LEFT Skiing in the Pyrenees can be traced back to a single pair of skis in the early 1900s, but soon mountain folks from across the region were fashion-ing their own. Some of the original shred sticks appear next to a photo of the region’s early skiers in a temporary exhibit in Lourdes, France. Photo: Kade Krichko HERE “A sneaky powder day on top of two months of consolidated base make for prime Pyrenean party shredding. Guillaume Arrieta and Julien Colonge give’r hell.” Photo: Kade Krichko