“],”filter”:{“nextExceptions”:”img, blockquote, div”,”nextContainsExceptions”:”img, blockquote, a.btn, a.o-button”},”renderIntial”:true,”wordCount”:350}”> A sharp buzzing noise in my ear jolted me to attention. I’d been content, hiking in a catatonic state with skis on my back for miles out of the Mount Whitney basin. But the mosquitos had risen before the sun, and at 4 A.M. on a late-June morning, I was breakfast. I could have been anywhere that summer morning, but I had chosen to chase yet another day of skiing in the high peaks. I live for winter, and every year my mood improves in November when the flakes begin to fall. Subsequently, my…

Story Links CSC All-District At-Large Team DENVER – University of Denver skiing had three student-athletes named to the 2024 College Sports Communicators’ Academic All-District At-Large Teams for their performance on the snow and in the classroom.   Alpine senior Nora Brand was named to the women’s team while Nordic junior Andreas Kirkeng and graduate student Florian Knopf were both selected to the men’s squad. CSC Academic All-District Teams recognize the top student-athletes in the nation based on their combined athletic and academic performances.   To be eligible for CSC Academic All-District honors, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore…