If you live in the mountains in the West, you quickly come to terms with skiing the deepest snowy days, but if you’re a weekend warrior, East Coaster, or only occasional recipient of massive dumps, the deepest days can be confounding. Here’s a trick invented a half-century ago at Alta, Utah, that gets you started on the right (or left) ski.
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Hi Steve, Nice stuff as usual. What kind of video setup do you use to shoot these 60 seconders?
Thanks, Kevin
They’re shot with the Canon 5D Mark II and a Sennheiser wireless mic.
Thanks for the quick response. On a side note, is the NAT GEO Adventure going to be reborn somehow…online website , incorporated into Traveler or will your site be the substitute?