Every pro skier has a stomping ground, a place where they cut their teeth as kids. But the glitz and glamor of pro skiing life often leads jet-setting pros to neglect the places they came from. When Covid-19 lockdowns hit Europe harder than North America, and many Euro-shredders were stuck in quarantine in their old neighborhoods. With the trams and funitels left swinging in the breeze, these skiers had to look at their home mountains in a new light. For Joi Hoffmann, Jochen Mesle and Max Kroneck, skinning into an alpine hut just steps from their homes meant gaining a new appreciation for their home mountains. In this video from Arc’teryx watch as these three pioneer wild and new adventures right in their own backyard.
Watch these quarantined skiers explore new steeps in their own backyard
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Watch these quarantined skiers explore new steeps in their own backyard




