07/01/2021
In the late 80s and 90s, the Egan brothers were ski-world heroes to countless skiers, myself included. I witnessed The Extreme Team at the summit of Mount Ellen in the Mad River Valley on more than one occasion. They would launch into FIS and make magical turns through the bump field below.
These were not namby-pamby Western powder skiing conditions; anyone can blow through bottomless powder. These were hard, icy bumps, but the Egan brothers were somehow unaffected by the conditions. These guys made steep, ice bumps look like powder skiing. Mortal skiers, like myself, would shake our heads in wonder at what these guys could possibly be doing differently.
