Thursday, July 7, 2011

Summer Skiing at Mt. Hood

I am at Mt. Hood with some athletes from the Red Mountain Academy. Not coaching them, they are all in the terrain park. I have been skiing with Isabella and Simon. It is a proud Dad time as they are just stoked to be skiing and both are turning really well.

The summer skiing here is really good, it seems to be bigger than it was in 1994, the last time I was here. There are two high speed quad chairs and one main run. The run is long. There are also a lot of training camps on, racers, freeskiers and snowboarders from all over North America. These camps seem to shut down at about 11:00, which is nice because then their reserved lanes open up, leaving smooth snow behind.