Spring Van Cleaning...

Compliments of the FIS men in Maine!

U14 Can Ams at Sugarloaf

Congratulations to Killian McKim on his podium in GS at the U14 Can Ams at Sugarloaf, Maine.  He also scored two other top ten finishes-5th in the slalom and 6th in another GS.

Killian 3rd in GS!

U16 Can-Ams at Mont Tremblant

A group of our U16s enjoyed some quality time across the border this past weekend at Mont Tremblant, Quebec for the Can-Am Series. They reported that the race hill conditions were in top shape and everyone had a good time!

Maggie and Jennette enjoying the crepes

Taylor, Maddy, Daphne, Julia, Kelsey

Xavi and Gray on the cabriolet

Ella 7th in SG

GS-Connor 2nd, Reed 7th

Super G- Connor 10th

GS Maggie 6th

Connor, Ella, Jennette, Daphnee, Julia, Chris, Kelsey and Maggie

Not pictured was Maggie taking 10th in the Slalom. Great job everyone!

  

Close of Winter Term

Believe it or not, this is officially the final week of the Winter Term! To honor and celebrate the great job done by our four winter term students: Gray, Sammi, Carissa, and Sophie, a violin concert was performed during lunch announcements. Students Orli and Sarah and faculty Lindley van der Linde played three tunes that told a story of the experience of a winter term student. Upon arrival in December everyone is excited but nervous, then come February everyone settles in developing close friendships, skiing fast and studying hard. Sadly, in March, the term comes to an end, and everyone must say goodbye. The good news is that all four will hopefully return to the BMA community next fall, and they'll be hungrier and more energized than before.

Lindley

View the video here: Winter Term Serenade

Spring Fever!

With the warm temps lately, the students have been enjoying the outdoors in ways other than on the ski hill! Today they initiated an all-school game of Capture the Flag. Seemed like a heated contest!

Spring Training

Here in the East we are enjoying late spring temperatures but they are taking a toll on the slopes. The FIS men were hard at work maintaining the poma track today.

Meanwhile out West, Luci, Steph and Brianna are enjoying some powder before the Nor Am Finals at Vail this week. 

U16 Eastern Finals at Okemo

Congratulations Gray and Ian on a great race series!

Gray, TK and Ian

Gray, Lena and Ian

SL Day One-Ian 2nd, Gray 3rd

SL Day Two- Gray 1st, Ian 3rd

Physics Class

U16 VT State Championships at Burke

BMA hosted the Boys U16 VT State Championships February 27-March 1. The community rallied to pull together a wonderful race series. We had the help of many volunteers even with the postponement of the SG from Monday to Tuesday due to weather.  There were many smiles to be found and fun to be had. Our U16 boys skied fast, supported one another and had impressive results.

BMA U16 Boys

Jack, Patrick, Jack and Connor

Cole, Gray, Raph, Xavi, Jack and Ian

Sophie, Kelsey and Carissa

Sammi, Lena and Carissa

SL- Cole 1st, Andrew 4th

GS-Raph 2nd, Cole 6th, Patrick 7 and Andrew 9th

SG-Raph attacks from the back and wins! Connor 5th

Cole 3rd Overall WC points for the series

Raph Overall SG Champion

Eastern Team

Finals Team

Travels of the FIS Women

The FIS Women have been on the road a bunch lately.... 

First to Middlebury for a FIS SL, where BMA alumna Mardi Haskell '12 took the win. But more exciting for us was the Lucia Bailey took the U19s win and Anna Bruce was 3rd. Go Luci and Brucie! :)

 Day off in Woodstock, VT - at Parker's house - Happy Birthday Momma Biele! :)

 Proctor ski area and lodge - cool old skis! I spotted some from my racing days. :) 

Sophie and Annie are on the porch warming up - it was a beautiful day!

 At Sunapee our girls brought in some hardware, or more specifically, some tuning equipment and chocolate! It was awesome to see their good skiing come through on race day.

Above Alli and Sophie were 3rd and 1st, U19s respectively.

Emma claims 3rd overall.

We stayed at the Maple Farm Inn in New London, which was a homey, old farm house. This was the breakfast scene each morning. And it was a great breakfast!

 On Day 2 Brianna MacDonald took the win and Sophie was second for overall and U19 results.

Way to go girls! First FIS win for Brianna!