I don’t know much else that gets me out of bed early, no matter how I feel that day. nothing else that would make me drive for miles early hours in the morning, if the report calls for several inches. when I arrive to the base of the hill, I know this is where I belong. this is where I am confident, this is what makes me content and happy. when I put my skins on, I fall into a rhythm that fits me better than any other activity. and nothing else matters.

snow defines me. makes me and grows me. snow challenges me, makes me smile and makes me anxious. I love a sight of a snow capped peak more than anything else in this life. I have been at snow since I was born, I wouldn’t know a life without it and I dearly hope I won’t have to in my life time.