Speed Session with Danny Noyes

This morning Danny led the camp through the final session in our skate progression. After going through our usual routine with athletic stance, hopping, and different radius turns, we jumped into courses. We had two GS courses and two slaloms, and after a few runs through for practice, we got out the clocks for timing.

While most of the last few sessions have focused on the technical elements of skiing and body position, this morning focused a lot more on tactics and turn shape. While every session has connected to skiing, it was pretty cool to see the link between skating and skiing. I heard many campers say things like, "oh yeah, I have been working on that in my skiing" and "yes, I have been talking about that with my coach and that makes a lot of sense."

The campers put a ton of effort into this morning's session, and it was so great to see how much everyone had improved over the course of the last week or two. The afternoon session has us returning to Mansfield for a hike to the top, and the group sure is excited!