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After coming back from New Zealand, there was apparently a week and a half until now but I’ve been stuck in a time warp and I’m pretty unaware of what day it is anymore! That happens more often than I’d like to admit. I had a day at home in…

Our last few days at the Snow Farm saw some of the best skiing we’ve had in years. We had full sun, smooth tracks and fresh snow, and I was completely and totally happy being out on the trails for hours. To be honest, it was really hard to leave!…

I’m not sure why it took me so long to get down here, but I am absolutely loving New Zealand! I also like singing the theme song from Lord of the Rings in my head when I’m skiing around the Mountains. I’ve been told that this is very, very nerdy,…

After a whopping big travel day, we made it to the Snow Farm in Wanaka, New Zealand! I’m so thrilled to be here, and see a country I’ve never been to. It’s so beautiful and I’m quickly falling in love with the skiing down under. We’re taking tons of photos…

A week filled with high quality intervals and one astonishingly muddy run on the Appalachian Trail needed a great ending…which Erika, Andy and I found alongside 50 other wetsuit-clad diehards out to get a little surfing in despite some cold weather! Before I get to that, let’s talk about the…

Let’s be real about summers out on the east coast. They are so much fun, but if you go about it wrong you will end up in a little dehydrated, bug-swarmed, sunburned, humid puddle in the middle of the woods. If you do it right, you get to survive swim…

What is the driving force that motivates you to do what you do? In other words, WHY do you ski? (or run, bike, swim…insert your sport of choice) No, really. Think about it. It’s a much harder question than it sounds. In our SMS girls team meeting last night, Annie…

Summers in Vermont serve as a great reminder to me that: 1.) I really like living with my SMST2 teammates 2.) I love being outdoors 3.) Ski practice with the SMS juniors are so fun and I like watching them go after their goals 4.) Green Mountains are beautiful and…

Yes, I know our exciting skydiving trip was a week ago, but I was waiting till I got all the cool photos to do a post on it! Before you start questioning my sanity – I mean, I’ll willingly leap from a plane but I’m scared of mountain biking? I…