Kate Fitzgerald (r) of Alaska Pacific University pushes over the top of Hermod’s Hill with Becca Rorabaugh (APU) and Caitlin Patterson (Caftsbury GRP) in hot pursuit. All three would advance to the semifinals.

Lander Karath

Lander Karath is FasterSkier's Associate Editor from Bozeman, Montana and a Bridger Ski Foundation alumnus. Between his studies at Middlebury College in Vermont, he is an outdoor enthusiast and a political junkie.