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Off the trail- Winter Solstice

December 21, 2012

The morning sky has not yet begun to lighten as the truck bounces over the white, moonlit ground, tires sinking nearly to the rim in deep, snowy ruts.

To the west, Laurel Mountain and Mt. Morrison are limned in light, stars brilliant, waiting.

Tomorrow, when the sun rises, the days will begin to lengthen, one minute more every morning, one minute more every evening, every day until the Summer Solstice in June when the cycle reverses.

But not today.

Mammoth Mountain High Altitude Training Center a reality at last

December 21, 2012

‘Slopeside Center’ revamped; hundreds of athletes here

Sometimes, dreams really do come true.

Dave McCoy’s vision of a high-altitude training center at Mammoth Mountain—a dream that has passed through generations of racers and coaches—will come to fruition Thursday afternoon (Dec. 27).