There's a lot of things I like about being in Alaska. I wouldn't go so far as to call myself a "real Alaskan" yet-- I do still wait for the salesperson to tell me my total with tax when I buy something and I don't endlessly tell everyone else that Alaska is the best place in the world-- but I will say that the skiing community up here is amazing. I really enjoy going to practice and having other teams out skiing on the trails. And not just skiing, but skiing well! The UAA Ski Team and the Alaska Winter Stars are probably the two major groups we see frequently but once High School skiing starts we'll see the high schoolers out training too. I like having them out skiing, doing intervals, and working on their technique. It reminds me that skiers all around the world are out skiing, doing intervals, and working on their technique :)

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