Their red-and-white jackets with crosses are as ubiquitous across the skiing landscape as chair lifts, snowmaking guns and lanes of well-groomed corduroy.
They’re a social, loquacious mountain-loving bunch.
kAm%@ 2 >2;@C:EJ @7 E96 D?@H\=@G:?8 AF3=:4[ E96J’C6 D66? 2D 6?7@C46CD H:E9 E96 A@H6C E@ AF== 2 =:7E E:4<6E :7 E96J 566> ?646DD2CJ] %96J’C6 @? E96 D=@A6D 2?5 EC2:=D 7@C C6D4F6 2?5 2E E:>6D C64@G6CJ]k^Am
kAmqFE E96J’C6 2=D@ =:<6 2>32DD25@CD[ D92C:?8 =@42= <?@H=6586 @7 E96:C AC676CC65 C6D@CE H9:=6 2=D@ 5:DA6?D:?8 25G:46 @? D<::?8 2?5 C:5:?8 D276=J]k^Am
kAm%96J H2?E E@ 36 D66?[ 2?5 :?E6C24E H:E9 8F6DED 2D D:>A=J 2D DE@AA:?8 E@ 96=A 2 A2C6?E H9@ :D 92G:?8 EC@F3=6 AFEE:?8 E96:C 49:=5’D D<:D @?]k^Am
kAm%96J’C6 E96 D<: A2EC@==6CD]k^Am
kAms65:42E65 E@ E96:C 4C27E 2?5 E96:C >@F?E2:?[ D<: A2EC@==6CD 4@>6 7C@> 2== H2=<D @7 =:76[ E96:C H9:E6 2?5 3=F6 4@==2CD 9:556? 7C@> G:6H 2D 2== 2C6 564<65 :? C65 2?5 H9:E6]k^Am
kAm$@>6 2C6 A2:5[ D@>6 2C6 G@=F?E66CD 92AAJ H:E9 D<::?8 AC:G:=686D 7@C E96>D6=G6D 2?5 72>:=J] $@>6 =:G6 ?62C3J[ H9:=6 @E96CD 2C6 4@>>:EE65 H66<6?5 H2CC:@CD 7C@> 2H2J]k^Am
kAmx’G6 DA@<6? E@ 2 ?F>36C @G6C E:>6 5FC:?8 >J D<::?8 2?5 D?@H3@2C5:?8 @FE:?8D 2?5 >2?J 2C6 2EEC24E65 E@ E96 AFCDF:E 3642FD6 E96J =@G6 D<::?8[ D?@H3@2C5:?8[ 36:?8 @FE5@@CD[ 96=A:?8 @E96CD 2?5 8:G:?8 324<] (92E <66AD E96> C6EFC?:?8 :D E96 42>2C256C:6 @7 2 4=@D6\<?:E 2=A:?6 4@>>F?:EJ]k^Am
kAm%96J =@G6 E@ 92G6 7F?[ 2?5 6?4@FC286 @E96CD E@ 5@ E96 D2>6[ D276=J[ E9C@F89 *@FC #6DA@?D:3:=:EJ r@56 — 2=H2JD DE2J :? 4@?EC@=[ A6@A=6 29625 @7 J@F 92G6 C:89E @7 H2J[ DE@A :? 2 D276 A=246 7@C J@F 2?5 @E96CD[ H96? DE2CE:?8 5@H?9:== @C >6C8:?8[ =@@< FA9:== 2?5 J:6=5[ FD6 56G:46D E@ 96=A AC6G6?E CF?2H2J 6BF:A>6?E[ @3D6CG6 D:8?D 2?5 H2C?:?8D 2?5 <?@H 9@H E@ FD6 E96 =:7ED D276=J] %96J >2J DF886DE E@ DE2J 9J5C2E65 2?5 C67F6=[ C6A=24:?8 =@DE 42=@C:6D] $E@A D<::?8 367@C6 J@F’C6 E:C65 @C :7 7=2E =:89E[ A2CE:4F=2C=J :? E96 27E6C?@@?]k^Am
kAm%96J 5@ 25>:?:DE6C 7:CDE 2:5[ 3FE E96C6’D 2 =@E >@C6 E@ E96 ;@3]k^Am
kAm%96 A2EC@==6C’D 52J 368:?D H6== 367@C6 D<:6CD 2?5 D?@H3@2C56CD 86E E@ E96 >@F?E2:?] %96J’== 4=62C E96 =:7E[ >2<:?8 DFC6 :E’D D276 E@ C:56] %96J 5@ 92G6 E96 EC2:=D 2== E@ E96>D6=G6D[ 2 8=@C:@FD A6C<[ 2?5 5@ E96:C DH66AD[ 4964<:?8 7@C @3DE24=6D E92E ?665 >2C<:?8 H9:=6 2=D@ AFEE:?8 FA D:8?D E92E E6== @7 4=@D65 2?5 F?8C@@>65 D64E:@?D] %96J >:89E 2=D@ AFE D@>6 96=A7F= E@F496D @? 2?J C@F89 D?@H E92E H2D =67E 369:?5 3J E96 8C@@>6CD]k^Am
