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2014 - Issue 2 - Winter

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Isogasia jacket, Bergans ($599). Ute Mountaineer, 210 S. Galena St., 970-925-2849; utemountaineer.com. Pants ($225) and Shelby hat ($30), Spyder. Aspen Sports, 303 E. Durant Ave., 970-925-6332; aspensports.com. Goggles, POC (price on request). Four-Mountain Sports/D&E, 520 E. Durant Ave., 970-920-2337; aspensnowmass.com . Gloves, Hestra ($170). Four-Mountain Sports/D&E, see above. Custom ski boots, Surefoot ($1,200). Four-Mountain Sports/D&E, see above. Blue Note Carve 185cm skis, Folsom Custom Skis ($1,199). Four-Mountain Sports/D&E, see above. Poles, Austin's own opposite page: Diego gray top, Bogner ($599). Gorsuch, 611 E. Durant Ave., 970-920-9388; gorsuch.com. Gore-tex red pants, Goldwin ($599). Ute Mountaineer, 210 S. Galena St., 970-925-2849; ute mountaineer.com. Goggles, Chanel ($500). Neiman Marcus, Cherry Creek Shopping Center, Denver, 303-329-2600; neimanmarcus.com. Madrid boot, Bos & Co. ($195). peterglenn.com austin nelson Connecticut native Austin Nelson moved to Aspen in 2008 upon graduating from the University of Denver. Born hearing impaired and reliant on hearing aids, he is a member of the US Deaf Ski Team and will represent Aspen and the US at this winter's Deaflympic Games in Russia. He won the bronze medal in Super G at the 2007 Deaflympics in Park City, placed fourth in giant slalom at the World Deaf Alpine Skiing Championships in Germany (only 10 months after shattering his left leg), and is the two-time winner (2012 and 2014) of the Helly Hansen Battle in the Bowls at Aspen Highlands. At home, Nelson coaches for the AVSC Adaptive Program. ramona bruland Ramona Bruland is a freelance TV host in travel, lifestyle, and adventure programming. She was raised in Adelaide, South Australia, and got her start in television in 2002 as a snow reporter in the Australian ski fields. In 2009, after six years of international ski coverage, she hooked up with PlumTV and was relocated to Aspen. In 2013, she hosted the global expansion of the X Games for ESPN. "Aspen is the ultimate playground," says Bruland. "It's an incredible community of affluence and culture. I am so privileged to call it home." 162  aspenpeak-magazine.com

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