Payoff

This is What's Going On Right Now:

#1 - I'm back in shape and feeling faster than ever...

First thing I did when I got off the plane: got back in shape

#2 - The skiing in Montana has been like this for months now.....

The moment things start to melt, it snows another 4 inches.
A little like heaven on skis.

#3 - I've had some successes in some local races recently.....

Junior National Qualifier races with my personal wax technician Kyle

#4 - 30 hikes down in my "100 Bozeman Area Hikes" Book .....

Marking off three more of the "100 Hikes around Bozeman"
At this rate I'll be done with them all by next year

#5 - I've had a ton of fun training with the team.....

Distance skis in the dumping snow at Big Sky

#6 - After 23 months of training harder than ever for this exact moment, I leave for Soldier Hollow tomorrow for my first races on the NCAA collegiate circuit as a member of the Montana State Travel Team.

Everything is finally starting to pay off.
And the snow is everywhere. Still.

As far as I'm concerned I've made it.