I grew up in Bri­ar­cliff, NY, about an hour north of New York City. After col­lege I quick­ly shunned the tra­di­tion­al career path and lived in south­ern Ver­mont, Dil­lon, CO, and Truc­k­ee, CA, as I fol­lowed snow and my pas­sion for ski­ing. When I am not hik­ing, I work as a ski patroller. Recre­ation­al­ly I … Con­tin­ue read­ing About Me