Erik Bjornsen (APU/U.S. Ski Team) just ahead of Kris Freeman (1) of the Maine Winter Sports Center up Hermod’s on the fourth 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.