West

There may be no better feeling then skiing on good snow for the first time of a new season.  And  there is definitely  great skiing here in West Yellowstone right now.  I am happy to be out here along with, what feels like, half of the Nordic skiers from the entire country.  The skiing is great and trails are awesome.  The weather has been great so far, although there are some very black clouds in the sky right now, but I am hoping only more snow will come from it.

This week is the big ski festival out here.  The Supertour races started on Wednesday with a little sprint qualifier.  It was more than your average sprint course, but it was only a qualifier.  This means you only had to ski it once,  so it made for a quick race.  There were both classic and skate races and most people did both.  I decided to jump in the race but opted for just the skate portion.  

I was excited to put a bib on for the first time this season.  I was pretty happy with my end result of 15th place.  It was a very competitive field and I feel I made a solid effort out there.  I had enough fun to make me consider doing another couple Nordic races next week in Bozeman.  After that however, it is all biathlon!  My poor rifle is starting to feel left out.  

It's time to run out the door and get my workout started for the morning.  More updates to come.  

cheers, 

BethAnn