Category Archives: Skieologians

The Skieologians longest day of the year column: Things don’t happen overnight. They happen bit by bit

You know what they say: “ ____ doesn’t happen overnight.” That’s even true on the year’s longest night. I still remember winding across a dark, windswept central-Minnesota prairie one winter evening, about this time. Thirteen-year-old me anxiously nibbled at a warm meal my mom had prepared so I could eat while she drove me 45-milesContinue reading “The Skieologians longest day of the year column: Things don’t happen overnight. They happen bit by bit”

My Gut Reaction: Americans bounce back at Lillehammer world cup

There’s been a lot of skiing for me the last week. Well, watching skiing and writing about skiing and studying skiing. Not actual skiing. Between covering the Birds of Prey World Cup (Alpine) and dotting the last few ‘i’s’ and crossing some final ‘t’s on my 225-page double-pole-related thesis, I didn’t get on snow asContinue reading “My Gut Reaction: Americans bounce back at Lillehammer world cup”