Hatcher Pass

It's that time of year again - time to go to Hatcher Pass!  It seems like only weeks since the last time I went skiing at Hatcher pass, but it's actually been over four months.  Looking back at this blog, I see that the last time Hatcher Pass was groomed for skiing was at the end of May. Today, we were skiing on around two feet of snow on the upper parts of the loop.

This morning, the team put the rollerskis aside in favor of some on-snow training. Here are a few photos from this morning's fun:

Synnøve

How's the coach supposed to test kick waxes effectively during the race season if he's not in race shape? Here's Coach Kastning doing some strength drills.

Etienne.

OK, it's a little blurry, but you get the idea.  Marine and Nicole excited to see snow.

Lucky in his natural habitat.

Scenes from the team van...