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Article: Welcome To Lee's Corner. Don't Crimp The Magnate! Meet Lee Cohen, Ski Photography's Oddest--and Favorite--Duck.(Features)
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- December 1, 2004
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Byline: Rob Story
"Vic-torrr," hisses Lee "Magnate" Cohen, addressing you with his version of the word "victim." You don't want to be a victim. As virtually every skier in Utah's Little Cottonwood Canyon will tell you, victim is the lowest, scurviest noun in the language of the Magnate. It's the polar opposite of the highest, noblest noun, which is, of course, "magnate."
"Victorious one!" he says, "this is mega!" You smile because you know he calls everyone Victor, and because he's right, this backcountry run through boot-high powder under soaring blue skies is mega. Although he can be tough to understand, the Magnate doesn't intend to break the rules ...