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A Quick Chat with Andrew McLean | UNITED STATES, UTAH | 01/28/2009, by powderjunky

Andrew McLean
While doing some skiing in Utah, skiing the backcountry was able to catch up with professional skier Andrew McLean. The video interview touches on such hot topics as mythical primates, skiing in sneakers, celebrity fist fights, and other snow related bru-ha. Enjoy!


An interview with Andrew McLean


Andrew McLean is a professional ski mountaineer who resides in Park City, Utah.  Andrew started skiing at age four and has dedicated most his waking hours over the last twenty years to Ski Mountaineering, steep skiing, ski mountaineering racing, backcountry skiing, writing about skiing, taking photos of skiing, going skiing, teaching skiing clinics, talking about skiing and traveling the world on skiing expeditions.  He has completed first descents on all seven continents and is looking for new ones to add. You can follow all of his adventures at www.straightchuter.com.


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That's Our Opinion. What's Yours?

Michelle wrote on 01/28/09 at 08:48:10 am pst:

Sneakers in the boot liners?!! That's sounds near impossible, and absolutely hilarious.


Jason wrote on 01/28/09 at 3:11:46 pm pst:

Bottom Line. Andrew Mclean is a badass. Very humble to say that big skis don't make a difference! Somehow I doubt that many of today's stars could ski the stuff he's done on old equipment...


Heli Hansen wrote on 02/05/09 at 08:44:27 am pst:

Check out Teton AT's post of Andrew Mclean on the Hossack McGowan route (Grand Teton).

As always, he's humble and understated.



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