September 16, 2010 (Sun Valley, Idaho) – The US XC Ski Team’s training camp in Sun Valley is going great. We had a day off on Monday and then it was back to some hard training through to the end of the week. Really great weather here in Sun Valley, so we have been soaking up the last days of real summer before heading into fall… check out these photos from our day off.

Morning off. Checked out a willow tree house made by a local artist. © Liz Stephen

Wood chip floor made for an incredible smell. © Liz Stephen

Definitely one of the cooler things I have seen. © Liz Stephen

It is made with no twine or any substance to hold it together. Simply willow trees woven together. © Liz Stephen

Matt Whitcomb stand-up paddle boarding on Petit Lake. We went for an awesome 3 hour run around Redfish Lake then headed to the Sinnott's cabin on Petit Lake. Thanks to the Sinnott's for great food and an epic afternoon at their lake house. © Liz Stephen

Totally beautiful here. We went tubing, stand-up paddle boarding, played horseshoes, wake-boarded and swam until our teeth chattered. It was straight up the best day I can remember during the last week, which is saying something because I have had an awesome week. © Liz Stephen

Diggins loving the wood chip floor. © Liz Stephen

Gelso, Simi, Matt and Tim in the boat going out for a round of tubing and wake-boarding. © Liz Stephen