Andrew Becker

Dec 9, 2024 | skimag.com | Andrew Becker |Sierra Shafer

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. “The future of the sport is inclusion.”That was the subject of an email blast from Vail Resorts last January which, as the father of an adaptive skier, had me scratching my head. The thrust of Epic Pass’ marketing missive was to promote Vail’s commitment to making snowsports more inclusive for people living with disabilities, young people, and the underrepresented.

Aug 24, 2024 | revealnews.org | Andrew Becker |Bernice Yeung |Ashley Cleek |Jenny Casas

In 2017, David Leavitt drove to the Northern Cheyenne reservation in Montana to adopt a baby girl. A few years later, during an interview with a documentary filmmaker, Leavitt, a wealthy Utah politician, told a startling story about how he went about getting physical custody of that child. He describes going to the tribe’s president and offering to use his connections to broker an international sale of the tribe’s buffalo.