A CMC student pays tribute to friend Sarah Burke
This article first appeared in CMC student Ali Gingras’ blog See What I See.
The evening of Sarah’s death I had a friend of a friend print out some die-cuts I designed to put on my helmet. Me and my boyfriend had planned on going to Vail all week since he has never been, and I knew the best thing I could do to honor her was to go and enjoy it the way she would have. So the next day we went to Vail, just as we had planned.
It wasn’t supposed to snow much that day… but it did, and it absolutely dumped. It snowed for hours; the biggest flakes I have seen in months, that fell from the sky like the clouds had accumulated the entire sea. It was beautiful. I haven’t felt that much joy and happiness skiing in a long time, and I know it’s because she was there. I couldn’t stop laughing as the snow shot up into my face, turning my black face mask into a bumpy white beard. I even hucked some cliffs I wouldn’t have dreamed of… I guess she left a piece of herself in everyone of us when she left. She probably figured since I had enough goofiness she’d leave me some of her Read the rest of this entry »
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