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PUBLISHER'S LETTER
Welcome to the 25-26 ski season!
PHOTO BY DANIELA FEDERICI
W
e are excited to kick it all off with the fabulous
comedian, actress, writer and TV host, Chelsea
Handler. She is everything we love in a skier. She's
fearless, she rips, she can hang with a posse and ski in a bikini.
I've long been a fan – and love her absolute knowledge of who
she is as a person and who she is as a skier. I also love that a
margarita is an integral part of her ski day. The corporatization
of skiing seems to be taking away our fun: don't get up on the
table, don't ski too fast… in short, way too many don’ts. The ski
world needs Chelsea Handler. I had been reaching out to her
for years, so I was over the moon to receive a message saying
she wanted to play with us. I called top photographer Poby and
stylist Shifteh Shahbazian, and we set out to recreate Chelsea
as a vintage ski pin-up girl. Chelsea, thanks for being a part of
SNOW. I hope we can rip a few runs together this winter and
stop for a marg on the hill.
Our fearless editor, Leslie Woit, literally went to the ends
of the earth for SNOW. Her feature on Antarctica is going to
cost me a lot of money – between her words and Tamara Šuša's
images, I must get there soon on a trip with Chris Davenport.
Crossing the Drake Passage sounds like the adventure of a
lifetime, and the chance to ski and be a tiny ant in this majestic
landscape of snow and ice blows my mind. Though I would
happily make the trip just to hang out and watch penguins play
in the snow all day, too.
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We are honored to share Leslie Woit's story on the
incomparable Lindsey Vonn. Her new skiwear line, Vonn,
produced in collaboration with Head is an elegant brand
extension. Her return to World Cup skiing at the highest level
is nothing short of remarkable.
To shoot our sensational ski fashion editorial, we
traveled to the heart of the fashion world – Milan, Italy. I was
lucky to find an eccentric place called Cowboyland, where
photographer Daniela Federici captured this season's new
designs with a cyber cowboy vibe. Milan is also the home of
Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, the ski sensation from Norway
and Brazil we also meet in this issue. Lucas is another person
the ski world needs. He's a breath of fresh air and brings a
great deal of originality to the sport. Now racing for Brazil,
he is often seen dancing samba in his ski boots in the finish
area. Lucas sees life through a unique lens – he moves like
a ballerina and skis like the wind. Daniela's images capture
his essence as we all made magic together. If he's not on your
radar yet, be sure to follow him as he takes on the world at the
Olympic Games in Milan-Cortina this February.
Let it SNOW!
