Lone Peak Lookout / Seize the Day

Ben Coleman on fully embracing the Big Sky life. It is not atypical for Ben Coleman to negotiate a real estate transaction while skate-skiing. The guy can squeeze more out of a single day than most people could imagine. Aside from his job in real estate, he likes to fly under the radar. In fact, he rarely sees many other humans on his adventures. At 1 a.m., when most folks in Big Sky are soundly asleep, there are mornings when he is shutting off his alarm so he can chug coffee, pack up his gear, and head out. He trudges up mountains in darkness so he can ski down in the early morning light. The freedom of it, the beauty, the thrill is what drives him. He has been chasing that adrenaline ever since he came west.