Anders Haugen, Jeff Ellis, and Bart Dengel, hammering up a hill in a 4x(1',1',2',1' L5) interval workout. "The secret of success is constancy to purpose" -Benjamin Disraeli
We have been training hard--with focus and purpose in each workout, day in and day out. Some days have been a game of survival, like the painful bounding interval workout we did up Hilltop alpine area in the 60mph headwind, freezing rain, slush and mud. I was exhausted, felt like giving up, and barely managed to finish the workout. Other days have been euphoric, where there's nothing I would rather be doing, other than training. Blissful skiing in the mountains at sunrise come to mind for that one.
A few of the guys, duking it out under the moon.
Bart Dengel got a first hand account of the snow depth at Hatcher's when he took off his skis and stepped off the groomed trail. The snow gods have been generous to us this October. Aside from being one of the gems of Alaska, the skiing at Hatcher Pass is excellent--thanks to Ed Strabel for the grooming!
Kalysta Schmidt, striding it out with agility and grace. "Klister" as we often nick-name her on classic skiing days, is an up-and-coming sprint star. She's knows how to push herself to the limit. Kalysta's the lady I try to hang with on L4 bounding. When she's not training, she works two jobs and is a full-time APU student. 
Kate Fitzgerald about to give "two thumbs up" near the end of a long ski. Fitz has a motor and is the master of the climbs and sustained L3. Despite dealing with plantar fasciitis and not being able to run this summer or fall, she has been putting in a high volume of quality training. She's fit and she's going to turn some heads this season.
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