With the big races of this season soon approaching, members of XCOttawa have been trying to bank as much competition time as possible. Time trials are fantastic, but there is nothing that can prepare a skier for the events of the season quite like putting on an actual race bib. So, with a week before XCOttawa will head to the West Coast to compete at the World Junior/U23 trials in Callaghan Valley, BC, members Katie and Andre headed down to the US of A to compete at their nationals.