By Melanie Wong
VAIL — Gabe Hamilton reacted like many high school seniors would when he found out he was headed to Vail for the Burton U.S. Open. He jumped around, whooping and hollering when he received the call from his mom telling him the news. What makes Gabe different from many of the other young people who will be at Burton’s annual snowboarding competition from through March 7 is that he didn’t grow up in the mountains, and his family never went on ski vacations. In fact, this trip is his first time to Colorado, and he didn’t step foot on a …
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