We made it home from Copper just fine. They ended up getting 6+" of snow; Whitney really wanted to head back out there for more boarding in the powder. Alas, school and the rest of life was calling. At least now, a few weeks later, there's not as much snow falling and Copper is closed for the winter.
Whitney had an awesome season this year. For whatever reason, there were many nights at practice where it was just her and one or two others; one night it was just her. It made for some great one on one coaching and since the one boy that was usually there didn't really care what they did, she got to work on boarder cross skills quite a bit. I think the coaches, seeing how well she did this year and how serious she is, will help her more next year. She enjoyed the local competitions. I think the one at Wisp was the best and probably the best preparation for Nationals. They had a tough course and it was long, although not quite as long as the one at Nationals. She was really stoked to be ranked 6th at one point, she ended the season at 12th in her age group. Both her coaches were really excited for her and how well she did at Nationals.
As far as I know, no decisions have been made about next season yet. She really wants to compete again next season and we're trying to decide if we stay in Virginia or head north, probably to New Hampshire. I think the coaching would just as good in NH, but the mountains are bigger and more challenging/fun. Plus it would be nice not to have to drive so much for practice. Up there, we could probably find someplace within 20-30 minutes of a ski resort, if not closer. On the other hand, she does have a lot of things going on here at home that she can't do in NH, her horse, work, some of her church activities. School is portable, her Girl Scout troop doesn't meet in the winter, so those things don't matter. We'll see what she decides, I really don't know what it's going to be although I think she's leaning towards staying here.
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