Once upon a time there were Snow Bunnies and Ski Bums. They sewed patches on their jackets and collected pins to stick in their hats. But the Mountain has changed…
Yesterday, I skied Vail. When I got home I went straight to Epic Mix and found out I had earned my Quarter Life pin (for covering 25,000 vertical feet this season) and my 9er. On Thanksgiving I earned a Snow Turkey pin at Breckenridge…
My kids love the pins and the statistics and the sharing on Facebook. Still…it feels a little like Big Brother is watching. But no harm done, and it beats sewing patches on jackets.
