In so many ways it's a new season. Winter is here, although some days you wouldn't know it. Whitney graduated in May, had plans to head back to Maine to work for CVA but plans change. She's still here in Virginia, working at Massanutten Resort as a snowboard coach for the snowboard team and an instructor at the ski/snowboard school. Things are going well so far; she's enjoying being a coach, she's had some fun groups to teach and has had some really fun little kids.
Because she's working at the mountain as a coach it has limited her ability to race. She can't race in USASA races that she's coaching so most she would go to she's not competing. She also can't get to other races because she has to coach on Sundays. She is still racing in the USSA/NorAm races, that was a condition of her being hired. She's going to three races, we had talked about going to one in Quebec but I don't think it's going to work out. This weekend we're heading up to Gore, NY for her first race of the season. Later in the month we'll head out to Colorado to Ski Cooper then at the end of March it's back to Colorado to Copper Mountain.
We're moving into a new season as competitor and snowboard mom - fewer races but we still have the chance to travel together. She gets to do what she loves and I can be there to support her. I know the end is likely coming soon, another few seasons, so I'm going to enjoy it while it lasts.
