The People and the Land are One

Two Brothers Ski a Mountain That Defines Their PeopleWords by Leslie Anthony / Photos by Blake JorgensonBehind them was the drop-off on the saddle, the high-five powder run down a sunny backside bowl, and the long skin to the base of the summit ridge. There was the sweaty bootpack up a steep wall of snow, and the discovery they’d missed the couloir and would have to rope up a rock-and-ice step for access. Finally, there was the short slide to the entrance and rappel into a chute that