Massanutten, Day 2

After a day of all day snow and a foot of new powder on Saturday, the day started off with a bit of fog on the top of the mountain then cleared up to be a sunny, beautiful day. The groomers worked hard on the course to have it in shape for day 2 of racing. It seemed like a very different course today because of the snow conditions. I helped again at registration and Bob was a gate judge again.

Whitney was the only one in her age group but she didn't get her chance to race with the boys. There was a girl in the open class so Whitney was paired up with her. It was nice to have someone to race against since on Saturday Whitney was the only one to race by herself. Racing against someone in the open class was good for her, gave her a chance to see a small piece of the competition if she moves up into the open class next year. Whitney beat her in three of the four races so that was good. She'll have to spend some time on the course at Nationals when the women's open class is racing to get a feel for what she wants to do next year. There's been some changes to the rules about open class and now she's not sure if she should move up or not.

All in all, it was great to have the races at Massanutten. We only heard good things about the time and effort they put into building the race course. There was nothing anyone could do about the snow (which was actually pretty awesome) or the power issues that cut Saturday's races short. Hopefully there will be more races at Massanutten in future years even if Whitney won't be competing there. Maybe if her college schedule works out right she'll be at home for Massanutten races, otherwise she'll be up in Maine racing.

We're moving into the in-between time now. We're in New Hampshire for our February vacation and there's only one week of practice left once we get home. After that we'll be at Massanutten as often as we can be and as long as it's open for more practice before we head to Nationals at the end of March. Then it will be time for rest and recovery before moving on to spring and summer pursuits.