Snowboarders are Doing Great

MSF snowboarders are doing a great job. Austin Rebetz has taken first place in the recent USASA competition for both slope style and half pipe. Taylor Spaulding took 3rd place for slopestyle and 5th for halfpipe, while Charlie Berry finished 9th in both. Ginger Brown, our loan female rider and Than Durgin Scholarship recipient, finished 5th in slopestyle.

Go big this coming week! Lots of competitions.

And the winners are

Thanks to all of those people who sold and purchased raffle tickets for the Instant Wine Bar. A special note of thanks to Meditrina in Chester; The Wine and Cheese Depot in Ludlow; and Brewfest Beverage in Ludlow. Leslie Stuart was an incredible help in oh so many ways.

We ended up with so much stuff, we had a first and second prize. First prize went to Tim Limbert and second to Leslie Boyle. We were thrilled to have MSF recipient and number one in the state for alpine J1/J2 racing, Rainie Hill do the drawing.

Rainie HIll in Top Form at States

Way to go Rainie Hill!

MSF scholarship recipient (Pete Noyes Skiing Scholarship), Rainie is in top form at the J1/J2 states being held at Okemo Mountain. On Saturday she won the Slalom and today she took 3rd place in the Giant Slalom overall and 2nd in her age division. She races tomorrow in the Super G.

You go girl!

Bleiler on Sarah Burke

Snowboarder Gretchen Bleiler wrote the following about Sarah Burke, the freesyle skier who died earlier this week. Sarah is a stud and there's a reason she's been at the top of her sport for 10 years: She knows how to walk the line and she does it damn well. So why is she in the hospital after a fall that looked like it shouldn't have even caused a concussion? There are no answers. There are no guarantees. And that is the risk we all take with us every day in life. But that is why we must live and live well because nothing is guaranteed. I think Sarah would tell all of us to keep going, keep waking up early to land those tricks you've been dreaming of, but only if it's done with 100 percent passion, pure fire, discipline and commitment. Read the article at ESPN Womens.

National Ski Safety Awareness Week

Vermont's 18 ski areas are teaming up to send a message to skiers and riders this week: Wear a helmet. This is National Ski Safety Awareness Week. Several ski areas are offering incentives to those who choose to purchase a helmet this week. At Killington and Pico, skiers and riders will get a free lift ticket. Other resorts are offering discounted passes.
While all Vermont resorts encourage skiers to wear helmets, they are not required at any of the state's ski areas.

Taylor Spaulding setting records

Taylor Spaulding: Snowboarder, and MSF recipient, has set a record with 4 rail jams in one week and had some great results:
• USASA Sugarbush Rail Jam: 3rd place
• What I Learned Rail Jam: 3rd place
• Cold Wars Stratton: 2nd place

Way to go Taylor!

Kevin Pierce Snowboarding at Okemo

Watch Kevin Pierce return to snowboarding at Okemo. Truly inspiring. Did you know that Kevin went to Okemo Mountain School at one time? Welcome home Kevin.