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REMEMBERING ALI PATRICK

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If you have any moments you shared with Ali feel free to share it if you like. I have too many but I did write this little essay when I first heard the news. She is one of my dearest friends and I hope she is getting the peace she deserves. alipatforeva


Language is a powerful tool but words alone cannot explain this person and their impact on everyone who had the pleasure of spending time with her. So please do not take these words I use to describe how I feel as an accurate description of anything because it is impossible to encapsulate the beauty of the soul I was so fortunate to have spent time with.



Ali is the fucking best. She is the funniest, the kindest, the wittiest, whatever positive adjective you can find in the dictionary she is the epitome of that trait. I’ve had the blessing of knowing so many beautiful souls that are all incredible in their own way but none of which rival how special Ali is. It is soul crushingly difficult to know I won’t have an opportunity in this life to spend time with Ali again. Yet I can take comfort in knowing I can spread the love she showed me forever. She is a part of me forever and I’m so lucky to have gotten at least a solid thousand hugs. I can only feel for myself; knowing how special she was I try my best to sympathize with the family and friends that have shared the joy she has brought into our lives. I can’t though, and no one ever will. I hope everyone who was touched by her kind demeanor and contagious smile will spread that same energy throughout their lives. She would be happy knowing that, in fact she probably expects it. So despite her future absence, I hope she continues to live through all of us. I love you Ali and always will. I know you said no one will ever truly understand how somebody else feels but I hope you understand how much I love you.



Thanks for always believing in me.



I wish you could AirDrop me all the selfies we have together since I know you’re actually on top of your shit and don’t break a phone every other week.



You won every single cup pong game. 500-0 Hall of Fame type shit.



Thanks for being there when I needed it.

Thanks for all the girl advice even if the results did not equate to the quality of guidance.



Thanks for coming skiing with me when it was shitty, I know it was just for our lift rides.



You are the absolute coolest.



Hope to hang out with you again sometime.



Hope you are finally getting the rest and peace you deserve.

Love you forever.
Oct 13 2023 2:32PM
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egirl.ski
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So much support for her friends and family 🖤🖤
Oct 13 2023 2:52PM
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ModMommy
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Sending her family and friends the most light and love I can.
Oct 13 2023 7:21PM
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Switch270on
Posts: 50 - Karma: 297
Prayers to her family. makes you realize how precious life is and how quick it can all change. May she rest in peace.
Oct 14 2023 3:25AM
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Mingg
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She was a camper at Windells when I worked there and she fucking ripped. She was such a good skier and more importantly just so awesome to be around. This is so figgin sad. What the hell. I’m so sorry for your loss and I’m thinking of you and her friends/family. SIP Ali 🤍🤍
Oct 14 2023 8:25AM
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dwt802
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Only met her once or twice up in bigsky but each time she had the biggest smile and had radiated such a positive energy it was truly inspirational. Wish I had the chance to know her better but I’m lucky to have simply meet Ali and have been blessed by that. She is an incredible person and brought so much to skiing and it’s community and we all won’t forget. SIP
Oct 14 2023 2:06PM
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Goretex_Vidal
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Never met Ali but checking out her IG I can see how many lives she touched and what a dope person she was. I saw the latest post from her family and as someone who also struggles with bipolar disorder it resonated with me how important being open about mental health is so we don’t grapple with these low periods alone.

If you’re down text a homie, call your mom, DM someone on here, we and they’re all there for you even when our minds are so down we think they’re not.



Rip in peace, Ali 🤙

**This post was edited on Oct 14th 2023 at 11:59:22pm
Oct 14 2023 11:57PM
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ReturnToMonkey
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I always loved watching Ali rip some heavy switch carves on the groomers, unmatched by anybody I've seen, no lie. She was a huge inspiration and now I love trying to ski some switch groomers half as well as her. I'm glad I had the honor to ride the lift up with her once and share a cheerful conversation. Many of my friends were close to her and are deeply saddened. She will be missed

Talk openly with your homies and keep em close yall
Oct 15 2023 12:13AM
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JohnBolea
Posts: 512 - Karma: 1,979
She made boyne a better place
Oct 15 2023 3:51PM
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mikem
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Hug your homies!
Oct 16 2023 4:41AM
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mdeclercq
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#rideforAli
Oct 16 2023 2:11PM
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Young_patty
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SIP

Ali was a cool girl, I didn't know her super well. We'd text every now and then, and caught a few random laps at Big Sky.
I honestly hadn't talked to her in over a year when I saw the post.
But she was an integral part of the Montana and Midwest ski scenes, always stoked, always getting after it. I'm super bummed that skiing lost another great person like her.
Ski culture is often seen as positive, fun, and community oriented. Yet, sometimes it can also feel challenging, cold, and isolating.
Many people act as if sadness and depression are simply incompatible with our way of life, that someone who's skiing could never truly be unhappy. But we know that isn’t life, the human experience is full of different feelings and emotions, and when we begin to ignore some of those feelings, we stop truly living.

Ik I sound like a broken record, but skiing- and action sports in general really need to normalize mental health issues, and stop acting like we're somehow impervious. When we act like everything is awesome all the time, it can really isolate people who aren't feeling that way- makes you feel like something has to be wrong with you and only you.
Normalize not feeling ok.
Normalize telling others you're not doing ok.
Normalize reaching out for help or getting treatment.
My friend killed himself a couple of years ago, on the surface he was one of the happiest, most outgoing people I knew. But deep down he was filled to the brim with stress, anxiety, depression and anger. He had a life that most people would only dream of, but in the end it still wasn't enough, and he took his life.
Before that, my friend group never talked about mental health.
Hell, some of us had never even told each other that we loved each other, or how much we meant to each other. But now we live in a different world, and we've taken to checking in on one another every now and then as a result.



I'm not gonna write much more because my prep period is almost over, but I'm gonna drop a quote in here from Aldous Huxley, one that I've always come back to again and again and again:

"Alright then" said the Savage defiantly, "I'm claiming the right to be unhappy".
Oct 16 2023 4:23PM
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dwt802
Posts: 3382 - Karma: 33,295
Young_pattySIP

Ali was a cool girl, I didn't know her super well. We'd text every now and then, and caught a few random laps at Big Sky.
I honestly hadn't talked to her in over a year when I saw the post.
But she was an integral part of the Montana and Midwest ski scenes, always stoked, always getting after it. I'm super bummed that skiing lost another great person like her.
Ski culture is often seen as positive, fun, and community oriented. Yet, sometimes it can also feel challenging, cold, and isolating.
Many people act as if sadness and depression are simply incompatible with our way of life, that someone who's skiing could never truly be unhappy. But we know that isn’t life, the human experience is full of different feelings and emotions, and when we begin to ignore some of those feelings, we stop truly living.

Ik I sound like a broken record, but skiing- and action sports in general really need to normalize mental health issues, and stop acting like we're somehow impervious. When we act like everything is awesome all the time, it can really isolate people who aren't feeling that way- makes you feel like something has to be wrong with you and only you.
Normalize not feeling ok.
Normalize telling others you're not doing ok.
Normalize reaching out for help or getting treatment.
My friend killed himself a couple of years ago, on the surface he was one of the happiest, most outgoing people I knew. But deep down he was filled to the brim with stress, anxiety, depression and anger. He had a life that most people would only dream of, but in the end it still wasn't enough, and he took his life.
Before that, my friend group never talked about mental health.
Hell, some of us had never even told each other that we loved each other, or how much we meant to each other. But now we live in a different world, and we've taken to checking in on one another every now and then as a result.



I'm not gonna write much more because my prep period is almost over, but I'm gonna drop a quote in here from Aldous Huxley, one that I've always come back to again and again and again:

"Alright then" said the Savage defiantly, "I'm claiming the right to be unhappy".


Some extremely wise words Patty, thanks for sharing.
Oct 16 2023 5:07PM
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Audreyfriess
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To the most positive and genuine human I have ever known,
life is not the same with her not here,
to Windells, the highschool road trips, colorado ski trips, all the way to montana, i already knew love was boundless,
hug your friends, love your friends, and show them you love them
Jan 11 2024 1:42AM
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