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Sierra Shafer

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As seen in: Ski Magazine, Yahoo Life, Flipboard, Yahoo Sports, Outside Magazine, Men's Journal, Contently, Climbing Magazine, GrindTV, Backpacker Magazine, POWDER Magazine and
Covers:  skiing + skiers, gear, climate change, environmental policy
Lightning strike survivor, charcuterie lover, and après advocate. Editorial Director of @skimagazine @backpackermag @climbingmagazine.

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Sierra Shafer is the editor-in-chief of SKI.

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Why This Wildly Unexpected Collab Feels Like a Sign of a Bigger Shift in Women’s Ski Style

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By Sierra Shafer Verified
| Ski Magazine Verified
For years now, ski style and gear have been governed by an unspoken rule: seriousness equals credibility. Neutral palettes. Clean lines. Products designed to disappear into rocks and trees and snowbanks and lift lines alike. If you want to be taken seriously on the mountain, you have to dress accordingly, which often seems to mean dressing quietly. But recently, I’ve noticed a kind of callback to the nostalgia of years when skiing—and ski style—was ferociously loud, extravagant, and sexy.
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Why This Wildly Unexpected Collab Feels Like a Sign of a Bigger Shift in Women’s Ski Style

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By Sierra Shafer Verified
| Yahoo Life Verified
Powered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Key takeaways Powered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.
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6 ‘Mothers, Wives and Friends’ Identified as Victims in Tahoe Avalanche; OSHA Officials Open Investigation

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| Ski Magazine Verified
Six of the eight people confirmed dead in the Feb. 17 avalanche near Castle Peak outside Truckee, California, have been identified, according to a joint statement released by their families. The women who died are Carrie Atkin, Liz Clabaugh, Danielle Keatley, Kate Morse, Caroline Sekar, and Kate Vitt. They lived in the Bay Area, Idaho, and the Truckee–Tahoe region, and were a group of close friends. A story from the New York Times identified Sekar, 45, and Clabaugh, 52, as sisters.
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