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December 18, 2001
It's Dumping Remembering a Friend
This week on MountainZone.com, Andrew McLean has written a loving tribute to his friend Hans Saari, a fellow ski mountaineer killed this May in Chamonix, France, doing what he loved. For those of you not into the white stuff and just biding your time until spring, check into hiking the Sierra. Three friends decided not to change their plans in the wake of the September attacks and instead headed out for a post-9/11 reality check. With the second Olympic snowboard competition right around the corner, rider Shannon Dunn this week clinched her spot on the team with her second Grand Prix halfpipe win. Stay tuned for our in-depth Olympic ski and snowboard previews written by those who know....



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CLIMB/SKI: Happy Turns Hanser!
 He latched onto ski mountaineering like it was an undiscovered vein of gold that only he and a few friends knew about. He was on a mission to mine the planet...

BOARD: Dunn's Going to the Show
 The Oly snowboard team won't be announced until january, but with her second Grand Prix halfpipe win, Shannon Dunn's got more than enough points to get her to Salt Lake.

GEAR: Oakley O-Pack
It was with pleasure that I put the newer O-Pack ($60) through its paces, as it represents a scaled-down and more minimalist approach to lugging one's stuff.

HIKE: Post-9/11 Reality Check
 Mark, Steve and I live a world away from New York and D.C. But on the morning of September 11, physical distance became an abstract concept. Who doesn't know someone who lives, or once lived, in The Big Apple?

SKI: World Cup
 The US's Bode Miller isn't having as much fun this week as he was last week...With the Olympics right around the corner, we all know that close doesn't really count...

NEWS: The Inside Scoop
 From inside the industries that matter: ski, snowboard, climb, bike, hike, get all the latest info. Fill your brain and then you can impress your friends on the lift.
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