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Ski Lift

By By Tim Struby
ESPN The Magazine

Sunday, January 4, 2004

The future of skiing is driving to work. Try to imagine the future of skiing, and this probably isn't the picture that comes to mind. Tanner Hall is not Austrian but a product of Kalispell, Mont. He's not strapping or sturdy but short (5'6") and skinny (140 pounds, give or take). He blares rap and reggae, sprinkles "tight" and "shizzle" into conversation and wears goggles while driving his black Ford pickup truck. His hair is straight, shoulder length and white-blonde, and the athletes he most ...

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