"What if you went skiing in July or August on a 3,250m glacier?"
Skiing while the rest of the world melts on a terrace gives you an almost absurd sense of smug satisfaction — as if you know a secret that others don't. You train muscles that always surprise you in winter, and you return with a tanned nose and ski legs that are ready for the serious slopes in December.
Joris (29), Groningen — geography teacher, skis every winter but wanted more
Half nine in the morning I was standing in a ski suit while down in the Zillertal people were sitting on the terrace in swimming trunks — that felt genuinely surreal.
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