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And just like that, my season at Whitetail is through. This weekend, I’m attending a women’s ski-and-toboggan clinic at Sno Mountain in Scranton, Penn. A few days later, we’ll be boarding a plane for a long-awaited ski vacation to the … Continue reading →

The night before the 100K Vertical Challenge to benefit Two Top Adaptive Sports Foundation, another participant and I got talking about how all endurance events are pretty much the same. You start in a haze of excitement and adrenaline; lock into … Continue reading →

It took me roughly 12 hours to complete the 107 runs I needed to ski to complete the 100K Vertical Challenge on Monday at Whitetail Resort. This is the expression I wore on my face for most of the day: … Continue reading →

The weather is cold and clear. The wind has died down. The forecast calls for a high of 40 degrees—warm enough to be comfortable, but not so warm that the snow will turn into a wet, heavy slush in the … Continue reading →

Tomorrow morning, I’ll head to Whitetail for another Saturday of ski-and-toboggan training (hey, just because they gave my my license doesn’t mean I’m an experienced driver). On Sunday, though, the most strenuous thing on my agenda is getting my skis … Continue reading →

Earlier this week, I mentioned that to attain full ski-patroller status, I had to guide a toboggan down Whitetail’s mogul run. It’s a mechanism that’s totally different from simply skiing the bumps, and something I couldn’t fully wrap my brain … Continue reading →

On Saturday afternoon, at the beginning of low-angle rescue training at Whitetail, the patroller leading the training session found that the kit full of ropes and pulleys and anchors used for low-angle rescues hadn’t been packed up properly. “I would … Continue reading →

So, this happened: Pictured above: Me wearing a coat that doesn’t say “candidate” on it. I passed, and can now officially say I’m a ski patroller! I’ll write a longer post with details as soon as I can steal a … Continue reading →

You may recall that back in December, I posted about participating in the 100K Vertical Challenge at Whitetail. The event was slated to be held on Jan. 9. Thanks to our crazy non-winter, the event had to be postponed until … Continue reading →

Several years ago, I read a really fabulous essay in some long-lost running book about how one woman’s relationship to running shifted and changed through the decades of her life. In high school, running was a source of excitement for … Continue reading →