Scott Patterson (University of Vermont) gets ahead up Hermod’s on the third of six laps in the men’s 30 k freestyle mass start at U.S. nationals at Soldier Hollow.

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.