^quick ski term definition:
ripping: skiing at a very high speed
groomed run: often a green or blue run, the snow on a groomed run has been driven over by a machine called a "groomer," smoothing the surface to eliminate variations in the terrain.
chairlift: a series of metal chairs attached to a cable suspended over the ground by a series of towers going up the mountain face of a ski resort. The cable is winched uphill transporting skiers from the base of a mountain to the top.
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What you've done becomes the judge of what you're going to do -- especially in other people's minds. When you're traveling, you are what you are right there and then. People don't have your past to hold against you. No yesterdays on the road.
William Least Heat Moon, Blue Highways
Your toughest competitor lives in your head. Some days his name is fear, or pain, or gravity. Stomp his ass.
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