ski slope

“Inside of every old, beat-up body on the ski slope is a 16-year-old kid,” said Phillips, who skis with hearing aids and a knee brace.

Nestled in the woods and close to Hunter’s ski slopes, they all have vaulted ceilings and an oculus for gazing up at the stars without sacrificing warmth or comfort.

He started to learn "conventionally" from 13, first at Pembrey in Carmarthenshire, one of the six artificial ski slopes in Wales, and then at ski resorts abroad.

The tarps can reduce annual melting by as much as 60 percent, but they cover only a minuscule portion of glaciers, and in places like ski slopes, where there is a private financial motivation.

From there, Hermano Drive slopes downward, curving left and gradually steepening before snaking right at a precipitous trajectory more reminiscent of a black-diamond ski slope than a suburban neighborhood.