young guys who were renting a house of mine,”

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Foerster made an “only in Aspen” career move: He began making skis and snowboards.

Foerster says. “They were designing skis in my garage, and I was impressed by their passion. They were super energetic,” he says, but they needed adult supervision. For 11 years now, High Society has been building light, high quality, hard-to-break skis and snowboards at the Never Summer factory in Denver. All High Society’s groupthink, design, and attitude spring from the Roaring Fork Valley, though. Says Foerster, “The name High Society is a reference and a tribute to Aspen and its mystique. We will never forget our roots and the way this place inspires us.“ The company’s mission: “We design and manufacture premium necessities for people who live a lifestyle of physical expression,” like most Aspenites do. High Society has since moved from only winter sports hard-goods to producing stand-up paddleboards and a host of apparel and lifestyle items, from rashguards to women’s bottoms called “booty shorts.” Still, skis and snowboards remain the company’s bread and butter, which can be stressful. “I have to count on Mother Nature to shed her light on us!” Foerster exclaims. “In the winter action sports business, you have a finite window to make money. The buying season lasts roughly 20 weeks, which can unspool under profound snowfall or soul-crushing drought. We have to adjust and improvise on any given day. Luckily, we’re very nimble at High Society.” Unlike his employees, Foerster gets to escape business concerns for Hollywood concerns. “First and foremost I’m a filmmaker,” he says, “and when I’m on a film it’s for four to six months. I tend to schedule High Society commitments around my film commitments.”

E.J. Foerster in Aspen with wife (and stunt woman) Marny Eng.

Though two decades have elapsed since said commitments entailed Aspen Extreme, the film never seems to go away. For one, the ski footage remains incredible, as Foerster “nailed it” shooting the best skiers of the day (Scot Schmidt and Doug Coombs) while helicopter-skiing British Columbia, (which made both B.C. and Aspen shine). While its plot centers around two Detroit buddies who move to Aspen to become ski instructors, the film is truly about following ones dreams. Foerster recently rode in a limousine on Interstate 70; when passing Vail, the driver actually quoted the film’s line about the ersatz ski town: “Looks like the guy who designed Wendy’s went nuts in this place.” Foerster was flabbergasted. Then, on a shoot in New Orleans, he met a crew member wearing a Broncos shirt, which led to a discussion about the Rockies and skiing, and before he knew it, “the kid had looked me up on IMDb, and told me Aspen Extreme changed his life.” It sometimes seems to Foerster that every person who’s moved from flatlands to the mountains tells him the same thing. “The film was pretty exciting for us,” he says. “We were kind of lucky to stumble on the ‘extreme’ phenomenon before it became overused. But I had worked on Mountain Dew commercials previously, when ‘extreme’ was just coming into vogue. The film was definitely not a box office smash, but over time it’s become a cult classic.” And it’s become a stepping stone for a damn good life for E.J. Foerster—a producer unafraid to dream big. “I have great friends here where I’ve grown up,” he says. “And what do I do for a living? I make toys and I make films!”

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GO AHEAD, SING WHILE YOU SKI. SALZBURG IS MOZART AND MARIA COUNTRY STORY BY lori knowles Photography by Sanders Photos

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t’s an indelible image: Julie Andrews swirling on the slopes of Salzburg, Austria, a line of sparkling white peaks standing like sentries in the distance. The hills are alive... The scene was shot in 1964 on the flanks of the Untersberg, Salzburg’s highest peak. Today, you’ll find a cable car there for sightseers and fervent fans of The Sound of Music. A skier can ride that cable car, then slide along the 4.5-mile piste that trickles down from its peak—permitting snow lovers to do their own kind of dance to the sound of Maria’s music. Is it a bit cliché? Perhaps. But escaping song, not just Rodger and Hammerstein’s, in Salzburger Sportwelt is an impossible task. One might as well move along with it. The Sound of Music, the film and its emblematic songs (“Do-ReMi,” “Edelweiss”), are so deeply-rooted in the North America psyche, we’re apt to forget the city of Salzburg truly did serve as the home of the von Trapp family. There was a Baron named Georg who met and married a governess called Maria. Their villa full of children amid the pretty peaks of Salzburg really was redolent with music—so much so, concerts became the family’s financial rescue, having lost the Trapp fortune during the European depression. And yes, a whole line of Trapps emigrated to the U.S. to escape Austria’s National Socialists in the late 1930s. They landed in Stowe, Vermont, at the Trapp Family Lodge... but  that is a separate story. In their wake they left quite a tale, one that’s brought alive for us again  and again on our flat screens—The Sound of Music plays perpetually in some Salzburg hotels—and a tale we skiers can dissect on a snow vacation. On our way to Salzburg’s 470 miles of ski slopes, we may trip lightly through the city’s Mirabell Gardens where Julie Andrews and her movie-brood played by the magic fountains singing “Do, Do, La, Fa, Me, Re, Do.” Or, we might tiptoe into the eerie old city cemetery at the base of a schloss, where the von Trapp children, on the run from the Nazis, hid among the tombstones. Or, with the Salzburg church bells singing all around us, we may venture past Nonnberg Convent, inside of which the nuns wondered how to solve a problem like Maria. 88

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1. The tight streets and fashionable shops of Old Salzburg. 2. Salzburg is a city of spires.

Indeed, Salzburg has a profusion of spires and bells that— surprise!—sing constantly, plus a fortress on a hill, and a regal river lined with vast Baroque chateaus not unlike the movie’s version of the von Trapp manor. Remember? As his children cavorted, Baron von Trapp sat upon his chateau’s patio with his doomed lover, The Baroness, whose best line in the flick was: “Darling, haven’t you ever heard of a delightful little thing called boarding school?”

“Of all the lovely regions I have seen, none can compare to Salzburg...” —Amadeus Mozart But these sounds of music are not Salzburg’s only claim to music fame. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the composer, was born in Salzburg. His residence remains in Makart Square, in the midst of the tight streets and soft-lit shops of Old Salzburg—a UNESCO World Heritage Site. “Of all the lovely regions I have seen,” Amadeus once wrote, “none can compare to Salzburg’s striking natural beauty.” Ah... the altstadt (old city). Most European cities have one, and Salzburg’s—meaning salt castle—does not disappoint. There are furriers, weavers, tailors, St. Peter’s bakery, Alte Hofapotheke—a  pharmacy founded in 1591— and Salzkantor, whose shelves are filled with Salzkammergut salt in strange flavors such as lavender and citrus. It’s along these streets Paul Fürst handmade the first chocolate Mozart balls (Mozartkugeln) in 1890—a treat in Salzburg that’s as abundant as its church spires. 90