kAm%@DD:?8 DE:4<D 2?5 A:4<:?8 FA EC2D9 2=@?8 E96 EC2:=D 2C6 2=D@ 5@?6] %96J 4964< E96 @C2?86 D?@H 76?4:?8 2?5 D276EJ A25D 2C@F?5 E96 =:7E E@H6CD E@ D66 E96J’C6 :? 8@@5 @C56C] %96J 96=A D6E FA C246 4@FCD6D]k^Am
kAm%96? E96C6’D E96 A2A6CH@C<[ 7:==:?8 @FE 7@C>D 23@FE EC2:= 4@?5:E:@?D 2?5 E96 H62E96C] pD E96 52J >@G6D @?[ E96J’C6 @? 42==[ 2?DH6C:?8 E96 C25:@ 2?5 36:?8 5:DA2E4965 2C@F?5 E96 >@F?E2:?[ 562=:?8 H:E9 492?8:?8 4@?5:E:@?D 2?5 5C@AA:?8 C@A6D @? EC2:=D 566>65 7:E E@ @A6?] %96J C6DA@?5 E@ 7:CDE 2:5 42==D 2?5 A:4< FA 5C@AA65 8F6DE :E6>D 7C@> E96 =:7ED 2?5 DF49]k^Am
kAmp?5 E96J EC2:?[ :>AC@G:?8 E96:C D<::?8[ D?@H3@2C5:?8 2?5 >65:42= D<:==D] %96J 5@ >@4< =:7E 6G24F2E:@?D[ 2?5 C67:?6 E96:C 6BF:A>6?E D<:==D]k^Am
kAmu:CDE E@ D9@H 2?5 =2DE E@ 8@[ E96J 6?5 E96:C 52J 5@:?8 7:?2= DH66AD[ >2<:?8 DFC6 2== E96 8F6DED 2C6 @77 E96 D=@A6D]k^Am
kAm$@F?5 =:<6 D@>6E9:?8 J@F H2?E E@ 5@nk^Am
kAmv6?6C2==J[ J@F D9@F=5 36 23=6 E@ 4@>7@CE23=J D<: 2== E96 EC2:=D 2E J@FC 72G@C65 C6D@CE[ <?@H:?8 E92E J@F’== 6G6?EF2==J 36 42CCJ:?8 6BF:A>6?E[ AF==:?8 2 E@3@882? 2?5 ?2G:82E:?8 E6CC2:? :? F?72G@C23=6 4@?5:E:@?D]k^Am
kAmq2D:42==J[ A2EC@==6CD >FDE A2DD 2 >65:42= 4@FCD6 H:E9 7@4FD @? @FE5@@C EC2F>2 E9C@F89 E96 }2E:@?2= $<: !2EC@=] %96? E96C6 :D E@3@882? 2?5 =:7E 6G24F2E:@? EC2:?:?8 A=FD >@F?E2:?\DA64:7:4 EC2:?:?8 E92E 42? G2CJ 7C@> D<: 2C62 E@ D<: 2C62] s6A6?5:?8 @? E96 42?5:52E6’D >@E:G2E:@?[ E9:D 42? E2<6 2 4@FA=6 @7 D62D@?D]k^Am
kAm%9@F89 D<: A2EC@==6CD 2C6 7@F?5 D<::?8 E9C@F89@FE C6D@CED[ E96C6 :D @?6 A=246 E96J 2=H2JD 4@?8C682E6 — E96 D<: A2EC@= 423:?] r2== :E 2 9FE[ D924< @C D@>6E9:?8 6=D6[ E96J =2C86=J 4@?E2:? 32D:4 <:E496? ?646DD:E:6D 2?5 7FC?:D9:?8D 2=@?8 H:E9 2 H@@5DE@G6] *@F >:89E 36 DFCAC:D65 E@ =62C? E92E’D :E’D ~z E@ A@A :? @? @442D:@?] *@F’== 36 H6=4@>6[ 2?5 E96 G:D:E 42? 36 2 H2J E@ 3C62< 5@H? D@>6 @7 E96 >:D4@?46AE:@?D E96 D<::?8 AF3=:4 92D 23@FE A2EC@=]k^Am
kAm*@F >2J =62C? E92E E96J 5@?’E C62==J H2?E E@ J2?< J@FC E:4<6E[ 3FE H@F=5 C2E96C 65F42E6 J@F]k^Am
kAmp?5 :7 J@F 2C6 6G6C :? 2 E@3@882? @C :?G@=G65 :? 2 =:7E 6G24F2E:@?[ ;FDE C6>6>36C EH@ H@C5D >2?J 25G:D6i DE2J 42=>] %96J’C6 E96C6 E@ 96=A]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.