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but clearing rock. We pick rock all
summer and just making sure the trail
is truly clean. And we’re pretty fortunate
because Buttermilk, compared
to a lot more conventional ski areas,
looks a lot more like a meadow than
it does a big rocky, steep face. It’s a lot
more forgiving in that nature.”
At the end of the season, Benson and
his team doesn’t bask in Buttermilk’s
successes, he says; rather, his job is
about meeting the challenges head-on.
“I think a lot of it is taking every
day as it comes. I mean, for me the
challenges are a changing climate
and changing snow packs, and dealing
with that, whether you face those
challenges early in the year like we did
this year or you face those challenges
in the spring, as we’ve seen in a couple
of years. It’s a challenge at the time,
but it’s rewarding at the end if you
make it happen and still offer a great
product for the guest.”
Buttermilk’s terrain park has seen some of the biggest names in snowboarding on its slopes
MATT POWER
8 April 2018 | snowopsmag.com
