The Boulder Mountain Tour has come and gone and I am happy to say that we had a fantastic day. In typical Sun Valley fashion, we were greeted with sunshine, blue skies, a perfectly groomed course, and just all-around pristine conditions. It was impossible not to smile as the gun went off at Galena Lodge at 10am. The superb conditions made for fast times, and the top men completed the 30 km course in approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes, with the women just 5 minutes behind. Mikey had a strong race, skiing in the lead pack, taking one of the preems, and sprinting to the finish to take 4th overall. He was the obvious home-town favorite and was cheered along by the locals all the way to the finish line. 

The women’s race proved to be a strategic one- a group of five of us broke off the front right from the start and skied together for the majority of the race. Four of us were Factory Team skiers (Rebecca, Laura, Evelyn, and I), and Nicole DeYong (Fischer-Craft) was right in the mix. We skied together until the second preem, where Rebecca made a move and broke off the front. Laura, Evely, and I tried to keep her in sight but she proved herself to be the strongest of the day, winning the race by over a minute. I outsprinted Evelyn for 2nd, while Laura came in 4th, and Nicole 5th. It was an impressive day out there, skiing with such strong women and pushing each other mentally and phsically. Congratulations to Rebecca and Zach Simons (Rossignol) for taking the overall wins! And contrats to the Factory Team women for sweeping the podium…we’re already looking forward to next year.

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