Madison (by Kristina Owen)
In the last college ranking list that Playboy magazine published, they listed University of Wisconsin-Madison as the biggest party school in the nation. There were many reasons why Playboy felt that they had earned this distinction, but their annual Halloween festivities were high on the list.
I mention this because it’s a measure of how tame my life has become. Heather and i are down in Madison for the weekend, which happens to be Halloween weekend, the weekend of biggest party of the year at the biggest party school in the country. And what are we doing? Eh, you know, fitting skis at the local shop (Fontana Sports), doing some clinics, training, hanging out with Yuriy, and going to bed early. We didn’t even bother to bring costumes. I know…seriously lame.
And we’ll be doing it all again tomorrow, so if you’re in the area, be sure to say hi. We’ve got a clinic in the morning at Badger park, and we’ll be at the west branch of Fontana all afternoon.
New toy: a pressure mat for more precise ski fitting. Apparently there’s only two of these out there. One belongs to the Canadian national team, and the other to Salomon USA. It’s seriously cool stuff. If you want to see it in action for yourself, i’d be willing to bet that it’s going to be out in Yellowstone for the Fall Festival expos.
Coach Natalie: “I want you to start with a thin layer of Toko green base, and then we’ll cover with a few layers of Toko blue…”
