The snow tribes: Who is hitting the slopes this winter

By Jim Darby & Craig Tansley
Updated May 31 2016 - 1:13pm, first published 12:40pm
Hired hand: Ski instructor at Thredbo Photo: Steve Cuff
Hired hand: Ski instructor at Thredbo Photo: Steve Cuff
4pm Heroes carving up the dancefloor. Photo: Steve Cuff
4pm Heroes carving up the dancefloor. Photo: Steve Cuff
Perisher terrain park. Photo: Steve Cuff
Perisher terrain park. Photo: Steve Cuff

As the days cool and the mountains call, the snow people stir. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes and with different pursuits in mind. The snow is their common commodity, but they split into packs when it comes to the ways they use it. From the Park Rats in the halfpipes to the Chookfooters on the cross country trails, the tribes are defined by appearance and equipment (or, in the case of our 4pm Heroes, the lack of it).

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