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LEADING LADIES

Powder is the only magazine I read cover to cover. After finishing the February 2019 issue (47.6), it occurred to me: Almost every article was written by, photographed by, or about women. And the skiers written about, including Christina Lustenberger in “Daughter of the Columbia, and Nika Radjenoviç and Nina Prevc in “On the Rise,” aren’t just skiers, but ski at a level that is frighteningly ballsy! So very well done, Powder. Thank you.

GREG CURTIS

Stockbridge, VT

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