Dancing in the Snow Globe

The Childlike Exuberance of Skiing Powder and Exploring New Terrain, Yet Savvy and Vigilant to the HazardsBy Erme CatinoSnowflakes mist through the mid-morning light, creating a glow of sparkles that dance in the air as we stroll along a ridgeline in the Tetons. My ski partner, Chance Burleson, and I are navigating a barricade of cornices into a large north-facing avalanche path. We have been skinning for a couple hours that morning, approaching a less traveled peak, and had recently passed our