Table of Contents
Author's Note 9
Introduction 11
1 A Lifetime of Lines Valdez, Alaska, 1992 15
2 Breaking Trail Waitsfield, Vermont, 2013 21
3 First Tracks Bedford, Massachusetts, 1970s 31
4 Tuckerman Ravine Pinkham Notch, New Hampshire, 2013 41
5 Fall Line Waterville Valley, New Hampshire, 1974 47
6 I'm Going To Jackson Jackson Hole, Wyoming, 2013 56
7 Ridge Hippy Romance Bozeman, Montana, 1980s 70
8 Taking Off Valdez, Alaska, 1989-91 79
9 Guns, Drugs, and First Descents Valdez, Alaska, 1992-93 92
10 Getting Schooled Jackson Hole, Wyoming, 2013 98
11 Valdez Heli-Ski Guides Valdez, Alaska, 1993-97 107
12 The Last Frontier Valdez, Alaska, 2015 116
13 The Protégé Jackson Hole, Wyoming, 1994 132
14 Chamofied Chamonix, France, 2014 138
15 Swift. Silent. Deep Jackson Hole, Wyoming, 1997 155
16 Dr. No Jackson Hole, Wyoming, 1997 162
17 Stepping Into La Grave La Grave, France, 2014 168
18 Back to the Roots La Grave, France, 1997 173
19 Buried Alive Valdez, Alaska, 1999-2000 180
20 Fear La Grave, France, 2014 187
21 The Pin La Grave, France, 2000 196
22 The Expat La Grave, France, 2014 201
23 The Protégé Returns Verbier, Switzerland, 1999 208
24 The Outlier La Grave, France, 2014 213
25 The Rising Son La Grave, France, 2004 219
26 Man Made Legend La Grave, France, 2006 225
27 Blackbirds La Grave, France, 2014 231
Epilogue: The Legacy Jackson Hole, Wyoming, 2015 247
Acknowledgments 253
