Neon was the color of the day for skiers of a certain age taking part in Saturday’s totally tubular Grandstand Mogul Jam at Attitash, part of the Bartlett resort’s 1980s-themed weekend.
Back in the day when heavy metal and hair bands ruled the airwaves, loud colors held forth in fashion court and on the slopes.
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