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They also enjoy their time away from each other, like when Glen is on mountaineering expeditions for up to six weeks at a time. While in their tents, Plake and his climbing partners Gregory Costa and Remy Lecluse were hit by an avalanche. Costa and LeCluse were swept away, and were among the 12 people who died in the avalanche.

Miracuously, Plake was unhurt. Later, when Plake learned of a French project to instruct aspiring mountain guides in Nepal with some ski skills, he jumped in, teaching 12 kids to ski. But in order for those kids to become instructors, and teach their friends in turn, Plake would need to become a PSIA examiner. Again, he dove into the process of certifications, interviews and letters. A few winters back, when the snowpack was horrific in the Sierra Nevada, Plake ordered up slalom skis from Elan.

There are so many beautiful facets of the sport—rails, touring, bumps, slalom, jumping—and none are more important than the other. Other sports preserve their heritage.

Case in point, the hang ten in surfing or the wheelie on a bike. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in , Plake took the opportunity to advocate for a more diverse skill set in the ski racer-heavy HOF. Plake is indeed a master promoter, but as much for the sport and the individualism it cultivates, as for himself. They were nutcases. As my career came to fruition, they were all Perfect Peter. And that is always cool. Edith Thys Morgan is a blogger, author and frequent contributor to Skiing History.

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Search form Search. EIN: Written permission from the editor is required to reproduce, in any manner, the contents of Skiing History, either in full or in part. Glen Plake: Evolution of a Rebel. By Edith Thys Morgan. At 55, Hall of Famer Glen Plake is an enduring—and iconic—ambassador for the sport of skiing, its downhome roots and honoring its past.

Ski Team in favor of skiing without rules and once fled to Chamonix, France to avoid trouble with the law at home. But that was all decades ago. By transforming himself into something entirely unexpected: a ski instructor who believes in skiing by the book.

NOW: I think we take ski instructors for granted. It just got weird, and the ski instructor became that poodle that we all made fun of. And yet, as I moved through the process, there was nothing I could call them out on. But I was never given a hall pass through the process.

If anything, examiners expected me to be better than I was. At the same time, some Level 3 instructors are really, really, really good skiers. Glen Plake. Hall of Fame Class of Video Include To make changes, the file below must be edited. Hall of Fame Tribute Video. Your Name. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

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