Big Sky Ski Team

Vonn's Slalom Win

Lindsey Vonn, a speed event specialist, throws her skis sideways midway through her second run and still manages to win the first slalom race of the World Cup season.  Check it out:

Avalanche Safety Course for Freeride Team Members

This is what Melissa Cronin had to say about avalanche safety course (held on 2/10/08) for members of the Big Mountain Freeride Team:

I spent the day shadowing the [Big Mountain Freeride Team] as they took their avalanche safety course with Chris Shelly, Ski Patrol Director at Moonlight Basin. Chris did an excellent course geared toward younger participants. Chris shared the fundamentals of avalanche terrain, rescue and forecasting with the five...participants. He also showed the group where to go on Moonlight Basin to practice their beacon searches, super cool!

Big thanks to both Chris Shelly and Liz Wells for putting together such a great class for these kids!

Repair Tip: Fill a Gouge in Your Ski Base

Fixing a gouge in your ski base isn't that hard...if you have the right tools.  Here's a video that shows you how courtesy of Tognar Toolworks:

The tools used in this video are the following:

• Base repair iron
• Black P-tex repair string
• Versaplane
• Steel scraper

It's Ski Movie Season

We got to talking about ski movies at the board meeting this evening.  Here's a clip to whet your appetite from Matchstick Productions:

2008 Summer Ski Camp

Some of the Big Sky Ski Team's Alpine members—Silver Brelsford, Sylvie Henry, Melissa Wills, and coach Kerry Corcoran-Brelsford—attended ski camp last month on the Blackcomb glacier in Whistler, British Columbia.  These photos suggest they had fun:

Targhee Tee-Off Video

Previously, we reported that BSSEF's Erin Kempt won the 11-14 girls class at the inaugural Targhee Tee-Off. At left is a shot of Erin on the podium. Below is a video snapshot of the finals.

Read the Freeskier Magazine article on the event here.

Results from Gallatin Glissade

Here are photos and Melissa Cronin's report from last Saturday's Gallatin Glissade at Big Sky:

Complete results for the 18K and 2K races can be downloaded here.

This past weekend was a busy one for the kids and parents of BSSEF nordic. March 15th started early with sign up for the Gallatin Glissade at 7:30 AM. The 18 KM and 2 KM nordic races, The Gallatin Glissade, put on by Tom Owen and crew at Gallatin Alpine Sports and Herb Davis and Crew from Lone Mountain Sports was a gliding success with over 40 participants. The race started with a resounding ring of a bell at Lone Moose Meadows and finished near The Big Sky Community Park. The proceeds of the races will benefit the young BSSEF Nordic team.

Images of the 2007/2008 Season

Thanks to Crystal Images for sharing these pictures from the 2007/2008 Nordic and Alpine season—it was a great one. We'll see all of you next year!

View of the Nordic World Cup

Kelli Rohrig thought the following video might inspire our aspiring Nordic racers:

Images from Junior Racing

Here are some images of the Junior Development Team at Whitefish and Red Lodge this season.  (The background music pays homage to the team's Guitar Heroes: Jeremy Ueland and Graham Foster.)