“It began in the late afternoon and snowed heavily all night. Then it stopped, and the skies cleared. In the morning the slopes of Aspen Mountain were covered with ten inches of dry powder. The hardpack below those ten inches was already three feet deep. The temperature at the base of the mountain was fifteen degrees, and there was no wind. The blue sky was bright enough to hurt the eyes of anyone foolish enough not to wear goggles or good sunglasses. These were perfect skiing conditions. De...nnis finished the work on his desk by midmorning, grabbed skis, poles, boots, and ski suit from his locker at the law offices of Karp & Ballard, and prepared to tackle the mountain. He told Lila Hayes, his secretary, that he would be back at his desk by two in the afternoon. “But, Dennis, if we want to reach you—” “That will be difficult.” You had to draw the line somewhere, he believed. And when it came to carrying a cellular phone while he carved his way across the fall lines of Aspen Mountain, he drew it firmly.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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