Seth Masia
Few Colorado-based ski writers are respected as widely as Seth Masia, and over the past 25 years he has become a leading historian of the sport. Starting in 1974, Seth was a key editor and writer for SKI Magazine at the peak of its influence, covering equipment, racing, travel and environmental issues; his work was published regularly in Outside and many other magazines. Writing assignments took him around the world, skiing on five continents. Everywhere he went he saw glaciers melting, and he began writing about global warming in 1991. That led to a parallel career documenting and promoting the rise of renewable energy. In 1994 Seth pioneered online ski journalism as manager of the award-winning website Skinet. In 1998 Seth joined the Vail Ski School, where he created Ski Younger Now, one of the early programs aimed at retaining older skiers. Meanwhile, he became a key contributor to Skiing History magazine, and today is the magazine’s editor and president of the International Skiing History Association. His work in preserving our shared snow sports history reaches a worldwide audience.