Charlie Goosen, Finn Labor and Oliver Tremble on the starting line for the 3/4 race.
This year’s Mad River Scramble was held on Sunday 1/22 at Blueberry Lake Touring Center in Warren Vt. I had never been to Blueberry Lake so I went early and explore the trails on my classic skis. Tid-tech groomed with classic tracks and a skate lane, the trails meander through woods and fields. One side of the road holds the more advanced terrain with some steep twisting fun downhills, and the other side has more gradual terrain, still featuring plenty of twists and turns to keep if fun and interesting. The BKL races were held on the gradual terrain side of the road with the Lollipop, 1/2 & 3/4 races winding around a loop in a field. The 5/6 and 7/8 courses were more challenging with some sharp 90 degree and hairpin turns and a narrow and sometimes bumpy skate lane through the woods that made passing other skiers and keeping upright in your V-2 a challenge!
We had a very good turn-out for MNC despite some last minute cancellations due to illness. Nine MNC kids did the race and joined others from Mad River Valley, Sleepy Hollow, Woodstock, Craftsbury and Frost Mountain. All our skiers skied very well and were awarded with ribbons and treats at the finish line. Congratulations to Daisy Tremble (Lollipop), Johannes Holenbach (Lollipop), Ollie Laber (1/2), Oliver Tremble (3/4), Finn Laber (3/4), Charlie Goosen (3/4), Mazzy Merrit (3/4), Oakley Crawford (5/6), Liam Vile (5/6) and Fiona Repp (5/6). It was so much fun to watch everyone race today! Everyone is skiing so well!
Daisy Tremble shoots down the trail in the Lollipop Race.
Ollie Laber skied so fast that I only caught him crossing the finish line!
Johannes relaxes with cousins Daisy and Oliver after all that hard racing!
Finn, Mazzy, Oliver and Ollie. Word has it that some of these kids spent the morning on downhill skis at Cochran’s before coming to race here. Skimeisters!
Liam started a couple of skiers back but passed all of them and pounded up the hill to first place!
Oakley had an amazing race and passed about ten kids out there, having an argument with one of them about which side was the “right” along the way! Ha!
This is Fiona getting blocked by a skier just as she started the uphill climb to the finish. See the next pic to find out what happens!
In a gusty move, Fiona pulls to the side and splurges an awesome double pole, quickly passing this skier on her way up to the finish line!
