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Andy Anderson (01) Andy Anderson grew up in the Chicago suburbs and first pointed a pair of skis downhill on an icy, decommissioned landfill in southern Wisconsin. After moving to Utah in 2008, he was quickly spoiled by Wasatch powder and the abundance of nearby rocks to climb upon, and since then has worked as a marketing copywriter, freelance writer and brand manager in order to afford gas and snacks for the next adventure. After 15 years of climbing and skiing from Alaska to Patagonia and all points in between, he’s excited to start sharing his favorite places with his four-month-old son, Sam. Giray Dadali (02) Giray Dadali has practiced nearly every aspect of freeskiing since the late 1990s. Though he rose up skiing slopestyle and halfpipe in the U.S. Freeskiing Open from 2005 through 2008 and entering the biggest rail contests throughout the 2000s, Dadali has directed his attention to backcountry and freeride over the last decade, blending a history of tricks with natural terrain. For Dadali, the practice of skiing is also synonymous with design. He has engineered a series of ski lines for J Skis and is currently creating his own backcountry ski touring system, Daymaker Touring, while living in Salt Lake City, UT. Alex Hunt (03) Originally from Colorado, Alex Hunt has been a skier as long as he can remember. Throughout his 20s and early 30s he avoided summer, spending his winters in Silverton, CO, as a ski guide and patroller, then chasing the snow south to Argentina. Professional journeys led him to Alaska where he dodged rotor blades and wrangled clients as a heli-ski guide in the Chugach Mountains. Eventually he hung up his guide pack and transitioned to office life, working in marketing in the outdoor and ski industry. Now he resides in Utah, perfecting the BLT sandwich, skiing for fun and looking after his two young daughters. Chris Murray (04) Chris Murray is an architectural photographer living in Bend, OR. He first started taking pictures on his Pentax MG in 1988 while heli logging in Alaska. The next winter, he moved to Snowbird, UT, and shot for magazines like Transworld Snowboarding, Snowboarder, Powder and Snowboard Life. At one point he was one of the most widely published mountain photographers in the world, working with Patagonia and a handful of other brands before moving into architecture in the Pacific Northwest.
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