Ski Racing, Again, Part 5; January 2018
January 30, 2018 - For non-racers, it is an enduring puzzle why outwardly rational people might be interested in standing around on cold, s...
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Ski Racing, Again, Part 4; January 2018
January 27, 2018 - One of the great attractions of skiing and ski racing is being in the mountains or surrounded by mountains. The great vi...
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Ski Racing, Again, Part 3; January 2018
January 26, 2018 - Other aspects of ski racing contribute to its tenacious hold on participants and, sometimes, spectators. One is location...
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Ski Racing, Again, Part 2; January 2018
January 21, 2018 - The last post depicted four young (U12 and U14) racers. They were the best or among the very best in their three age-gro...
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Ski Racing, Again; January 2018
January 18, 2018 - This past four-day weekend there was still more grass-roots evidence of the attractions and occasional tribulations of a...
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Inlet Winter, Part Five; January 2018
January 09, 2018 - Taking a step backward, this was what the mountains around Alyeska and looming behind Girdwood looked like last week on...
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Inlet Winter, Part Four; January 2018
January 08, 2018 - Luck is a big part of photography. Despite the best preparation, some scenes elude capture. And sometimes things fall in...
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Inlet Winter, Part Three; Anchorage, January 2018
January 08, 2018 - The drive from Girdwood after skiing January 7 confirmed the stark but amazing beauty of Turnagain Arm and Cook Inlet on...
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Inlet Winter, Part Two; 2018
January 05, 2018 - On the return drive from Girdwood, after a day of skiing in good light, the Dahl sheep were out. They were close to the...
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Inlet Winter; 2018
January 04, 2018 - Winter has reached Cook Inlet, sort of, and new snow has, for the moment, replaced rain and drippiness. The sun even rea...
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Skiing for Life; Images and Reflections
January 02, 2018 - These young Alyeska Ski Club racers are sharing a snowy seat on the deck of the Alyeska Race Training Center on a snowy...
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