Snow...here.

Prospect Mountain is reporting seven inches of snow on their twitter feed! If our luck permits, we may be on snow this week. Wouldn't that be awesome? Whatever your superstition is, break it out.

In other news, fellow Eph Mark Johnson claimed a strong second place finish at the first US Biathlon Association race in West Yellowstone, MT. Pictured at left is Mark during his turn at the range. (Photo credit: Win Goodbody, FasterSkier.com)

And speaking of races, the first Eastern Cup weekend is only 18 days off! Think snow.

Skiing

We were able to get on snow yesterday. Not too many kilometers, but we weren't complaining...

Day 2 of WC Weekend: Mass Start Skate Roll

Second day of our race-simulation weekend called for a skate rollerski time trial up the steep and winding Petersburg Pass.

The ladies team skis (b/c of injury, Hannah is running) up the pass.

Alex Taylor leads the men's team off the start - the winner of the mens race, Atay also bested his own personal time by 2 minutes and 10 seconds over a 24 minute course. Now THATS improvement!

Alice Nelson and Holly Whitney cross the finish line a split second apart, mimicking last year's close finish.

Caleb Lucy nears the finish while coach Fisher records the time for the record book.

World Cup in Williamstown

If you can't make it to Beitostølen this weekend, make Beitostølen come to you. Today and tomorrow, the Ephs look to emulate the start of the World Cup year by time trialling their way through the Williamstown area. Early this morning under overcast skies in brisk fall temperatures, the team raced the first of two time trials this weekend: a classic interval start 7.5k for women, and a 10k for the men.

Dimitri Luthi '12 charges out of the start.

Robby Cuthbert '11

Mens' Winner and Captain Alex Taylor '10

Men and women ski together up a hill with about 5km to go in Hancock, MA.

Caleb Lucy '11

Christina Knapp '13

Mens' Winner Alex Taylor '10 on his way to victory

Dimitri Luthi '12 powers the last hill of the 10k.

Erik Anderson '12 and Evan Dethier '11 locked in battle

Robby's DP skills

Senior Captain Alice Nelson '10 shows the team how high hands are done during her finish

Holly Whitney '12

Blair Robinson '13

Tomorrow's race is a 7.0 / 7.5 k skate that ends atop Petersburg Pass. More photos will follow.

Homecoming! And Sunset on Greylock Intervals

Evan and Dimitri finish their cooldown as the sun sets on Greylock

Christina, Alice, Sarah, Blair stop for a photo shoot with the sunset

A beautiful evening at the top of Mount Greylock

Robby helps himself to a Norwegian Waffle during homecoming ski team breakfast

Hannah, Alice, Liz Kantack ('09 alum), Maddy at breakfast

Boys team at the Homecoming football game

Coach Smith and Christina (those weird Alaskans!)show their stripes at the game.

38th Schnellsteigen: Hopkins to Petersburg Pass

They're off! 3 dozen rowers and skiers head toward the Crest

This year the team had hoped to race the historic Schnellsteigen race course up Mt. Greylock, which was put on hold for the past 3 years while the road was being reconstructed. Sunday was a gorgeously warm fall day, the morning sunshine promising some midday heat. But the road up Mt Greylock, closed Friday due to several inches of snowfall, had not reoppened. So, instead, we ran the alternative route we have taken the past couple years: through Hopkins Forest up to the Taconic Crest and over to the top of Petersburg Pass. Alice Nelson, our senior captain, has the honor of being the only one on the team to run this race all 4 years. She had the team record on this course which was broken this year by junior Sarah Tory by just 9 seconds. On the men's side, Dimitri Luthi - who was injured and didn't race this year - held onto his course record, as Evan Dethier won for the men's team.
After a 3 year hiatus, the men's crew rejoined our ski team for the Schnell event. There were about two dozen men crew members who hoofed up to the Taconic Crest with the skiers, and their top runner placed 4th overall.
Overall, a great day to run in the Berkshires: the sun and mud were as abundant as the guts and glory.

Men's winner, Evan Dethier


Men:

Evan Dethier 35:21
Keith Kantack 36:57
Robby Cuthbert 37:34
Erik Anderson 38:03
Caleb Lucy 38:11
Casey Jones 38:29
Phil Tosteson 38:36
(course record: 34:22, Dimitri Luthi ‘08)


Coach Fisher and Sarah Tory, women's winner

Women:

Sarah Tory 41:33 (new record)
Blair Robinson 44:00
Alice Nelson 45:28
Hannah Hausman 52:16
(previous record: 41:42, Alice Nelson)

Now THIS is showing guts. literally. Robby Cuthbert tries to hold it together through the finish line as teammate Keith Kantack cheers him in.

A group cheer for effort, camraderie, and sport.