Astrid in full race suit!
Despite the end of the traditional racing season, the U16 girls weren’t quite done for the season! On Sunday, Ford Sayre hosted a fun and informal relay race at Oak Hill, and Sara and I made the journey down with Brooke, Kate, Astrid and Mia to enjoy some sun and deep powder.
We had an awesome time in the race, which was a short 2km relay around the newly-reworked trails at Oak Hill (or “O’Kill” as Brooke thought the trails were actually named). With some costumes and relaxed vibes you couldn’t ask for a better spring skiing day.
The Hanover area picked up even more snow than our part of Northern VT got, and I joked that I felt like a kid from Florida who’d never seen snow before. It’s amazing what a few feet of real snow can do, and there is nothing that makes you appreciate being a skier more! We frolicked in snowbanks, jumped headfirst into ungroomed patches, and enjoyed a small slice of winter in a season that had brought nearly none.
After the races we all enjoyed a BBQ in the parking lot, and then tossed on our classic skis to romp up high onto the old alpine slope for some steep and deep descending. There was so much snow you could crash, bash, jump, and slide anywhere and just land in fluff over your head! After a quick stop at a local thrift store, it was back home in time for dinner to conclude a pretty fun Sunday!
The crew put together a little vlog of the action. Thanks to the folks at Ford Sayre for having us along!
