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Nearly two decades ago, I moved to the mountains to be a ski bum, chasing snow. I was a stereotype—an East Coast kid pulled west by the promise of bigger adventures and higher mountain ranges....

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Vermont is filled with ski bums past and present who live for powder days.

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Three winters ago, writer and journalist Heather Hansman packed up her car and spent the season couch-hopping in ski towns across the country, including Aspen. The result of Hansman’s inquiry is her latest book, “Powder Days: Ski Bums, Ski Towns and the Future of Chasing Snow.” Aspen Public Radio talked with Hansman about her book ahead of her Winter Words author series appearance Wednesday.

Heather Hansman feels a mix of emotions when she thinks of friends still working in the ski industry. It was that grand idea of being a ski bum that brought

In “Powder Days,“ author Heather Hansman looks at past, present and very uncertain future of ski town life.