From jungle to snow

Three days after I got home from my Costa Rica bliss, I agreed to go coach a ski camp down in Loveland, Colorado with the Jackson Hole Ski Team. So off I go, a 9-hour drive away with 45 kids, 7 coaches, and COLD weather for 9 days. The cold was a bit of a shock to the system, but I have to admit it was pretty fun to get back on the snow again!

 There wasn't a ton of snow yet, only on the runs where they blew man-made snow.

 

Back to being bundled up! Missing the jungle already!

 

Every day after skiing we did some dryland training which usually was just a huge game of Capture the Flag or soccer...this was the girls in our condo's "punishment" (some sprints) for leaving all the lights on every time we left the house!

 This is what it looks like having SIXTEEN 12-year-old girl roommates.

Yep, you are pretty jealous, huh?

 Trying not to lose my yoga momentum I would give some impromptu yoga sessions to the girls at night. Really, all they wanted to do was to try the hardest poses and see if they could do them without crashing.

 My brother, Marco, was down at Copper Ski Area (20 minutes away from us) training with the US Ski Team so I was able to arrange a little meet-and-greet for our kids with some of the men's World Cup speed team...they were stoked.

You can barely see the US Ski Team guys in the bright green jackets at the back of this pile-up!

 They all came away from the afternoon with helmets, speed suits and hats full of signatures.

Marco and Travis Ganong posing with some of the Jackson Hole Ski Team kids. 

 

So great to see Marco, it doesn't happen often enough! This was a pic for our mom. Good luck this season Marco!!! To keep posted with him, you can check out his sweet website, americandownhiller.com