The Challenges of 'Secret Spots': Skiing vs. Surfing

As a ski and surf writer, it is impossible not to note the similarities between the two disciplines. From travel to competition to athletes to gear design to history to style, ski media and surf media share much of the same DNA. A hollow day sworn to secrecy. Photo: Ella BoydMore specifically, Surfer and POWDER bleed the same ink. Their pages, old and new, share themes of mysticism surrounding good conditions, a shallow but unshakable obsession with beautiful women wearing spandex suits (sk