The Training Hill & Visitors

I always think the hill looks cool when it's packed with all slalom or all GS gates. Yesterday was a SL scene, and today GS. (See below) But probably more cool is when elite racers come to our hill to train. The past couple days the Quebec Men's Team has been training here. They have had some excellent results this year and it's been fun to watch them ski. They are prepping for Nor-am Finals in Nakiska next week. I asked why they chose to train at Burke and they said - quick turn around on the Poma, moderate consistent pitch, and it's a good, easy set up. That's why we like it too! The Quebecois are the most recent in quite the list of elite racers who've ripped turns on our hill this year - others include the Women's US Development Team, Women's Ontario Team, individuals (CAN) Eve Routhier, (USST) Julia Ford, (USST) Kieffer Christianson, and college teams from Dartmouth, Middlebury, UVM, UNH, Harvard, Williams, and Boston College - to name a few!