After a long work week I was able to take a bit easy on Friday. A friend came over for coffee in the morning and after a bit of work in the afternoon, Q and I hit the road for Orillia, after baseball. We had booked a hotel for the weekend but then E had plans with his friends so he and Dave came up on Saturday morning instead.
Saturday was very warm, and the rain held off for the morning. I got away with wearing only my vest and sunglasses, a true spring ski day.
The end of season banquet was that night. The theme was Olympics (so there were flags from around the world) but of course most people were dressed in Team Canada clothing.
E got the award for Most Improved Athlete in the U16/U19 group. He had a great year and his coach noted that he asked for advice and applied it, as well as helping out with setting the course gates for training which helps understanding as well.
Because of the expected rain (and it did come down in the afternoon), the time of the banquet was changed and it meant we were finished up by 7:00. It was nice to have an early night and get back to the hotel.
Sunday was Club Championship day. All athletes and coaches get to race and parents are invited to race too (which Dave and I did not do).
Q had a really great first run, but then hit a gate on his second run and got a DNF. He was really disappointed but got some encouraging words from his coach.
And then he moved on and had fun playing in the snow with his friends.
The top 4 U16 boys.
Free Beavertails for the kiddos, I took Q and two friends over to get them.
The race format took a long time and the podium ceremony didn't start until 4:00. But with the extra evening daylight, it was still light out when we were driving home.
As much skiing as we did, it seems amazing that the season is actually over. Good times spent with good people.
Congrats to all of you on finishing a long ski season well! I went skiing on July 1 once and it was wild be to be skiing in shorts (and leggings)!
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