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geles when he was 18 and headed for Aspen, Colo. Lukka Heimisdotter of Langhus Farm
Two years later, he moved to Crested Butte, Colo., on the Troll Peninsula with five of her
where he started Crested Butte Mountain Guides. sturdy Icelandic horses from the farm's
His most recent endeavor? Setting up a new heli-ski- herd.
ing lodge operation for Eleven in the Chilean Andes.
Opposite: An Eleven Experience heli-
Forhispart,BarneygrewupskiingonhillsinWis- ski guide brings in a chopper for a
consin that offered modest 300-foot vertical de- group in mountains high on Iceland’s
scents. He raced at resorts in the Badger State and Troll Peninsula. Photos by Brian Clark.
on slopes in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, but
eventually burned out.
His love of skiing was rekindled when he went to
school at Fort Louis College in Durango. While there,
hemadetripstoAlta,atopresortoutsideofSaltLake
City that became his home for several years. He then
moved back to Crested Buute.

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