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Kickin’ Ass in the Mass

Posted by sarianderson on February 23, 2009

Posted in: Race Coverage, Race Results, Random Fun. Tagged: COSMIC, Marble Backcountry, Snowmass Winter Wild. 1 Comment

The third race in the COSMIC series was on Saturday in Aspen. The race started at Snowmass with a few acsents and descents and then headed through the backcountry to Buttermilk. It was another beautiful early morning race.

Brian Smith heading down Rock Island on the first descent. This descent is super short so we all opted to keep our skins on. Ian volunteered and got the post at the bottom of the descent which was highly entertaining for him.

Mike Schneiter and Brian Johnson.

Dawes Wilson opting for the slide instead of skiing as I come into the top of the descent.

Brian Edmiston also taking the slide instead of the ski.

Monique Merrill climbing out of Rock Island.

Unfortnately Ian missed the finish by a few minutes but I was able to hold off Monique by just under 2 minutes. Both of us were much faster than we were last year on the same course and I managed to get by with out many skin issues which is always a plus. Travis Scheefer edged out Brian Smith on the last descent down Buttermilk to win by a second and Bryan Wickenhauser finished very close behind.

My parents, brother Ben and nephew Christopher have been visiting so Ian and I decided Ben should see the Marble backcountry. We had another early morning wake-up call on Sunday and skinned up No Name and then skied the Carbonites. I had never skied this line which had gorgeous turns and we were able to make it back to town in time for a late breakfast with the kiddos and for the parents to make it to Snowmass for some great skiing.

Me and Ben getting ready to ski down the Carbonites.

Ben taking advantage of some great turns.

This was the first time I had been on my tele skis in awhile as I have been practicing descending on my race skis as much as possible lately to get ready for the Pierre Menta.

Ian finally let someone else use the camera so I could actually get a photo of him.

Ben filled his beard with a little snow while I ran up the road to get the truck.

It has been a great week of training, racing and hanging with my family. Next weekend is the COSMIC at Monarch and the Highlands Inferno so I have a tough decision this week of which race to go to. I’ll be getting out on the bike as much as possible as the XTERRA Winter Worlds are just two weeks away.

COSMIC Snowmass Winter Wild Results

Posted by sarianderson on February 23, 2009

Posted in: Race Results. Tagged: COSMIC, Snowmass Winter Wild. Leave a comment

MEN’S AT RACE DIVISION
1 SCHEEFER TRAVIS 1.51
2 SMITH BRIAN 1.51
3 WICKENHAUSER BRYAN 1.52
4 TAAM MAX 1.55
5 BROWN JON 2.00.11
6 WILLIE PIERRE 2.04.27
7 LARSON ELLIOT 2.04.45
8 MCGOWAIN JASON 2.06.21
9 STUBBE JASON 2.08.08
10 SULLY ERIC 2.08.10
11 LAROCHELLE BRAD 2.09.32
12 JOHNSON BRIAN 2.12.00
13 SCHNEITER MIKE 2.12.35
14 JONES JAKE 2.20.05
15 EDMINSTON BRIAN 2.20.43
16 WILLIE ANDRE 2.22.37
17 SMILEY MARK 2.29.36
18 KILCOYRE JAIME 2.30.53
19 BUTTZ ERIC 2.33.05
20 FOX PETE 2.33.22
21 WILLIAMS SANDY 2.40.22
22 BOLLIG RUSSEL 2.53.43

WOMEN’S AT RACE DIVISION

1 ANDERSON SARI 2.11.16
2 MERRILL MONA 2.12.42
3 SMILEY JANELLE 2.30.48
4 REEVES GRETCHEN 2.56.38

MEN’S VET DIVISION

1 YULE SCOTT 2.11.26
2 WILSON DAWES 2.16.44
3 SCHEEFER DAVE 2.22.45
4 KUHN DENNIS 2.59.09

MEN’S HEAVY METAL DIVISION

1 CULLEN JOSH 2.40.10
2 HELLINGER RAY 2.50.40
3 TRANTOW GEORGE 2.56.23
4 BEEGUN SCOTT 3.01.11
5 O’SULLIVAN PATRICK 3.03.45
6 FRIDBERG ANDERS 3.24.19

WOMEN’S HEAVY METAL DIVISION

1 CULLEN KELLEY 2.41.20

Ergo Skigo Baby

Posted by sarianderson on February 16, 2009

Posted in: Juniper's Adventures, Training. Tagged: Ergo Baby Carrier, Snowmass Winter Wild, Williams Peak. 2 Comments

It’s been a long time since Ian and I had a weekend at home without a race, friends or family in town. So on Valentine’s Day we enjoyed a mellow morning with our favorite Swedish pancakes for breakfast and then loaded up for the short drive to Williams Peak (aka Willies) near Sunlight Mtn. We’ve only skied Willies once before, but it’s known to be a pretty mellow backcountry ski tour with virtually no avalanche danger. We figured it would a great place to take Juniper skiing.

It took us about 45 minutes to skin up. I was carrying Juniper in the Ergo Baby Carrier and she was asleep within 10 minutes. So, we put the hood up and she was snug and warm, despite the blustery, snowy conditions. The Ergo is awesome.

Sleepy baby.

We stopped short of the peak, where it was a little less windy and transitioned for the downhill ski.

Juniper woke up as we peeled skins.

I was on my lightweight rando skis, so these turns aren't the prettiest, but Juniper didn't seem to mind. She yelled "weee" the whole way down.

Juniper waving to Daddy.

Dad was a little late with the camera here, but I just caught SICK phonebook air. Juniper loved it.

On Sunday, we had some more family fun and took Juniper in the Chariot on a XC ski tour at Snowmass. I towed her up something called the Terminator, which was steep and punishing, but still a lot of fun.

I’m going to try and get in some more training this week in preparation for the Snowmass COSMIC race. This is my favorite course of all the COSMIC races; terrific terrain and a fun adventure skiing from Snowmass to Buttermilk. If you’ve ever wanted to try a rando race, this is the one to do!