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Skiing with Laird Hamilton Occupation: Big-Wave Kahuna Favorite Places to Ski: “Wherever they don’t have rules and regulations.” That means heli-skiing in places like the Chugach Mountains near Valdez, Alaska–“Seventy-five feet of base snow. Yeah, some spots are pretty dangerous”–or the Caucasus Mountains near the Black Sea–“A big Russian helicopter just hovers us over, the trap door flies open, and Favorite Ski Partner: Noted French extreme skier Dominique Pierre. “Without a doubt, he’s the world’s most psychotic skier. I kinda like that. But I’ll go with anyone who’s got a balls-out philosophy.” Greater Fear–Skiing Wipeouts or Surfing Wipeouts? “Basically, other than when an avalanche buries you, you can’t drown on a mountain. Mountains don’t move. Now waves, man, they move. Every wave is an avalanche.” |
Skiing with Laird Hamilton
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