Venerable ski industry pioneer Klaus Obermeyer hung out the “Gone Skiing” sign and headed up Aspen Mountain to celebrate his 88th birthday in more than a foot of fresh snow Friday. The founder of Sport Obermeyer apparel company still skis 100 days a year, thanks in part to the “6-inch rule” he initiated at the 60-year-old company in 1998 as a way to promote skiing and snowboarding on days when Aspen is at its best.
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“We just lost a friend. But I asked myself, ‘What would Pete want us to do?’ And the first thing I thought was he would want us to go out and ride these huge bombs.” – Big wave surfer Russell Smith, on mourning the loss of California surfing legend Peter Davi, 45, who drowned in the 20-foot waves at Ghost Tress break near Pebble Beach three days before the annual Mavericks Surf Contest that opened Friday in Half Moon Bay
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