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Legendary ski filmmaker Warren Miller died last night at his home on Orcas Island, WA. He was 93. He will be missed.

When I was growing up in Mattapoisett, MA the closest mountains were around a four hour drive away. We would go skiing on long-weekends and most February vacations.

I remember the ski trips in junior high with the ski club. It was my first taste of freedom.

Before each season it was a big deal when a Warren Miller movie came to town. It was usually shown around October at our junior high school.

I remember leaving the auditorium with my friends and how pumped up we were for the ski season. Warren Miller had a special gift for bringing the skiing lifestyle to the screen. He had the best skiers in the world working for him. They made you feel like you could ski like them. They made it look easy.

Skiing has done so much for my family. Yes, it requires patience as a parent to get your kids up and running. But once you do, it’s one of the few sports you can enjoy as a family.

Warren Miller was a master at selling. He fueled the anticipation your feel before your next trip to the mountains. No one has sold more lift tickets than Warren Miller.

Warren Miller on skiing:

“If I ask anybody who learned to ski after the age of five, they can remember their first day of skiing—what the weather was like, who they went with, what they had for lunch. I believe that’s because that first day on skis was the first day of total freedom in their life.”

“Exactly one day in your life your kid will ski as good as you do. The next day, he’ll ski better than you.”

“If you don’t do it this year, you’ll be one year older when you do.”

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E.J. Smith is Founder of YourSurvivalGuy.com, Managing Director at Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd., a Managing Editor of Richardcyoung.com, and Editor-in-Chief of Youngresearch.com. His focus at all times is on preparing clients and readers for “Times Like These.” E.J. graduated from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, with a B.S. in finance and investments. In 1995, E.J. began his investment career at Fidelity Investments in Boston before joining Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd. in 1998. E.J. has trained at Sig Sauer Academy in Epping, NH. His first drum set was a 5-piece Slingerland with Zilldjians. He grew-up worshiping Neil Peart (RIP) of the band Rush, and loves the song Tom Sawyer—the name of his family’s boat, a Grady-White Canyon 306. He grew up in Mattapoisett, MA, an idyllic small town on the water near Cape Cod. He spends time in Newport, RI and Bartlett, NH—both as far away from Wall Street as one could mentally get. The Newport office is on a quiet, tree lined street not far from the harbor and the log cabin in Bartlett, NH, the “Live Free or Die” state, sits on the edge of the White Mountain National Forest. He enjoys spending time in Key West and Paris. Please get in touch with E.J. at ejsmith@yoursurvivalguy.com