Whitehorse Camp Part II

The second half of our camp in Whitehorse was just as amazing as the first, with a skate sprint race and  a classic time trial. The Yukon Elite Squad joined us for the sprint. After a qualifier and three heats, they showed us that they could capitalize on the home turf advantage by taking the top three spots. An awesome event run by Coach Chris, getting us all pumped for the season. We even made an appearance on CBC's Northbeat! The next day we ventured to the heart of the snow capped forest for our classic time trial. Two loops of the popular Selwyns Loop gave us a not overly challenging, but heavy double poling 8 km. The YES men sat this one out so Yannick took the win with a 17 second cushion over 2nd.

Although the skiing was stellar, we were able to tie on some skates for an afternoon and play some shinny on the pond near Knute's house as well.

This snowy euphoric wonderland was a tad short lived however, upon returning to Whistler, there was still no snow. The omnipresent rain has let itself be known during numerous intensities and runs with tantalizing snow every so often just to be washed away again. Needless to say, we can't wait to be on snow and racing. With two weeks until the first Noram and one week until the first World Cup, all thoughts are on the winter ahead.

By: Colin Ferrie