As ski season wraps up, Outside mag asked 10 big guns to predict the future of the sport
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Twenty-five years ago, skiing was a different
beast. Skis were straight and narrow and long … really long. Helmets,
Gore-Tex jackets, Alpine Touring gear and thermomoldable liners weren’t
even a glimmer in the skier’s eye. Ski movies involved a lot of hang
gliding, train-jumping, and moguls. Resorts didn’t have gladed runs,
side country wasn’t a concept, and the only helmet cam was a full sized
VHS video recorder duct taped to a hockey helmet. Global warming didn’t
exist as far as any of us knew. The Internet didn't exist. And freestyle
skiing meant you did snow ballet.
In 25 years, the world has changed enormously, and with it skiing. What will the sport look like 25 years from now?
As ski season 2013 wraps up, we turn to 10 of the ski
industry’s visionaries, luminaries, and legends, from athletes to gear
designers to filmmakers to snow activists. We asked them to gaze into
their crystal balls and tell us what they see for skiing a quarter
century from now. Here are their bold—and ooccasionally
wacky—predictions for 2038. Read on...
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