Raised in the hollers of West Virginia, coal ran deep in Corey Lilly’s family, but it was the local ski hill with 600 feet of vertical that sparked his imagination and started an improbable run into professional skiing. After a head injury permanently impacted his vision and ended his career, Corey returned home to a struggling economy and the depths of the opioid epidemic. It takes a certain kind of person to see opportunity where others miss it and Corey went to work building a new future for himself and his community.

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Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto    •  The Switchblade by Drexler    •    Molalla by David Swensen    •    Father Father by Omgimjoe    •    Nighttime Cowboy by BBOOYYSS    •    Cactus Practice by BBOOYYSS    •    Hollyhock by Graham Barton    •    El Jefe by Topo Azul    •    Hazy Drake by Drexler     •    Hawthorne Bowl by Greg Jong    •    The Clincher by Graham Barton    •    Koog by Aero Ross    •    Delivered by Brendan O’Connell

Tracks provided with permission from the artists or from Track Club.