J6 Team Update for March 10

J6 Parents and Athletes,

Did we ever own the mountain last weekend!  It was a wild crew of J6 skiers that ate up the mush on Saturday and Sunday.  We even skied Little Dipper twice as evidenced by the attached photos.  We also watched our heroine Lyndsay make slalom look easy as she foreran the J1/2 race over the weekend.  You can see the wheels turning in the J6 heads as they see what is possible.

We introduced a couple new drills this weekend that helped get the skiers forward, on edge and moving their feet quickly through turns.  These brush drills were fun and fast for the kids, and I watched with immense satisfaction as body and ski position improved with every run.

OK, after a week of non-stop sun (almost unheard of in VT!) we’re all pretty spoiled.  It looks like we are in for a wet weekend, so be prepared.  Right now they’re calling for showers on Saturday and rain on Sunday.  The snow will be soft, but make sure the kids have some way to stay dry.  We’ll try to work around it, but we’re the J6s, so we have to set the example for all the other BOC skiers and will probably end up outdoors most of the time.

Finally, get ready for Mountain Dew this weekend.  Details about the race are on the Bromley Mountain site.  Suffice it to say that caffeine and sugar can be found in abundance this Saturday!

See you on the mountain,

Coach John