I think 13 nights in the same hotel room is my new record for how long I've stayed in the same place on a trip. But today, our stay in the quaint town of West yellowstone is ending and after this afternoon's ski we will drive up to Bozeman, MT.

This is my fourth year attending the West Yellowstone Ski Festival over Thanksgiving week and every year I really enjoy the experience. Skiing around with so many different skiers from all over the country is pretty cool. Plus, you get the entire range of abilities: people who have never skied before, High school skiers, college skiers, master skiers, really really old-but-still-crazy-good master skiers, and some of the fastest skiers in the country. And everyone is happy to be skiing, regardless of how well they can ski. It is a pretty uplifting atmosphere to be around and I hope I will be back next year.

As much as I like West Yellowstone, entrance to the great Yellowstone Nat'l Park, I am looking forward to some new ski trails and more races this weekend!