beaver mountain ski shop

Adventure.

A good friend and former ski shop employee passed away recently, His passing put me in a contemplative mood about how short life is and how we can squeeze every last drop out this experience. Our friend had an infectious spirit of adventure. He saw the world as his playground. To him, life was not an experience that was to be endured; it was an experience to be enjoyed. He will be missed.

There are always a few people we know who seem to understand something the rest of us miss. Work, while necessary, is not the purpose and destiny of life. It is a means to an end. If we take a day or two occasionally and go have an adventure, whether that is skiing, hiking, climbing, road tripping or anything else adventurous, we will be happier. The happiest people I have known in my life aren’t the ones who have the most cash or the most fame, they are the ones who ski the most.

So, with our season coming to an end in the few weeks, get up here and come ride, the snow is still great, the sun will be shining and it will be a lot more fun than you are having sitting on your computer reading this. See you soon!

-duke