I've heard from a few about unhappiness with the groupings this year. I hear you all. We as a coach staff have taken everything into consideration while making groups including: Age, Skill, Group size, Behavioral Management, Coaching/Coach-ability, Friends/buddy groups. We as a coaching staff have talked about how the smaller groups are far more productive for each athlete than large pack riding. I understand not everyone is with all of thier friends to start this year, or in groups that they would prefer to ride with, that is one side-effects of smaller groups. There is a method behind all of the madness. There has been months of thoughts and planning and hiring coaching to make all of this work. Please bear with us this first weekend while we are assessing everyone on snow, the coaches will be meeting together after each day to assess, gage and to address concerns, like we do after every day.

The goal is not to make athletes feel disappointed or sad. It's to uplift everyone's abilities to become the best skier they can be. There are lots of moving parts, and please come into this season with an open mid and willingness to learn. Hopefully together we can all achieve our goals and have fun while doing it.

Thank you for you patience,
See you all on the hill-
Ashley