We're still waiting for more snow here in Williamstown! The last few days here have been wonderfully cold, but with only enough snow to tease us and keep us all dreaming of the extra blue days we had in West Yellowstone. Twenty three of us spent Thanksgiving break in Montana where we were able to get eight sessions on snow, including the NCAA-mandated participation in the opening Nor-Am sprint. The Yellowstone Ski Festival is a great way to start your ski season; everyone there is just bursting with energy and excitement to get on snow, most for the first time of the year. It became difficult to ski for more than ten minutes and not run into someone we knew. We had a fabulous time getting in some long, easy distance on the Rendezvous ski trails, checking out the competition in the sprint, bonding with our teammates and cheering former purple cows (Anders Haugen, Mel Scheefer) and friends in the classic races on our last day. What a way to celebrate Thanksgiving and (though he never wanted to acknowledge it) Sam Kapala's 20th birthday! Up next: classes end tomorrow, the yankee swap at Bud's on Saturday, finals all next week, break with our dearly missed families and then we're off to Quebec on the 27th for our Christmas camp!--Liz
Photo: Ali Demarchis '10 leaping for joy because she's ready to dominate the SuperTour sprints with her teammates in West Yellowstone. Click HERE for more photos from our trip from Coach Aubrey.
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