Garrott Kuzzy

Crust cruising is one of my favorite kinds of skiing.  Crisp, early morning temperatures allow you to cruise on top of the crust.  Then the rising sun creates warmer temps and t-shirt skiing.  Yesterday, we celebrated what would be Wayne Fish’s 62nd birthday with a quintessential spring ski into the Porcupine State Park in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. [...]

Back home in Minneapolis after a stellar week in St Moritz.  Surprisingly, the 40 degree and sunny weather here doesn’t feel much different than in Switzerland. Check out this Swiss video from the Engadin last Sunday, specifically from 1:15 to 1:35.  Check out that tall, lanky American sitting in the draft of eventual race winner, Remo [...]

The 2011 Engadin Ski Marathon is in the books.  I’ll post a full race recap once I return home, detailing my breakaway with eventual race winner Remo Fischer, as well as some other stories.  For now, I’ll share some photos and brief commentary of the race day festivities. Skis were prepped and powdered the morning before [...]

We spent our pre-race rest day expanding our recreational horizons, testing wax, and setting the World Land Speed record on the sledding hill in St Moritz.  No time for words, so I leave you with a story in photos. . . My secret to a fast sled! Don’s four-wheel drift. Kuz, Jim, Aga, and Don.  CXC Varsity Sled [...]

Every Worldloppet has some sort of sprint event with big crowds and big prize money.  Last night, the village of Sils Maria hosted the Engadin Night Sprints: knock-out rounds of racers on an icy, fast sprint course under the lights.  This year’s event featured the likes of Olympic Gold Medalists Bjorn Lind and Christian Zorzi, [...]

Another ideal day in St Moritz.  Course inspection is complete having skied each half of the race course the past two days. The course is groomed impeccably, start to finish and we still haven’t seen a single cloud.  Unfortunately, the forecast is calling for 2 to 5 inches of fresh snow the night before the race which [...]

My transition to European time has never been easier than on this trip.  Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I haven’t trained in a week and there’s no racing pressure (my gut is still on the mend).  Don and Jim think it’s because of the relaxed company.  Whatever the case, it [...]

Gruesech Miteinan!  The jet lag is setting in quickly as I write this, but the St Moritz sun is keeping me awake as it shines through my window surrounded by blue skies and snowy mountains. Today is Day One of the CXC Masters Team Engadin trip.  I am joined on the adventure by two of our [...]

Do you get butterflies before big races?  Getting nervous before a big event is normal.  Some might argue it’s essential.  That’s why, when I woke up last Wednesday morning with some good butterflies in my stomach, I knew it was going to be a good weekend.  Birkie weekend. Allow me to explain a little about the [...]

Ski racing has taken me to a lot of places.  However, it has never taken me to the center of national political and media attention.  When I was packing for the Madison SuperTour, aka Madison Winter Festival, on Wednesday night, I never would have imagined, even in my wildest dreams, that the next three days [...]

That’s the current temperature (in degrees Fahrenheit) in Hayward, Wisconsin.  Might as well enjoy it while you’ve got it!

Just when I thought I’d seen every article, interview, and post-game highlight from the Super Bowl last Sunday, I came across this little nugget from NFL films.  If this doesn’t get you fired up, I don’t know what will. Thanks to Jay Tapper for forwarding this and helping me get my Sunday Football fix, even after [...]

White sand beaches?  Bonneville salt flats?  Nope.  That’s beautiful Chequamegon Bay on Lake Superior at about 15 degrees below zero F.  Cold. Skied Mt Ashwabay yesterday with over 25km of narrow classic-only single-track.  The trail’s pretty rad and definitely worth checking out!

What a weekend in Minneapolis (and Dallas for that matter!).  2011 was the 8th running of the City of Lakes Loppet and the first year I was finally in Minneapolis to participate.  The event didn’t disappoint!  I spend the day Saturday checking out the course and spectating the many events: Skijor Loppet, Kid’s Race, Ice [...]

I like the UP.  Yep.  It might not be most people’s number one travel destination, but I always enjoy the time spent in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.  The team traveled to Houghton last weekend for the most recent SuperTour stop.  The UP is famous for a number of things like mining, copper, and deep snow.  Here [...]

If garrottkuzzy.com is the only place you go for ski news, you might think that I’ve been taking a lot of rest days lately.  On the contrary; I’ve been busier than ever and really enjoying some of the best skiing I can remember in the Midwest.  I say the Midwest, because I’ve spent almost equal [...]