An ode to the importance of finding a trusted skiing partner

Kim and John Grollmus: Partners in life and on skis. John Grollmus photo John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Peanut butter and chocolate. Where would Charlie Brown be without Snoopy? And, if you’re old enough, you know for sure that Stan could never have gotten a laugh without Ollie. As great and important as all these partnerships certainly are, I would argue that a true ski partnership is above them all. As anyone who’s valued skiing above almost everything else could tell you, a great ski partnership is a rare and valuable thing indeed. As solitary a sport as skiing can certainly be, having the shared drive, companionship, motivation, advice and added safety of the right human at your side can prove invaluable.

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