View from Saas-Fee Switzerland!

Hey everyone. I have had a great summer but it is now winding down and I’m getting ready for school, which starts next week.

I went on two trips this summer, one to Saas Fee, Switzerland and then later in the summer to Mt. Hood. Both of the trips were with KMS (Killington Mountain School), which is the school that I go to.

The first one was to Saas-Fee Switzerland. We went for a little over 2 weeks and it was really fun and we had really good weather. The next trip was to Mt. Hood, which was about 2 weeks after Switzerland, and we were there for about a week and a half. This trip was a little smaller group, which made for really good training and a lot of runs.

When I got back from Mt. Hood I went straight back to New Jersey for soccer and had double sessions for the next two weeks after I got back. Overall it was a busy but really fun summer. I can’t wait to get back on skis and start my J2 career.

.)) Kyle Burcin

New Packs from SRD!

New for 2010-11 The SRD Coach and Athlete packs!

This year we added burly compression straps to both packs as well as a drill lash strap. These packs have become a fixture on the race circuit among racers and coaches!

New colors and embroidery as well! Check them out soon at www.srd1.com

First SRD shirt in Panama?

Hey everyone! Hope you all have had an amazing summer! The subject of this blog may not be on the same page as skiing, or not even the same book, but it was still awesome!

My family and I traveled to Panama for about two weeks to visit a few of my aunts (Mom's side, born in Guatemala) and cousins. We stayed just outside of skyscraper-filled Panama City in a very nice home. While down there we went to a baptism for my new cousin (only three months old), went snorkeling in the Caribbean, visited the Panama Canal, bought some cheap Nike products at an insanely large mall, and messed around in the rain forest.

The definite highlight of the trip was when we stayed at Playa Blanca on the Pacific. It's an all-inclusive resort with huge pools, food and drinks on demand, pool-bars, and awesome music. Not only does this resort border the largest ocean in the world, it also has the largest pool in all of Latin America as well.

The best part was swimming on top of the huge waves in the ocean with my dad. Well that's my trip for ya! Now back to the prison of boredom known as "school" which begins on the 8th for me. See ya later!

.)) Stephan