The Meaning Behind the Name

This was an easy decision for me. There is a legend in the ski community named Warren Miller. In 1950, Warren produced his first ski film, Deep and Light. For those of you not familiar, his films are shot at various locations around the world. There is no plot, just footage of skiers and riders ripping sick lines set to music. In the early days, Warren narrated in person. Things have changed since that first movie, but his witty, dry humor, choice of tunes, and epic footage have created a following.

Snowriders, Warren's movie in 1996, opens up at Copper Mountain, Colorado. Copper sits just off of I-70, an interstate highway that runs east-west through the middle of America. The stretch of that road that runs through Colorado is legendary. Just off of that road sits not only Copper, but also Loveland, Breckenridge, Keystone, Arapahoe Basin, Vail, and Beaver Creek. Because of all these ski areas, Warren made a joke in that Robert Redford was directing a movie called "A Highway Runs Through It", a pun on his 1992 film "A River Runs Through It".

Now that I have moved back to New York, you may think this name no longer applies. However, my two favorite ski areas in the east, Whiteface Mountain and Gore Mountain, both lie (some miles) off of I-87, The Adirondack Northway. So while this season I don't get to drive on I-70, the best stretch of 50 miles of road in the world, I do get to get back to my roots and drive The Northway like I did as a kid.

-Steve
"Born On Ice, Perfected In Powder"