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It was a beautiful cold day at Trapps, and we got in some great skating yesterday in the sunshine.
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It’s nice to start getting back in a rhythm of training after the week of racing at nationals… and great to be on real snow and a trail network! There isn’t much snow anywhere, but there’s enough to ski on up at Trapps.
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Today we did some dynamic drills to work on balance and commitment to each ski. Dev here is actually hopping up and down on one leg, but I couldn’t catch him mid-jump.
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Reuniting with Hans has been awesome!
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He’s got a wild side.
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Hans and Ryley worked on balance before Hans peeled off to do some skate intervals.
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Pretty great skiing available.
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Justin demonstrates that the snow is deep enough even off the trail: this is a big deal after all the time we’ve spent on man-made loops at Rumford and Craftsbury.
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Got the band back together.
