Bears Shred Loon GS

We returned to the legendary trails of Rumrunner and Coolidge Street for one of the most rugged GS hills on the circuit. Many will remember the feeling of terror as the flats at the top give way to rugged terrain and ruts for the duration of the steeps. This weekend was the exception. Even after getting close to two feet of snow in the past couple of weeks, the hill held up exceptionally well. We were joined by Mallory Taub '08 who came to cheer on the team and help us out on the hill. Thanks Mallory.
The women started the weekend with a deficit, as Krista and Blaine were out due to injuries. They went in strong and worked hard as a team. Kia Mosenthal pulled out a win, taking the race by over a half second! Emily Simmons scored a top ten finish even after a harrowing near fall that had her headed towards the nets, only with a sharp atheltic move down the hill was she able to recover. Anna Bengston (above right) rounded out the team result with a 15th place finish. The women took 2nd overall.

The men put down four finishers for this race. Jeff Ernsting continued the upward arc of his skiing and had another personal best. We also saw personal best for Ken Ettinger and Alex Salter. It was a tough break for Rob Culliton as he lost a ski. 

We have cranked up his DINs accordingly, and we won't be seeing a lost ski unless he really needs to lose it. It did provide him some time for introspective free runs at Loon, however. 

After and epic day at Loon, we did the mandatory B-net roll up drill and made off for dinner in the state capital in Concord and to rest for the day ahead at Pat's Peak.