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Beauty at the Beast

Drought, warm temps, rain, fog and—just at the wrong time— snow: Somehow, Killington was ready for it all, and served up an impressively gnarly GS and a steep, solid slalom.

Bless the B Team

To the athletes battling their way through the ranks, the $2 million funding “gap”—that number between what the US Ski Team provides and what it needs to fund all the athletes—feels more like a bottomless rut… Wouldn’t it be nice to give directly to these athletes who are just on the cusp of breaking through to the very top level?

The Olympic Question

The Olympics are nothing if they are not about the athletes, current and future. Whether these dreamers know it or not, a gold medal won’t change who they are, but the pursuit of it will.

Putting a Fork in It

One day—one great run, one satisfying race, one smiling afternoon with friends, one spirit-lifting chairlift ride when you forget your troubles on the ground—is all it takes. We are such suckers for this sport. Each of us is one run away from being out of a rut. The hard part is believing in between those runs.

The Long Road, en français

Well Happy March to you! Assuming that you have already awoken and said “Rabbit rabbit” into the mirror,  parents of ski racers have one more task. It is the annual tradition of reading The Long Road, to keep blood pressure in check during the upcoming weeks. This year, in addition to reposting the piece, I am including a French lesson. This comes in the form of excerpts from a fine book my sister recently unearthed, … » read more

All Snow is Good Snow

It has a deeper meaning as well though, a reminder to be grateful for every day and every run, for the privilege of being outside and doing this sport with these fabulously fun people. Deeper still, it says “I know you’re with me. You’re a true skier, you’re one of us.”