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.

“I live in hotels, tear out the walls. . .”

Well, maybe we don’t tear out the walls quite like Joe Walsh.  We do take out the beds and furniture, then cover the floor with plastic to make ourselves a wax room.  It’s busy in there today, waxing for the weekend.  Everyone is pouring Toko LF blue, the fastest cold wax around, into their skis in prep for a frigid weekend in Bozeman.

Bozeman Best Western Gran Tree: our home away from home for the weekend

Bozeman Best Western Gran Tree: our home away from home for the weekend

Caitlin Compton has been traveling with us this week.  Great to have her back with the CXC crew, bringing our focus up a notch and entertaining us with her stories.  Stay tuned as we dive into the races this weekend.  Here’s Caitlin showing off the stadium at Lindley Park in Bozeman.

Comp-town U.S.A.

Comp-town U.S.A.