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Morton was on the U.S. Biathlon Team starting in 1968 and ending in 1976. He won first place with the relay team at the 1976 North
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magazine for founding and running his trail design company, Morton Trails. In 2018, Morton was inducted in the
Athletic Hall of Fame of his alma mater, Middlebury College.
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in 1964. At Tilton, he competed in four ski events:
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