Currently sitting at a golf resort, spending my afternoons soaking up the sun, enjoying nature and relaxing with some amazing teammates. And while the afternoons are more like a relaxing vacation, my mornings are a completely different story.

Just finished Day #3 of a ski camp at Mt. Hood in Oregon. Pretty crazy to be skiing in the beginning of August in the USA. But it’s happening. And it is pretty freaking* cool.

The morning starts off at 5:30am where you have a quick breakfast, grab what you need and head off to the mountain. Loading the lift by 7:30, you have to upload one lift, put on your ski gear and hike up to another lift before you can even hop into your skis. But it doesn’t take too long till you are flying down a slope (that is also a volcano) that’s over 8,000 ft. Sure there’s not a lot of snow around, and it turns into mashed potatoes** by 11am. That doesn’t matter. Everyone out there lives to ski and will go through dirt, rocks, and countless other obstacles just to make a few turns. Just living the dream.

5 more days here at Hood. Looking forward to continuing to progress my skiing. This is the perfect time to go back to basics and really focus on form. It’s not fun working on drills all morning, but it will pay off in the long run. The first 3 days have been amazing. And I am thrilled with how things are coming together. And there are still 5 days left.

Until next time.

TC

*This is my personal opinion. If you are not a fan of skiing in the summer you may have a differing opinion.
** A term used by skiers for when snow becomes very soft and mushy