Up Coming Winter Ventures!

The snow is falling in blankets in the Rockies, and I just bought my ticket to CO and my summit pass for the 2010 season. With anticipation in the air, I cannot wait to feel my lungs burning in the thin, dry, cold, winter Colorado air. Until January I will just have to dream and hope for cold weather here on the East Coast until I arrive in the Rockies in search of some new lines. Until then pray for cool weather and an epic season.

Venture On ~ Alisa

Fall Training!!!

Fall has arrived with a cool brisk air which is so nicely situated adjacent to my favorite season WINTER. As the days shorten and the leaves are turning vibrant colors I find myself in transition evolving my training for the up-coming season.
Most of my days have been spent up on the mountain training for our winter season. As patrollers we begin our preparations for the winter season well before we are blessed with snow. I find myself these days doing our routine training from early morning until later afternoon, back-boarding, splinting, and making preparations for yet another season so what better place to train than the mountain. As the sun sets and we finish for the day I put on my running shoes and head up the mountain climbing and descending hills that in but a few weeks will be covered in winter’s holy white matter. It is one step closer to my favorite season which makes me run just that much harder because soon I will be putting on my ski boots and strapping my skis on my back and hiking to the top for winter training.
Halloween weekend we spent our time at the mountain. Waking up in the morning to do yoga before the sun rises, training, and running till it sets was wonderful. We celebrated Halloween night at Top Duty with a campfire, cookout, and camping. I spent Saturday night camping in the toboggan shed in my hammock and waking up to watch the sunrise over the valley knowing that soon the view will be a blanket of white.
When I am not on the mountain I began my fall lifting for ski season. Being that fall is a glorious time to be outdoors I make riding my morning ritual. There is nothing more wonderful than riding your horse on a brisk fall morning and watching the sun rise over the fields. Fall is a time of transition a wonderful time to seize the opportunity and change up my training routine. Soon winter will be here, but until then I am loving the season and the anticipation of what is soon to come.

Venture On ~ Alisa