Off Season I

By Lauren M. Whaley, 4-11-07

While most Jacksonites are lying low during mud season or extending the ski season in Alaska, some are still skiing and even celebrating snow.

Jackson Hole Mountain Resort officials, for example, announced that the resort had its second strongest season on record this year, at 402,400 skier visits.

“We cannot thank the local skiers and snowboarders enough,” said President Jerry Blann in a release. “We have had every weather condition possible this winter, and coming off one of our biggest snow years last year, I applaud the tenacity of all locals who just kept coming out.”

Speaking of locals, Resi Stiegler cleaned up last week with a double win in the slalom and giant slolam at the U.S. Alpine Championships at Alyseka Resort, Alaska.

Good job, Resi. And good luck to local Lynsey Dyer who will compete in the Ullr Girl contest in Whistler next week.

(I am aspiring to far less lofty goals like how many fancy coffee drinks I can consume without rotting out my teeth and expanding my belly while on my off-season roadtrip. I’m writing from the west coast where I’m exploring the offerings of the Dragonfly Coffee Shop on NW Thurman Street in Portland, Oregon. If you’re here, try the Dreaming Dragonfly drink while watching passersby scurry in the drizzle.)
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