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Backcountry adventurer Alex Peterson speed riding on the south side of Mount Hood, Oregon© Richard Hallman/DEEPOL by plainpicture
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Jan 19, 2020
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© Richard Hallman/DEEPOL by plainpicture
Far above the clouds, an adrenaline-seeking skier glides past the jagged Crater Rock on Oregon's Mount Hood. He's practicing a relatively young sport known as speed riding—similar to paragliding but with more emphasis on high velocity than altitude. Skiers with parachute-like 'wings' launch downslope at high speed, navigating runs partly on skis and partly in the air.
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