Name: Annie Pokorny Hometown: Spokane, Washington Home club: Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation Astrological sign: Scorpio Spirit Animal: well..ke$ha says i’m a panther-it’s fate. http://www.keshasparty.com/us/spirit-animal/quiz   How are you spending your summer? I’m living and training in Sun Valley through July then heading north to spend August with the family between Spokane, WA and Priest Lake, ID. What’s something your new [...]

    Taylor Who? That’s right baby, I’m back. After several persuading talks from Austin Cobb and a strange void-like feeling in my gut from taking a one year hiatus, I’ve found myself signed up for another year on the Middlebury Ski Team. And what a year to come back to. Our seniors, wise and talented [...]

My little sister Chloe got involved in an awesome public art project. A group ofteenagers in the area get together every day from 9-3 for two weeks to build a bench out of limestone. They were a little short handed, so I got called in to help. I pulled up to thebuildings in West Rutland, [...]

Check this link for a NENSA update written by Middlebury skier, Austin Cobb while at the REG camp in Craftsbury, VT.

    Well, I didn’t even make it to the summer solstice before the words I want to go skiing came out of my mouth. But I suppose that’s what happens when you train for a sport year round and everyone keeps uploading photos of skiing in June from out west. So jealous. I’m back [...]

I can confirm having snuck in a bike ride with G. Kuzzy last week that he is still very much in shape and invested in the ski scene. Check out this Fasterskier Article: HERE    

I was sprawled out on the grass in the backdrop of the 2011 graduation, when it hit me that it was my class that was graduating. All of the people who were decked out in cap and gowns, slightly slouching in their chairs from a long night before were the people who I first came [...]

Is This Real Life? June has been a month of firsts. I’ll try to highlight the best ones without getting carried away. First drive cross-country. Lucas Milliken is the best copilot I could ask for:  down to cook canned Indian food and toast for dinner on a whisperlite in the back of a truck stop, [...]

Many congratulations to Colin and the SV program. You can read the Sun Valley press release detailing Colin’s hiring here: SUN VALLEY- The SVSEF is pleased to announce the addition of Colin Rodgers to the SVSEF Coaching Staff. Colin, a member of our Olympic Development Team for the past 4 years and graduate of Middlebury [...]

Our team has hit the road for the spring with members training in such notable programs as CXC, APU, Stratton Mountain School, SVSEF, Bend Endurance Academy, and a few more. Keep an eye on this space for the traditional summer blog posts from the crew.