Article: Snowbird's Dick Bass: on life, skiing, and the climb to success. (profile)

Snowbird's Dick Bass On Life, Skiing, and the Climb to Success

Listening to Dick Bass, president of Snowbird, is like going down the Gad chutes at his year-round winter and summer resort. He's wild, crazy, unpredictable, exhilarating, always on the edge. Known for his mountain exploits (the first to climb the highest peaks on each of the seven continents) as well as his dedication to quality skiing, Bass is something of an icon in the ski world.

* On Life: "My life has been a real roller-coaster ride and pressure cooker ever since we started here. I'm not going to atrophy on the vine. I'm 62. Most of my friends are sitting at the 19th hole and playing gin ...

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