The recovery process from my seperated shoulder is going well. Seems like it takes forever but I should be able to start riding again next week.  Hopefully, I wil be racing sometime in September.

   After a tough weekend at the infamous Ski Plattekill, a training crash left me with a separated shoulder.  I slammed over the bars on a 4x track in northern VT and landed directly on my left shoulder. This resulted in a second degree separation, so I am out for 6 weeks. The race at Platty went alright, 8th in DS and 13th in DH.

 Awesome time at the Mt Snow Dual Slalom race. 4th place in the Pro Open. Still a little slow in the DH but all the pieces are coming together. With a little luck I'll make Plattekill this weekend then back to Snow for the National Championships.

First real DH race in a few years and I almost managed to hold it together. A little contact with a tree and some squirrley riding in the mud but I still pulled of a decent time. With some more time on the big bike July should be a lot of fun.

  Racing DH Mount Snow this weekend. Muddy and rocky just like New England should be...

 I am pretty stoked to be hooking up with Kuhl clothing this year. Check them out at    www.kuhl-usa.com

  Time to get in the gym and get ready for the 2007 season. I predict big things for this year. New bike, new sponsors, and a racer that finaly learns to corner.

     Doing a little XC as the days get shorter. The local 20" guys have been reworking some jumps near my house with rollers and berms so maybe I'll get a little advantage for next year.

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I`ve been up riding the pumptracks and jumps at the Stowe,VT public jump park.