Posted from providence.org As a mother, your priorities and schedules shift to accommodate your little ones. Being as active as you once were does become a challenge sometimes, and it takes some getting used to. According to athlete Kikkan Randall, “When I found out I was going to be a mom, I was curious about > Read More
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The Olympics are approaching. Here’s how Alaska skiers are getting ready
As they fine-tune their techniques on early season snow at Hatcher Pass, hopes are high that a record number of APU skiers will qualify for the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Read more here: https://www.adn.com/features/sports/skiing/2017/10/28/the-olympics-are-coming-and-apu-skiers-are-getting-ready/ Author: Beth Bragg Published: October 28, 2017
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!
I’ve always been a big believer that “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” and have made getting yearly preventive check-ups a priority. Now that I’m a Mom, I’m carrying that philosophy over toward making sure my son gets his preventive check-ups on schedule too. Fitting in my son’s checkups with my > Read More
The Season is underway…
This past weekend featured the opening World Cup races of the 2016-17 season in Ruka, Finland and now the season is officially underway. Both races were in classic technique and both days included some tough classic conditions after several inches of new snow fell through the day Saturday. I had a great workout on the > Read More
Swapping out clothes for a new season
It’s been a beautiful, fun summer here in Alaska and with the long daylight hours it sometimes seems like it might go on forever. But as with every year, the air has started to cool, the leaves are showing the first signs of changing color and, in anticipation of cooler weather, I find it’s almost > Read More
Getting outside with baby
The first few days after my son Breck was born – and my life changed forever – I spent a lot of time indoors recovering from labor and figuring out the routine of caring for a newborn. The days blended together, and I was astonished to realize that I literally spent four days inside, hardly > Read More
My Ski Vacation Bucket List – Part Two: Silver Star BC
One of my favorite ski destinations in North America is the winter wonderland of Silver Star, British Columbia. Not only do they have the most impeccably groomed ski trails, but those trails also literally wind through the village and around the mountain, making me feel like I’m skiing in a dream world. My first visit > Read More
Baby Breck arrives!
April 14, 2016 our son Breck Stuart Randall Ellis arrived at 7:47pm. He weighed in at 8lbs 11oz and was 21″ long. We are overcome with love and amazement for this little guy!
My Ski Vacation Bucket List – Part One: Galena Lodge
People often ask me, “What’s your favorite place to ski?” As a professional ski racer for the past 16 years, I’ve seen some of the most beautiful ski destinations in the world – so I have a hard time picking just one. (What a good problem to have!) So I thought I would share a > Read More
We’re having a baby!
Jeff and I are excited to announce that we are expecting a new member of to our family in April 2016! This is an exciting new chapter to our lives that we’ve been hoping to start while I continue to pursue my full-time racing career. While I will be missing the 2015-16 World Cup season, > Read More
