Staring down a 50-degree Alaskan spine line is a lot like standing in the start gate of the idiotically steep Hahnenkamm downhill course. Travis Ganong knows that because he’s clicked into his skis on top of both of them. This spring, the U.S. ski teamer, who placed 12th in Kitzbuhel this year, ditched his race skis and headed to the Chugach to film with Warren Miller Entertainment.
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