Our RMISA Racing Season is Underway

 Heber City, Utah is our home base for the next two weeks. Soldier Hollow, site of the 2002 and 2034 Olympics, is our playground. There's a lot more sun than there is in Alaska, and a lot less snow. 

Tuva Granøien has exchanged her racing bib for a coaching bib this winter. It's been a seamless transition.

Part of the job of assistant coach is learning the tools of the trade. Here's Trond, showing Tuva what skis are.

And sometimes we coaches need to wax some skis.

Pascale

King of the downhills today, Matteus Sokulsky.

Beth Granstrom, in her first-ever RMISA race this morning.

Parke Chapin. 40 meters to the finish line.

We're at the US National Championships - four races over the course of a week. These races double as RMISA college races, and they also are used a qualifying races for World Cup, Junior World Championships, and other racing opportunities. We raced our first race this morning. Ten kilometers classic for everyone. We're in our third day into this road trip, usually the toughest day for good results, and we came through today alright. It's going to be a good winter.