Earlier this month, as winter dwindled into its final weeks and the spring equinox neared, a group of nine explorers gathered for Starlight Leadership’s inaugural Spring Skiing Inspiration Retreat. Over the course of five days, we enjoyed the serene and exhilarating experience of backcountry skiing in the Colorado high country, bonded together deeply as a group, pushed our growth edges mentally, emotionally, spiritually and physically, and enacted a wilderness rite of passage ritual grounded in the theme of inspiration and new beginnings.