Slideshow: True Believers
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It’s never not about the skiing at Mad River, but the inexorable pull of the place is as much about tribal camaraderie as it is the relentless terrain. Photo by T. J. Greenwood


The liftees.

The regulars.

Tight trees of Fall Line Photo by T. J. Greenwood

Ride the singularly famous lift.

Kick back with a beer at the retro-hip base lodge.