I made it back to Durango yesterday after a drive that normally takes 8 hours but took 10.5 hours instead. It was epic to say the least. I had to get off the interstate two times to wait for a plow to come by so I could jump in behind it. The on ramps were not even plowed and I had it floored, snow going over the hood, not knowing if I would even make it down the on ramp. It was wild!

I hit up three days of hard skiing in the Tetons. It was awesome and there really is no place like it for great powder. Unbeatable. I had a great time and still know how to ski.  Flickr photos here!

It is great to be home. The cold weather has followed me back to Durango from Idaho. I am starting to get my plans together for training again as I start in the next week or so. Already it has been almost three weeks with no bike. I am ready.

I am going to be heading to the warmer climates. Tucson for a bit to train with Ben Kneller (new Jittery Joe’s teammate) and Corey Collier (Health Net) and any other clowns we can find to ride with us. Then it is off to San Diego to train for a bit. Hopefully with Stevo (Cody Stephenson) and Shirley. Either way, I need to work on my tan so I am heading to somewhere I can ride in jersey and shorts.

Happy New Year everyone!

I don’t know what is up with my Flickraccount but I can’t post photos for some reason.  There are some new photos up of my trip home for the Holidays.  Were is home you might ask? Well I spent my early years in the land of potatoes in Southeastern Idaho.  Pocatello (or Poke-a-fellow or Poky, whatever the other hicks call it) is the town I grew up in and not allot has changed.  It is still colder than a mofo, can’t buy beer on Sundays, and the house I lived in after high school for $75 a month was demolished so that a Wallgreen’s could go up, one on every corner.

I spent my summers living with my father in Victor, Idaho which is just outside of Jackson Hole.  I used to work outside of Jackson in Moose at a bike shop (Adventure Sports @ Dornan’s).  After hanging out in Pocatater for a few days I am up here skiing my brains out in the cold.  I went to Grand Targhee today and my dad skied me into the ground.  After crashing my brains out on a groomer (yep, I am a bit rusty) I have allot of respect for the Pro Downhill skiers who hit upwards of 80 mph and crash sometimes at those speeds.  Hitting the deck at 25mph hurts enough.  I dumped it hard trying to hang with the old man.  It wasn’t a lay it over on your side and skid on your ass crash.  It was a full on forward assault on the slope kind of yard-sale crater. Ouch! 

Being in the cold is making me ready to head to Tucson to train.  I am thinking about heading to San Diego at some point in February as well.  Why stay in the cold if I don’t have to? Anyway, I threw up some pictures of my drive to Poky and of my old stomping grounds.  There are some awesome trails in the Pocatello area, if you are ever passing through there in the summer and need a dirt track fix, hit them up.  You will be blown away and the access is a piece of cake. 

I threw up a new link Live Your Passion.  www.liveyourpassiongear.com is a company that has been started by a friend of mine.  It is a pretty cool idea taking a  portion of the funds and redistributing them to needy athletes living their passion.  So next time you enter an endurance race or something and need a little help with expenses, give them an email, they might want to help you live your passion. Pretty cool! Check out the website, pick up a t-shirt for a holiday gift.

Well it is the first day of the offy and I am already losing it! I went XC skiing this morning which was a blast, but have been feeling lethargic and bummed about the way the season ended. What a shitty ride at nationals.  Here is a good photo from cycling news running toward the pits .  I just ran a few hundred yards to get to the pavement and out of the other riders way. It was epic!