A Good Ending

So this winter, I helped coach the J4/J5 team at the Jackson Hole Ski Club and it ended up being one of the most fun jobs I have ever had. Of course, like any job, it had its moments, like standing on the hill at 6pm in the dark (we did night training during the week at Snow King under the lights) in December in -10º temps or when the kids got to be a little overwhelming, but for the most part I loved it! I have to say 10-11 year olds are just fun. I am going to miss those guys...until next year.

We wrapped up the season with a 3-day Championship race at Snow King the last few days which went off without a hitch...beautiful, sunny, warm days and icy hard snow, perfect for racing. How could you not love these kids!

Kids seem to like snowballs as much as ice cream I learned.

Holden and Chris getting race ready!

Can't you just see their parents pulling out a pic like this in 15 years when they are heading to the Olympics and NBC asks them for some old race photos! : )

The typical pile of boys wrestling...always the end result of having them hang out at the start to wait for their race run. They are restless!

After the race, Snow King put on a pond-skimming event, not just for the kids, but for the whole town as kind of an end of the season party...typically there are tons of costumes and lots of beer consumed and this year was no different.

Here is the view from the take-off...and no, I did not do it, but I was hanging out with some of the 10 year olds who killed it and made it all the way across multiple times!

I would have to say, spring is here!