Noah Dines

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Noah Dines in Baxter State Park in 2025

Noah Dines is an American skier who holds the record for most human powered vertical feet skied in a single calendar year. [1] Dines set this record from January 1, 2024 to December 30, 2024 using ski touring equipment to ascend uphill and ski back down.

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Skiing record

Dines's original goal was to ski 3 million human powered vertical feet, aiming to beat the previous record of 2,506,499 vertical feet set by Aaron Rice in 2016. [2] Dines surpassed Rice's record on September 2, 2024 [3] and reached his own goal of 3 million human powered vertical feet on October 24, 2024. [4] With more time before the end of the year, Dines continued to set the bar higher, reaching 1 million meters (3,280,840 feet) on December 2 2024. [5] Dines's final total for the year was 3,590,097 feet of human powered vertical feet. [6] On February 14, 2025, Dines was congratulated for his accomplishment by the Vermont House of Representatives [7] at the Vermont State House.

Personal life

Dines grew up in Bedford, Massachusetts and attended Bedford High School. [8] He holds a degree in political science from the University of Connecticut. [9]

He resides in Stowe, Vermont. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Noah Dines Crushes Uphill Skiing Record - Climbs 3.5 Million Vertical Feet". Adventure On SI. 2025-01-02. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
  2. ↑ Picard, Ken. "Noah Dines Broke the Record for Most Uphill Skiing in a Year". Seven Days. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  3. ↑ Daly, Ethan (2024-10-22). "The Road to 3 Million". Backcountry Magazine. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  4. ↑ Frantz, Gregg (2024-10-25). "Noah Dines Sets 3 Million Feet Benchmark for The Most Ever Human-Powered Vertical Skied in a Year". SnowBrains. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  5. ↑ Goodman, David (2024-12-19). "Vermont Conversation: Million meter man Noah Dines on his record-setting year of living strenuously". VTDigger. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
  6. ↑ Brendza, Will (2024-12-31). "Skiing Uphill for a Year: New World Record Holder Finishes 2024 With 3.5 Million Vertical Feet". GearJunkie. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  7. ↑ "Bill Status H.C.R.19". legislature.vermont.gov. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
  8. ↑ Stewart, Jenny (2024-10-16). "Noah Dines Sets Uphill Skiing World Record". The Bedford Citizen. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
  9. ↑ Daly, Ethan (2024-10-22). "The Road to 3 Million". Backcountry Magazine. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
  10. ↑ Jones, Claire (2025-01-01). "Stowe native breaks world record for vertical feet climbed on skis". WCAX-3. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
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