US Alpine National Championships, Alyeska and adaptive skiers
We are heading to Alyeska again this weekend to watch the US Men’s and Women’s Alpine ski teams compete at the US Alpine National Championships. This is the third time Alyeska has hosted this event and I can tell you from experience it is really fun to watch.
Two years ago when this event was held at Alyeska we were lucky enough to have most of the Men’s US Ski Team walk in to the Challenge Alaska Ski School and spend about an hour just hanging with our kids and seeing what adaptive skiing in Alaska is all about. It was an amazing experience. The guys were incredibly gracious to the disabled athletes, patiently signing as many autographs as requested and posing for endless photos. It was access that most other people did not have the opportunity to enjoy. We have photos of Quincy and her brother and sister with great athletes like Bode Miller, Julia Mancuso, and Marco Sullivan. Afterwards anytime they saw us on the mountain they would high-five us and say hi to Quincy. She was a rockstar for a day! It was probably a little thing for them to do, but meant so much to Quincy and I am still touched by their kindness.
If you love ski racing as much as we do, grab your boards and join us. It’s going to be a really fun weekend! Plus, Alyeska got about 40″ of fresh snow in the last two days so the skiing is going to be amazing!
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