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Soul Spreader

From bump-crushing roots at Wisconsin’s Wilmot Mountain to the world of big mountain tele skiing, Dave Scanlan has always appreciated the underdog. Perhaps that’s why, after shoveling bumps for the New Canadian Air Force and building lifts for Dopplemayr, the wide-grinning Midwesterner became one of skiing’s small hill saviors. In 2010, he cofounded the community ski area advocacy group Mountain Rider’s Alliance with ski journeyman Jamie Schectman.

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