Essential Powder turns are only part of it. The 5 a.m., “smells-like-old-boots” car rides. The delightfully overheated backcountry huts. The half-frozen sandwiches, slippery skintracks and post-tour high-fives. A powder turn may be bliss, but the most lasting part is everything that goes into it. Photos (clockwise from left): COLIN WISEMAN; TYLER ROEMER; ETHAN FICHTNER; STEVEN GNAM; MARK FISHER; STEVE OGLE; MATTHEW TUFTS © 2023 Patagonia, Inc.
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