Underdog Alert: The Best is Yet to Come
What makes underdogs special is their spirit. But when they do come through, its like finding $20 in the pocket of a jacket you haven’t worn in two years.
Easyish Listening: Gearing Up With Preseason Podcasts
In honor of this weekend’s season opener, a few podcasts to offer up a peeled baby carrots version of solid sports advice.
True Grit: How Squat Genes Went The Distance
Dad’s gutsiness and go-for-broke approach may have gotten me in the game; but it was Mom’s subtler gifts, that kept me in the game.
The 150 Day Curse
The Holy Grail of “days on snow” is no match for the steady burn of intrinsic motivation
Ten Years Down the Long Road
Championship season tweakiness is part of the all-inclusive, non-refundable, irreplaceable ski racing experience.
Picabo, in Review
It’s the Olympics. Eat up! Warm up by checking out the new documentary on Picabo Street.
The Ski Racer’s Reading List: a work in progress
These books are curated from ski racers and also non ski racers and even non athletes, who attest to the life skills value in the reads.
Homegrown Hope
I love the start of ski season for the same reason I love working the start area at races: There’s so much hope. Now, when most of us have felt the crunch of snow under our feet or seen an errant flurry, but few have actually clicked into skis, it feels like anything can happen. As the anticipation of the season builds, it’s also a time of year when access is still extremely limited, whether … » read more
Vote for Joy
When the joy of doing your sport is your why, your best performance—whatever that may be—typically follows.
A Year Not in Pictures
As Covid restrictions relax in an uneven way, a little reality posting might make the rest of us feel better