100th Dartmouth Carnival - February 2011

Guest Blog: Assistant Coach, Molly Macleod

Day 1:

Grabbing some food (Courtesy of the Spanglers)

Bluebird sky day at Dartmouth Skiway for the ivy league's 100th Winter Carnival celebration! It was a great day to rip a little GS at the Skiway, the snow was great and the track left a perfect groove for the racers to ride in. Dartmouth has always been known to be a tricky hill, because of it's quick steeps into a looooong drawn out flat section. The Knights did their best to carry their speed onto the flats so that they could cruise into a better starting position for next run, and possibly a great result overall! Gliding on the flats is difficult skill to achieve, but the Knights worked on it from beginning to end. And when all was said and done, the sun was still shining and we had another fun day of racing under our belts.

Tim, JD, and Carl (Courtesy of The Spanglers)

Day 2:

If you have ever been to Dartmouth Skiway, you would know there is a road right in valley of the two mountains called Grafton Turnpike. For the slalom event, we were racing on the left side of the road, where the lodge is, and it was fabulous! During the first one, Chip Knight set a do-sie of a course for the women, but they tackled it and had some solid finishes. The men had a course that forced them to rip, and so they did. The track was not too soft, just a slight groove again that would help them to take the line more traveled by the racers prior to them. Second run was a turner for the men. They gave it a whirl and a good run of it. The women had a nice rhythmical course and they tackled it pretty well. All in all, the Skiway was a good trip and we'll definitely attack it next year!

To see the results, head to EISA Dartmouth Results.

The next race is at Middlebury on Feb. 18 and 19,  2011. We hope to see you there!