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What Not to do in the Backcountry with Skier Greg Hill

The best backcountry skiers always go prepared with a bag full of tricks to survive the day

The Detective, the Lover, the Yogi, and the Warrior. These are not descriptions of the members of a team on Survivor, but the types of people Greg Hill says make a good team in the backcountry.

Katie, along for the ride, fancies herself a Warrior: the one who trains the most and executes the hardest. Greg disagrees. Here’s what not to do, mentally. Follow Hill on Instagram below.

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