We had a great start to the Winter 24/25 Masters season last week! Despite unfortunate construction and renovation closures at the Range, we are super grateful to Sleepy Hollow for helping us still train in the evening with lights and snowmaking. For afternoon Masters, Tomasi Meadow has also been a phenomenal resource.
Even more good news though: we had real snow to train on! It has become increasingly rare to kick off the season on snow, much less more than a small loop of artificial snow. We almost had too much of a good thing for Masters training, with heavy snowfall impacting the driving conditions on both Tuesday and Thursday.
Thursday brought difficult classic conditions with snow that Coach Kristen aptly described as “corn starch” in consistency. On top of the artificial snow, this was particularly tough: then add in another snowstorm and you have a recipe for winter chaos! It was still a beautiful night though, with fair temperatures and good spirits. The lights at Sleepy Hollow just have that slightly more “warm” feeling than the “industrial” vibes up at the military base…no surprise, I guess, but it’s a welcoming glow over in Huntington for sure.
We are dreading the upcoming rain on Wednesday, but given the snowmaking systems in place and the loop already created by Eli we’ll be hoping to keep our skis on for Thursday!
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