Several Washington skiers were named to the national team when it was announced today.

- The A Team has some familiar local faces:

Crystal Mountain trained racers Scott Macartney and Libby Ludlow are back on the top squad.

- Will Brandenburg of Spokane is on the B Team.

- Paul McDonald, another Crystal Mountain skier, is on the C Team.

- Colby Granstrom, 17, of Lake Stevens was named to the developmental team.

As promised, Bode Miller is not the team. Miller quit the team earlier this year. He can still compete on

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Jayson Hale of the U.S. Snowboarding team will bike across the U.S. in 60 days starting from Anacortes. His trip will be filmed for a documentary.

Here’s the release from U.S. Snowboarding

On Tuesday, U.S. Snowboarding’s Jayson Hale will leave his home in Sierraville, CA, and catch a flight to Seattle, WA, more specifically Anacortes, the starting point for a coast-to-coast bicycle trip traversing 4,300 miles at an average of 80 miles per day.

If all goes well, in 60 days or less, the 2005 World Championships bronze medalist in snowboardcross and friend Larry McKurtis will

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