Monique Merrill – “Steve, You know, there are women on the team as well! Men…jeez.
First a compliment…I do enjoy your website. I find out more information there than I do from my fiancee. Valuable information. Second… just had to give you shit since I do think our women’s team could score some top ten’s. Don’t under-estimate a female.
Randosteve – “Names Mona…I need NAMES!!!!”
Monique Merrill – “Steve…you are priceless. Here you go….
- Jeannie Wall
- Nina Silitch
- Lyndsay Meyer
- Jari Kirkland
- Sari Anderson
- Monique Merrill
Lyndsay and Nina live in Chamonix and are a team duo there. They should be rockin’. Jeannie you know. Sari is a teammate of mine on Nike for adventure racing and qualified in Sunlight. Pretty close percentage back from you fast boys. Her first rando race. Jari you know. And your’s truly you know. A much more cohesive team than two years ago. Similar to you men. So there….. Thanks.”
Well I sure heard it about not including the women when I listed the members of the 2008 US Ski Mountaineering Team on Monday…and Monique wasn’t the first one to let me have it. Honestly, I really didn’t know who was actually going to be on the team. With the absence of Jeannie Wall from the rando race circuit last year and Karen Kingsley recovering from an injury this season, I thought that Monique might be the only female traveling to Europe to compete. I’m glad my thoughts were wrong.
It should be nice to have some females on the team and I’m glad to finally see some women getting interested in the sport. From my experience, Jeannie and Mona should be the strongest on the team and both veterans to racing in Europe. Jari is a member of adventure racing Team Crested Butte and shows promise, along with Sari. I don’t know the other girls, Nina and Lyndsay, but it sounds like they have their shit together…living in Chamonix and all.
Well, another 15″ fell over the past 24 hours…bringing our totall snowfall to 354″ this year, with a base of 104″. It just keeps coming with no complaints from me. Looks like another day of trailbreaking and deep powder skiing in the park.
So, no comments for today. you guys have a way to go to catch up to the Euro’s, but, I’m with you! Check your PayPal soon. I’m batchin” it for the next 9 days, but going to Needham to watch the superbowl – go Pats.
Karen Kingsley is actually German and so can’t compete for the US team. Too bad she is injured because she was trying to get on the German team.
Sounds like here and Bob have a pretty cool, hut in Ophir though!
Nothing in Paypal Itchy…FYI.
Monique – how about some profile info on the Ladies of the Team. If any have websites – relay that too.
Looking forward to ALL Race results for the USA team(s)!!
RandoSteve,
1st: Congradulations! That’s twice in a row for you now right? That’s really awesome.
2nd: Good Luck!
3rd: Why is there a Team Crested Butte, but now Team Jackson Hole or Team TetonAT or Team WYO? You obviously have the skills and the hook-ups to make an awesome team. I think that you should really think about it. I checked out Team Crested Butte’s webpage and they seem to have an advantage with gear and training together. JH seems like it could support such a thing.
Rando – you’re always a honorary member of the team down here in CB. We’ve been getting hammered like you guys in JH with boat loads of snow. The town is kind of freakn’ out as to where to put it all. What a great problem! The race course should be incredible this year!
Anyone coming to the CB rando race and need beta contact the team. wick@teamcrestedbutte.com
Wick