Grooming by Moonlight

marzo 30, 2022

JUGAR AHORA
A snow grooming machine with bright headlights is operating at night, smoothing the snowy surface. The vehicle is on a snow-covered landscape, creating a clear path amidst the dark surroundings.

By Matt Hoisch

Picture by Matt Hoisch

Behind every day of skiing or snowboarding is a nighttime team of groomers driving snowcats across the mountain. They’re moving snow back up and smoothing out the moguls from the day before. KOTO tagged along one night in mid-March to get a taste of the graveyard shift at the Telluride Ski Resort.

Picture by Matt Hoisch

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