Love Hurts. Loving Skiing Hurts More.
After winter no-showed, I grappled with the grief of loving a sport that may not exist a lifetime from now
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Abigail Barronian
Abigail Barronian is a senior editor at Outside. She is an avid backcountry skier, fly-fisher, mountain biker, and backpacker who dabbles in trail running, elk hunting, river trips, and more. She is passionate about public lands and sustainable resource management, practical and supportive training and nutrition, and great writing. Her work has been published in Powder, SKI, Adventure Journal, and of course, Outside.
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