Monthly Archives: January 2012

*Editor’s note to my runner and swimmer friends:  The editor is so sorry. She is aware that she’s boring the bejesus out of you by yammering on and on about ski-patrol training in every post. She hopes you’ve at least … Continue reading →

I spent most of the week refreshing Weather.com and Weather.gov’s forecasts for Mercersburg, Penn., the closest town to Whitetail, hoping for cold temps and clear skies for my ski-patrol ski-and-toboggan (S&T) training on Thursday night. Instead, it was as if … Continue reading →

My favorite thing about my new half-time hometown, Virginia Beach? The fact that after just about a minute of slow running from my front door, I reach this view: I enjoy that view for the rest of my run, about … Continue reading →

Last week, when I wasn’t skiing (yes, this happens), I worked on a story for WeightWatchers.com’s men’s website for which I interviewed Stephen Walker, one of my favorite sports-psychology sources. The story will be a Q&A about how regular guys … Continue reading →

To all of you who left caring, concerned comments upon reading my post on Wednesday: Everything’s fine here! Situation normal! (How are you?) Since Wednesday, I’ve had two good nights of ski-patrol ski-and-toboggan (S&T) training during which a few major … Continue reading →

Last time you heard from your favorite ski zombie, she was high on life after making a few little ski adjustments that made a big difference during her first weekend of ski-patrol ski-and-toboggan training. She was optimistic and enthusiastic. The … Continue reading →

Consider this a belated (mostly) Wordless Wednesday. I missed actual (mostly) Wordless Wednesday because I’ve been staying at Whitetail, alternating skiing with working with the occasional sleeping. More on that later. For now, can I tell you about the best … Continue reading →

First, a brief editor’s note: The editor did not mean to inspire alarm by mentioning her move to Virginia Beach in her last post. She would like to emphasize that she will still be living in the D.C. area for … Continue reading →

So we moved. For at least the next several months, I’ll be splitting my time between Silver Spring and a cool duplex a block away from the beach in Virginia Beach, Va. (stay tuned for photos of my new daily … Continue reading →

Whitetail opened on Dec. 30. We were there Dec. 31-Jan. 2, and as luck would have it, so were a few of the ski patrol’s ski-and-toboggan instructors. So after months of waiting and weeks of obsessing about the stubbornly warm … Continue reading →