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Archive for October, 2008

Skiing and roller-skiing….

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

We got some snow in the mountains Tuesday night so Patrick took a group up into Smuggler’s Notch for some skiing this morning. Those of us with too much work on our plates this morning stuck close to home for some roller-ski intervals. I can’t wax poetic quite as well as my colleague at Middlebury about eastern snow (post here) but as you can see from the pictures below both the skiers and the roller-skiers had stunning backdrops for their workouts this morning. Not much chance the snow will survive through the weekend but the snow, cold temps, and fading light can only mean one thing . . . winter is coming east!

How much farther to the top???

Ziegler cooling down with the lake and snow tinged Adirondack’s in the background.

More photos from skiing in the Nordic Gallery link to the left….

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Brandon Gap TT

Sunday, October 19th, 2008

4.7 miles and 1500 vertical feet. Not the steepest climb around but that last mile is tough.

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Jericho Time Trial #2

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

Today was one of the first really brisk fall mornings we’ve had. It was a good day to go hard as the temperature really accentuated everyone’s post-race cough. Chris Ziegler eked out a two second victory over first year Alex Howe and UVM alum and local skier Ilke Van Genechten skied to victory over Jennie Bender in the women’s event.

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Camel’s Hump Hike

Sunday, October 12th, 2008

One of the more prominent mountains in Vermont, Camel’s Hump rises up out of the surrounding hills and stands somewhat alone in the skyline southeast of Burlington. We were blessed with a stunning clear day this morning. We hiked it from the North side and were rewarded with a number of stunning vistas even before we reached the summit.

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