Colorado-based skier Doug Evans—aka @dougtheskier—skis 12 months a year and has maintained his streak for over 20 years, not missing a single month on snow. That even includes the day in March 2008 when he skied on one ski with crutches and a boot cast after breaking his leg. “I ski snow patches and strips, mostly in the Colorado Front Range, that I’ve discovered over the years,” Evans says. “Some are well known, others are not. Drought years are difficult and require a lot more work for much lower quality skiing.”
As this ski season winds down for some of us (a bit earlier than any of us would have liked, for the record), it’s that time of year when we begin to think about putting away our ski gear and pulling out mountain bikes and camping stuff. And yes, we realize it’s a bit senseless to ask the guy who never stops skiing for tips on how to put away your ski gear for the season, but Evans has to take care of his gear better than most, since he demands year-round use from everything he owns. And, it turns out, he does put things away.