A beanie perched atop shaggy, grown-out hair. A near-permanent goggle tan. Money tied up in eight pairs of skis, with a faint scent of reefer hanging in the air. The ski bum has come to represent a ...
This article is featured in the 2026 Winter Carnival Issue. Last winter, I put on skis at the Dartmouth Skiway for the first time in my life. Coming from Atlanta, Ga., my experience with snow was ...