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Skier’s Dream? Here’s What It Takes to Make Turns All Year

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If only the ski season lasted forever. For Carl Zimmer, it does.

Carl Zimmer isn’t your average skier. Unlike most of us, his ski turns aren’t limited by the seasons — unless you toggle between living in both hemispheres.

Zimmer is a dark horse — he skis every month of the year, and he’s been doing that for 32 years straight. Why? “It’s what I live for,” Zimmer said.

The short film “Turns All Year” follows Zimmer’s story of how he adopted this lifestyle, recounts the ups and downs of skiing year-round, and exists purely to feed all of us hardcore winterites snow lust and inspiration.

Want to see what it feels like to ski year-round? Watch this film.


The Road West Traveled is an adventure production company based in Boulder, Colo. It released the full-length film in September 2020, but it’s not yet available online. Visit the company’s website for film screenings near you.

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