Silver star is pretty much a ski bum’s paradise. We’re in a little condo on the side of the alpine hills so if I was a snowboarder I’d walk to the end of the road, stick out my thumb, bum a ride to the top, ski down the mountain to…
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It’s amazing, the things you learn about your teammates when you’re crammed into a van on the road from West Yellowstone, Montana to Silver Star, Canada. And the pictures aren’t bad, either. This is how we started out… And this is the van 2 hours later. I learned that Kuzzy…
Think about it: today is the first day of the rest of your life. So what are you gonna do? Hopefully, something awesome. Personally, the first day of the rest of my life started out amazing. Waking up to a banana-and-peanut butter pancake was a good way to fuel up…
Wow – the last few days went by in a hurry! Here’s the rundown of the weekend: the West Yellowstone Supertour races went on as planned, without any more super cold days to delay things further. Thurday was the double-sprint qualifier, Friday was the 10km skate, and Saturday’s classic 5km…
(Race pictures taken by Ian Harvey of Toko) First race of the season….check. Racing with toe warmers in my boots…check. Coaches working hard to give CXC amazing skis…check. Tons of awesome people out cheering on the course…check! Notice the beautiful ladies from Stillwater in the background – it was so…
It’s windy, snowing like crazy, and starting to get cold out, but the CXC team is still going strong! And I’m quickly realizing that nobody is tougher than our masters, who go out in all weather, often walking to the trails. They came to ski, and no amount of snow…
