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On the Hill: Still skating barefoot at 56

On the Hill is brought to you by The Steadman Clinic and the Steadman Philippon Research Institute.

VIDEO: Vail Daily On the Hill correspondent John LaConte is joined by longtime Vail local Ernie Crates, an old skater from back in the day who can still carve up the pavement like the kids a third of his age.

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Vail Daily reporter John LaConte uses a GoScope pole mount, and wears socks and gloves from Colorado company Kind Design. Get 20% off your orders at Go-Scope.com and/or kinddesign.co by using the following promo code: vaildaily20


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