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January 2015

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44 SNOWEST JANUARY 2015 like me beginning to master all of the elements that I struggled with. The only limitations I ever had were the ones I created in my mind. Adams was constantly reminding us that we needed to trust the techniques and let the sled do the work. Besides teaching proper footwork and body placement, Adams also stressed the importance of avalanche preparedness. He instructed on using our avalanche beacons and probes to quickly and accurately locate a buried individual. At the end of day two, we conducted a simulated beacon burial. After Jason rode off the trail and buried his backpack, Adams started a stopwatch and we rushed down the hill shouting out distances as our beacons honed in on the backpack. It was an eye-opening and adrenaline-filled exercise. My weekend riding with Adams and his Next Level crew involved two of the most challenging yet reward- ing days of my life. I learned that with proper foot placement, weight distribu- tion and throttle control I am capable of navigating my sled anywhere. I learned that "momentum" is more effective than a pinned throttle. And I learned that, according to Dan Adams, you aren't ever really stuck unless you have to cut a tree down to get out. But most importantly, I stood side by side with fellow lady riders as we stared both up and down steep slopes we were told to conquer on our sleds. All of us were scared. But all of us were committed to excelling in the sport we love and breaking down the barriers that made us feel like we couldn't do it. d 613-489-5297 Arctic Cat Polaris Ski-Doo Yamaha jawsperformance.com Pipes Silencers 26046JawPer124 1 7/29/14 2:13 PM 29949SeaDoo124 1 7/29/14 2:13 PM 149741PowJac18v.indd 1 10/28/14 8:56 AM Photo by Vickie Saewert 602-442-4340 www.kmsperformance.com KTM - Yamaha - Kawasaki - Honda TURBO Snow Bike 151119KmsPer124.indd 1 12/11/14 9:53 AM

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