Shadetree1; Between the differance in air quality, the wiff of endorphines of smiply being in courty that steep and the over powering grandure of the place you are in a hightened state simply standing still. Add in the rush of gaining an average of 1200 feet in elevation in 2-4 minutes up slopes that only a handful of skiers would atempt to go down and you have one of the greatest highs you can imagine! I laugh like a drunkered at the end of a big run! I can only guess but "A state of elevated awarness and complete oneness with the universe" comes to mind......a granola bar was a religous experiance.