Where Olympians are made
For Olympic medalist Shannon Dunn-Downing, the road to the podium didn’t begin in a private club or elite training facility. It began on public lands in the mountains of Colorado. Public lands transform open space into opportunity. They are, quite literally, where Olympians are made. (Forest Service video by Travis Weger)For Shannon Dunn-Downing, the path to the Olympics did not begin in a…
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Before hitting the slopes, participants learn the ins and outs of the equipment. (Photo courtesy Brittany Powell, Chill Foundation)
VERMONT—Let’s travel back to 1995 for a minute. President Clinton was in office, Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise” topped charts, “Friends” started its second season…