nspired by an airfoil introduced to Snowbird by French skiers decades ago, he set out to make a set of stubby wings that a skier could carry in lieu of poles.
Dave promises me the sensation of lift will be tangible. “It’s like skiing with handrails for support,” he says. “Your feet pendulum underneath you. And once your speed increases, you can bank into your turn and really dig in.”
I want to be like this when I grow up – its exciting just to think about it.
“Look at the slice of time we’re living in,” he tells me one day as we ascend the mountain. “How many people throughout history have had the leisure time we enjoy? In our lives, we have a 60- or 70-year window. Yet people take living for granted. Here we are in a gleaming tram with gleaming equipment. We get to ski. We are blessed.”
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