Tropical Yukon

Our alpine skiers like to spend a couple weeks at our secret spot in the Yukon Territory each November. It's dark and it's usually really cold at this time of year. That makes our alpine skiers tough, which is necessary for their sport, which involves bashing into plastic sticks all day long, and sometimes crashing into safety netting at 50 miles per hour. But this year things were a little different. It was as dark as usual, but the cold weather was nowhere to be found. We spent the entire 2+ week training camp in temperatures right around freezing. It was glorious.

As in recent years, our team was generously hosted by Amanda and Judd Dueling, and Elizabeth Reid and Perry Hynes. This is no small thing. Our alpine team is big this year, and we pretty much overran both of their houses. Somehow, our hosts still had the energy left at the end of the camp to have the whole team over for a big Thanksgiving dinner. Our training camp would not be the same at all without the generous support of our friends in Riverdale. We know this because we have done this camp in the past with a different lodging situation, so we appreciate how good we have it now!

The snow at our secret training spot was perfect, the local people were as polite, friendly and generous as Canadians are reputed to be, and the lift lines were nonexistent. We got a lot of good work done, and we're ready for the competition season! 

On the long and lonely road east.

The start house on the race hill, before sunrise - around 10 am.

A mid-day break. Moro, Ainsley, Caeden, Alyssa.

Time for a team meeting.

Jan

Hunter

Olivia

Olivia and Carmen

Alyssa and Caeden

Carmen


Olivia

Will

Ella

Moro

Caeden again.

Ashleigh

Ella

Moro

Olivia

Will

Hunter

Sparky

Anna

Ainsley

The Group

It's a pretty drive. If you go with friends, it's fun!