The Bend, Oregon portion of the May 2009 US Ski Team Camp is coming to a close as we pack our bags and the team vans for a four hour drive to the coast. I skied at Mt. Bachelor eight days, with one recovery day off snow (also our golf day, pictured below) during the middle portion of the camp. Of all those sessions, only one day did we encounter less-than-perfect weather. Mt. Bachelor surely didn't disappoint and neither did Bend, with both proving to be great places to train this time of year. I look forward to training here again in the future!
Below are a few shot from the ten days I've spent here... Thanks to Chris Grover and Jason Adams for providing the pictures. I was too preoccupied skiing, golfing, and enjoying the surroundings to get many good photos of my own.
Last Thursday we spent the afternoon golfing. The team (pictured above) dressed for the occasion standing in front of one of the lava tubes on one of the courses.
Prior to golfing we checked out the lava tubes.
On Sunday we crust skied back to the bowl below Broken Top Mountain. Lots of other skiers training here in Bend joined us for this 3 hour adventure.
The approach (pictured above) involved skiing down the trails from the Mt. Bachelor Nordic Area, through the forest, across a lake, and up a steep hill, before we made it out onto the flat open expanse in the foreground of Broken Top. It was a beautiful day.
So that's the news from Bend. My trip is almost over now, with just a few more workouts with the team before heading back to Alaska. It's been great spending time in a new place. Thanks to all the people who have made this camp possible, generously inviting us to BBQs, arranging for the great skiing/grooming, etc., etc.
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