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THE HITCHER: Thumbing it across the heart of Colorado to uncover the depths of ski culture

   
Words and Photos by Matt Hansen

The payoff. After 300 miles, I looked upon downtown Telluride, the morning after a spring storm. In less than an hour, I skied into a foot of fresh snow in Bear Creek, and would've done it all over again.