Flora and Strabel- our innovative, hard-working coaches ready to saddle up and chase around the skiers on the snow machine.
Laura Valaas skiing strong and getting video taped by the Erik-Eric snow machine duo. The footage we get from this type of taping is invaluable for technique video analysis sessions. Plus, it's fun to pretending you're leading a world cup race when video cameras are following you!
The black and white volcanic ashen snow-scapes were barren yet beautiful. At times it was a skiing paradise up there-- sunny, stunning views, and firm tracks. At other times we didn't see anything other than shades of gray within a 25ft radius.
The blue ice is beginning to show through a month or two earlier than normal due to the warm summer.
Erika Klaar-- aside from training, Miss Klaar helps her family run
High Tide Arts in Homer. This includes everything from sewing headbands (like the one pictured) to backpacking in the Brooks range to collect reindeer antlers. Pretty cool!
Team ATOMIC skiers: James Southam, Bart Dengel, Katie Ronsse.
Mike Hinkley- a new addition to the APU Elite squad. Mike and I have grown up skiing and racing together-- from Alaska Winter Stars and SHS to DU and now post-collegiately for APUNSC. It's comforting to be back on the same team with someone like Mike.
The hardy crew that opted for hiking rather than taking a helicopter down. We dropped down 5,000ft to the lush smells, sounds, and colors of a more typical summer in a matter of hours rather than minutes.
How many athletes can you find amongst the Fireweed in the photo? I spy 4. I was the slow kid in the back of the pack who couldn't stop picking salmon berries. All in all, it was a successful week of training, where I handled the highest volume of ski-specific training that I've ever carried. We have another couple weeks in town training until we will be back to the glacier for our final on snow camp of the summer.
Flora and Strabel- our innovative, hard-working coaches ready to saddle up and chase around the skiers on the snow machine. 
Laura Valaas skiing strong and getting video taped by the Erik-Eric snow machine duo. The footage we get from this type of taping is invaluable for technique video analysis sessions. Plus, it's fun to pretending you're leading a world cup race when video cameras are following you!
The black and white volcanic ashen snow-scapes were barren yet beautiful. At times it was a skiing paradise up there-- sunny, stunning views, and firm tracks. At other times we didn't see anything other than shades of gray within a 25ft radius. 
The blue ice is beginning to show through a month or two earlier than normal due to the warm summer.
Erika Klaar-- aside from training, Miss Klaar helps her family run High Tide Arts in Homer. This includes everything from sewing headbands (like the one pictured) to backpacking in the Brooks range to collect reindeer antlers. Pretty cool!
Team ATOMIC skiers: James Southam, Bart Dengel, Katie Ronsse.
Mike Hinkley- a new addition to the APU Elite squad. Mike and I have grown up skiing and racing together-- from Alaska Winter Stars and SHS to DU and now post-collegiately for APUNSC. It's comforting to be back on the same team with someone like Mike.
The hardy crew that opted for hiking rather than taking a helicopter down. We dropped down 5,000ft to the lush smells, sounds, and colors of a more typical summer in a matter of hours rather than minutes. 
How many athletes can you find amongst the Fireweed in the photo? I spy 4. I was the slow kid in the back of the pack who couldn't stop picking salmon berries. All in all, it was a successful week of training, where I handled the highest volume of ski-specific training that I've ever carried. We have another couple weeks in town training until we will be back to the glacier for our final on snow camp of the summer.
2 comments:
Beautiful my darling!! You have chosen some awesome moments lately...
Jus
Thanks Jus. Yup, feeling pretty lucky in my life these days!
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