Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Summer Fun and Summer Snow


I posted my last blog at US national championships. I had hopes of going into the national event fully healed from my ankle injury, but unfortunately I could only race at 75%. My season then ended short. I headed back to Park City to get it checked out and get some physical therapy done on it. I got it healthy enough to get back on snow for the US Ski Team tryout camp in May at Mammoth Mt. California. I performed well enough there to get a promoted to the ‘C Team’.

As a member of the C Team, I am now required to live in Park City for the summer. Although we have been working out from 9AM to 3PM 6 days a week, my teammates and I have found some time for some fun. So far we have set some time aside for some rope swinging, wakeboarding, waterskiing, skateboarding, volleyball, mountain biking, and our big summer project so far… building a boat! Here are some pictures of our building process. 

 





























After we finally got the boat together on land, we tossed it up onto my friend's truck the next day to get it on the water. It actually stayed floating way better than any of us thought it would. We got some carpet for the floor, a mini basketball hoop, 2 grills, and 22 people all on the boat before it started to sink. We got it out to a lake in Oakley, Utah that had a rope swing, and where we camped out for the night. 




It has been quite the summer so far between fitness and fun, but I am looking forward to getting back on snow this week at Mt Hood. Coming soon to my blog will be a video of some summer activities so far. For the end of the summer and all of next ski season, I will be traveling with a GoPro, provided by Wachusett Mountain. Hopefully I will be able to capture more skiing and other fun with the GoPro, and share my crazy lifestyle with you guys!