More new snow and now: SUN

We received about seven inches of new snow on Monday. All the trails have been groomed and the skiing and snowshoeing are great. Now the sun is out and all is well in the world. Speaking of the world, four of our Methow Valley nordic skiers are at the U.S. Senior National Cross Country Ski Championships in Anchorage, AK as we speak. Sadie Bjornsen, Eric Bjornsen, Sam Naney and Brian Gregg all were members of the Methow Valley Junior Nordic Team and honed their skills on all the trails in the Valley. All four of them qualified for the heats in the freestyle sprint on Saturday, with Brian finishing 8th and Eric 10th. Monday was the freestyle race, 10K for women, 15K for men. Sadie finished 19th, Brian 9th, Eric 37th and Sam 55th. Congratulations to this great group of young skiers.