«It's a combination of mild hypoxia and alkalosis that is thought to cause the soft symptoms of jet lag, e.g., nausea, headache, fatigue, essentially a mild
form of altitude sickness.»
Despite battling
altitude sickness, the ever - present threat
of avalanche and a sun strong enough to
form the dreaded raccoon eyes within minutes, snowboarder Ekow Eshun describes the 1,000 - meter run as «exhilarating,» and the powder as «untrammeled.»