Okay, another ski season is almost upon us. I have friends out west who are already skiing on really good snow but, of course, they are not small mountain skiers! I didn't really finish my writing about last year and I did have some good stuff to share that did not get into this blog but, a new season approaches and what is behind me is no longer important. That said, I will do better this year keeping things up to date as I travel around the Northeast USA skiing at small ski areas.
I am lucky again this year; I will be skiing full time for my livelihood. For my race coaching job, I have moved down an age group and I will be coaching JIVs this year (11 and 12 year olds). This move will keep me fairly local on weekends in January and February. This is good because Monday to Thursday I will, most likely, be out of town working for the PSIA-E (Professional Ski Instructors of America, Eastern Division) giving ski education workshops and certification exams. I am also considering boosting my USSA (United States Ski and Snowboard Association) coaching credentials by attending some of their educational events for alpine race coaches. USSA has started mandating educational updates for it's member coaches. This is a good thing.
All we need now is some cold weather. There were a couple of early snows a few weeks ago but yesterday was 62 degrees and many places in the northeast set a record high for the day. Quite a few of my eastern friends have done some skiing, in VT mainly, and it has mostly been small acreages and pretty marginal but it is coming. I am sure we will have a great skiing year... I can feel it.
