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Could Chairlifts Hold the Cure to an Epidemic of Loneliness?
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Could Chairlifts Hold the Cure to an Epidemic of Loneliness?

As we long for the past days of the 22-23 ski season, let's explore why the anti-social generation can't stop making friends up on the mountain

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Jun 01, 2023
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This publication for adventurers features stories, news, and interviews about climbing, mountaineering, and the outdoors.
By Cole Noble

The thumping base of nondescript music fills the parking lot, along with scents of sizzling bacon and cowboy coffee. Riders mill around, half dressed in long underwear, getting ready for first chair.

The sun is fighting a losing battle with an incoming cloud bank; a fresh dusting of snow glitters like broken glass littering a Denver parking lot.

Today i…

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