Due to poor internet service at the hotel this week, the blog has been somewhat neglected so far but I'm still trying to at least get pictures up and maybe a little blurb about the day when possible. The conditions were perfect for racing- hard packed powder that stayed firm throughout the day despite the rising temperatures. The mass starts were a little messy at times, lots of broken poles and tripped up High Plains skiers, but the wide trails were perfect for racing. Corinne was the top New England J1 of the day, ending up in 8th place after face-planting 10m from the finish. In the OJ boys race, after the first lap Sam was in the lead pack along with Midd skiers Graham Egan and Chase Marston, while Lucas was skiing conservatively in the top 30. After they disappeared for the second 7.5k lap we kept getting radio reports of New England skiers moving up and ahead of the other skiers until they finally came back into the stadium for the last 150 meters. Chase had a 2 second lead on Graham and a Rocky Mtn kid, and Sam soared into 6th place after a fall 1k from the finish. The East in general had a pretty good day, although the Classic race tomorrow is really our strength.
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