Let It Snow!

Hi All,

Just a quick update to tell you about my weekend skiing on the snow (or ice, depending on how you look at it). The rain from last week took a lot of the snow that Windham had and turned it into ice, but anytime you can go skiing is a great time!

I realized how spoiled we were throughout this season when I went to put my skis on outside of the ASF deck on Saturday and stepped onto a complete sheet of ice. That was not going to stop anybody from taking in some of the final tracks of the season, though, and everyone cautiously ventured off the deck onto the ice to pop into their bindings.

We spent the entire weekend getting used to the icy conditions that we were skiing on, but by the Sunday afternoon the race team was back to normal and having a great time! Over the course of the weekend, we practiced turning on glare ice on Wonderama and ventured onto some of the steeper terrain like Whistler (some of the race team members even did Upper Wolverine)!

On Sunday morning, the head coach of the race team, Mary Bozzone, and I were filmed for a special suprise! Keep your eye out over the next few months to see if anything new pops up onto the website! Speaking about suprises, the entire race team is beginning to prepare a few suprises for spectators the weekend of the Hartman Race! It will be very cool!

We have our second to last race on Saturday afternoon, the Michael Gray Memorial Race, and all proceeds go directly to the Adaptive Sports Foundation. The race is open to the public, so if you want to race in it you can download the registration form on ASF's Website!

Apparently, Mother Nature rewarded Windham once again as over 6" of powder were dumped on the mountain on Sunday night! I have my Spring Break next week and can't wait to hit the slopes once again!

Until then, let it snow!

- Tracker
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"Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude." - Thomas Jefferson

Happy New Year!

Hi All,

I hope you all had a great holiday!

The race team braved the conditions this weekend to take on Windham Mountain and tackle all that Mother Nature could give us! It wasn't exactly the prettiest weekend, but we need to learn how to ski different types of terrain.

I skied a half day Friday, all day Saturday, and a half day Sunday and saw the mountain melt away before my eyes. While it was very sad to witness this, I realize that the snowmaking staff of Windham Mountain has committed to make snow on Monday night and a big storm is expected Friday night. I am extremely optimistic!

The snow actually was not too bad either! I got a lot of mileage this weekend and feel extremely confident in my skiing! I think this is the best I have ever skied!

Now that I am back home, my eyes are set on Pasadena and the Rose Bowl. I am heading out to California on New Years Eve and am looking forward to attending the big game! I really hope Penn State beats USC and puts on a great show while doing so!

Have a great New Years and LET IT SNOW, please!

- Tracker

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""I wonder if people realize the restraints that I am freed from when I ski? There is no other time that I can move with such speed and agility than when I am skiing." - Kirsty Digger