Becca Rorabaugh

a href="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/CE059371-FE77-4EB7-B061-E95A7F6E4B2E_files/the-gang-792914.jpg"img src="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/Images/the-gang-792914.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:130px; height:130px;"//aI just had an amazing day of racing. I started by qualifying 10th, and finished the heats in 3rd. The course was super technical, but lacking huge climbs. There were just a lot of transitions and c

a href="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/DF59EFE0-52AD-4913-B44D-6DA79CC41D9D_files/IMG_3011_1.jpg"img src="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/Images/IMG_3011.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:130px; height:130px;"//aWe made it! The short van ride was definitely not too bad, and a kind of warm up for the trek to Silver Star. The packing of the van was epic for sure though, James Southam has a good photo of it on

a href="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/6700E23A-69EC-460F-A301-CCA5C88B3B66_files/IMG_2986.jpg"img src="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/Images/IMG_2986.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:130px; height:130px;"//a Tomorrow we leave for Bozeman, and more racing! It’s been a pretty relaxed few days, just training and hanging out here at the APU house. We had a couple of recovery adventure skis that we did f

a href="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/5D76E37A-557D-4F8D-9EFE-9E33529E8871_files/PB260012_1.jpg"img src="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/Images/PB260012.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:130px; height:130px;"//aAnother pretty good day for APU in the races today, I have not seen official results yet but according to the live feed at the finish I got 9th, Holly got 2nd, and Valaas was in front of me in 8th. T

a href="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/539D494E-D6DF-46E7-88B7-9376BABA7B7D_files/DSC0153.jpg"img src="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/Images/DSC0153.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:130px; height:130px;"//aThe first race of the season is over and done with, and it went really well! I had a good race (although I didn’t necessarily feel like it while I was racing) and finished 7th over all. However, I w

a href="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/75FDE377-4249-40DA-977E-3CFDADE4D331_files/PB220022_1.jpg"img src="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/Images/PB220022.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:130px; height:130px;"//aAPU had thanksgiving dinner Sunday night this year. It just works out better with the races and preparing for them. We had a recovery day Sunday, so it was very convenient. The food turned out reall

a href="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/BE8EC41C-E257-4004-9752-1FF5770B96EA_files/IMG_2962.jpg"img src="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/Images/IMG_2962.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:130px; height:130px;"//aWell, we are on the road at last. There is snow on the ground, and the trails are groomed and looking sweet. Life is good! Our travel went extremely smoothly last Thursday, flying into Bozeman and

a href="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/29CA4306-3A50-488F-B8C8-F6D6D3124A4F_files/photo_1.jpg"img src="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/Images/photo.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:130px; height:130px;"//aEric Strabel took this shot after practice today and emailed it to me. I thought it was something worth sharing because of its relevance: It was chilly skiing in Anchorage today. The glazed snow was

a href="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/17A88AEB-803C-40A5-A691-08D5CD7A84B6_files/IMG_2950_1.jpg"img src="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/Images/IMG_2950.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:130px; height:130px;"//aIt’s official, there is snow on the ground in downtown Anchorage. I know that it’s late in the season for us, but it’s still pretty exciting! It really signifies the approach of racing season, and w

a href="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/F8CC71FF-7741-451F-BE2F-3EC2D594BBEB_files/P1040336_1.jpg"img src="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/Images/P1040336.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:130px; height:130px;"//aI just thought I should throw something up here about Halloween, because I had a really cool mask. I managed to find a high-tech Star Wars Stormtrooper helmet that talked. Pretty good for a last min

a href="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/D82EA8C8-435E-48ED-81BE-538F91B9A23A_files/IMG_2933_1.jpg"img src="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/Images/IMG_2933.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:130px; height:130px;"//a Today was my second ski up at Powerline Pass, and it is winter up there for sure! It was a wonderful workout, and I felt like I got totally comfortable with kicking a ski that doesn’t have wheels

a href="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/A9B0EB89-D4BC-459B-B3DE-E4FFA93BCD02_files/IMG_5005_1.jpg"img src="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/Images/IMG_5005.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:130px; height:130px;"//a Last night was one of our club traditions: thanks to AMH, we have an APU team night where there is food and good prices at our local sport shop. The elite team’s job is to help people find poles,

a href="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/BCEE2E8C-4066-4337-81E0-590A018B5818_files/IMG_2913_1.jpg"img src="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/Images/IMG_2913.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:130px; height:130px;"//a It’s been a while since I found something blogworthy to post about, but yesterday was an excellent adventure. I have been trying to be more active with the Junior and Devo programs at APU, fin

a href="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/BCEE2E8C-4066-4337-81E0-590A018B5818_files/IMG_2913_1.jpg"img src="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/Images/IMG_2913.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:130px; height:130px;"//a It’s been a while since I found something blogworthy to post about, but yesterday was an excellent adventure. I have been trying to be more active with the Junior and Devo programs at APU, fin

a href="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/E04BBF75-C582-496A-A59E-9ADAB9F06ACC_files/IMG_2833_1.jpg"img src="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/Images/IMG_2833.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:130px; height:130px;"//a It’s official, it snowed in Fairbanks today. In fact it’s still snowing at 8:45pm, and it’s almost accumulating on the deck and leaves. I am in Fairbanks training through the rest of the team’s r

a href="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/B7FBFBFE-3FB2-4305-92C4-BE596271F2FD_files/sc004cd7f7.jpg"img src="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/Images/sc004cd7f7.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:130px; height:130px;"//aI wanted to share my art for the fall: this is the only drawing of mountains that I have done all summer. I had a post on this blog in May about erosion lines and how much I like them; how I wanted

a href="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/B878338F-6798-435B-B25E-2185CD23C221_files/IMG_2785_1.jpg"img src="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/Images/IMG_2785.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:130px; height:130px;"//aYesterday Greta and I went for an OD run out to Reed Lakes from Hatcher’s pass, and I definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a solid hike or nice OD. The footing is a little bit hairy at times

a href="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/F9D954BD-0D82-441F-B7E6-8DB4EC31B215_files/IMG_2757_1.jpg"img src="http://web.me.com/brorabaugh/iWeb/Becca%27s%20site/Blog/Images/IMG_2757.jpg" style="float:left; padding-right:10px; padding-bottom:10px; width:130px; height:130px;"//a I just got back from the final glacier camp of the summer. Pictures from the last two camps can be found at the a href="../Glacier%3A%20July%20and%20August%202009.html"Glacier: July and August 2009/a album on my photos page. It started out with some