Writing the Guidebook on Ski Touring in Afghanistan
Four years ago, Montana natives Laurie Ashley and husband Chad Dear spent a season ski touring in Afghanistan, in the Koh-e-Baba Range of the Central Highlands. Based in the town of Bamyan, they trained guides and researched a ski guidebook to the region, supported by the Bamyan Ecotourism Program and the Aga Khan Development Network, and were part of a renaissance of local interest in skiing.
“The reality right now is that only the craziest of Montanans is really going to consider making a ski trip to Bamyan,” Ashley told the Missoula Independent, “but it’s totally possible. And probably not that much riskier than driving Highway 93 late on a Friday night.”
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Related: AKDN: Ski Afghanistan: A Backcountry Guide to Bamyan & Band-e-Amir
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