Sam's Slalom Race at Mad River Glen

Sam's Intrepid Winter Adventure is ski racing with the Cochran's Ski Club, and he had his first race of the season on Sunday, at Mad River Glen. Living up to its slogan "Ski it if you can", it was a challenging course, lots of wipe-outs, including one for Sam on his second run, but he scrambled back up to clear the gate and finished the run, and his first run time of 50.51 seconds was good enough to put him in the middle of the pack.
It's kinda cool to see his skill and confidence build, and I know he's listening to his coaches, because now when he looks at the pictures, he's able to point out when his form is good, or when he's not quite in the right stance ("Don't post that one, Dad! I'm totally backseat!").

Here are some pictures of the race, where he's not backseat!


Hi Ms. McLane's class!