From the FasterSkier archive — posts syndicated from athletes’ and coaches’ own blogs between 2004 and 2012, kept online as published. Current coverage is at fasterskier.com.

20 Years

Heading into my second week out here in Silver Star.  Marshall, Brayton, & Sam took off this morning, while Leif Zimmermann and Kristina Trygstad from the Bridger Ski Foundation in Bozeman, Montana moved in.  Nice ski this morning, then we went down into Vernon to pick up groceries–my first trip off the mountain in a week.  Less than 1km down the road from Sovereign, there is no snow on the ground at all.  Amazing considering we’re skiing on race skis at Sovereign!

Leif Zimmermann

Leif Zimmermann

On a non-skiing related note, today is the 20th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.  To commemorate, here’s a little Wall humor.  This is one of my all-time favorite bumper stickers.  Big points to the first person who can translate.