We're happy to have another Power of Four checked off the list. The giant Tour de Aspen/Snowmass, our local contribution to the COSMIC Race Series, was once again a true grunt. Christy and I did not do this two-person team event together like we did last year. Christy opted to do it as a women's team with Anda, her primary training partner, and Charlie MacArthur and I lined up in...
Our big local races are just around the corner and we needed to log some miles. And since you never go out as hard on training days as you do when it's a real race, we figured it was the right thing to do. Sure, we could have spared ourselves some suffering by opting for the recreational or advanced course, but we all know that the more you put into...
That was fun. At least in a sort of "now-that-it's-done" kind of way. Seriously though, despite the sore feet and added challenge of having to finish on a broken ski, Christy and I both felt that it was one of the coolest things we've been a part of this season. Kudos to the Aspen Skiing Company, who saw past the obvious logistical hurdles of an event such as this, and...
So it's all set. The new Power of Four race is officially "sold out" with 75 teams of two registered to start in the morning. I was out yesterday with Dirk and Pete Swenson, helping with the course marking between Snowmass and Buttermilk. About 11,000 feet of vertical gain with ski descents of the Hanging Valley Wall, Highland Bowl and Silver Queen, all under forecasted sunny skies have it shaping...
(Christy here) The new Power of Four Ski Mountaineering Race is right around the corner, so in an attempt to scout out the complex course and get some time in our new Dynafit ski mountaineering race setups, Anda Smalls and I went out this weekend for a little familiarization. (more…)
We met in Aspen in 2000 and have been happily stuck in the rockies ever since, getting out in the mountains every day we can, in every season and by all means possible. Read More
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