by Nathalie Ingersoll
We went to the Bill Koch Festival this past weekend. It was great! We stayed in the Crowne Plaza hotel in Massachusetts. We did two races, a skate relay where we were partnered with one other person from Northwest VT and then a singles classic. For the skate relay, I was partnered with a really nice girl named Molly from Mt. Mansfield. The relay was about 2k and had a lot of uphills and downhills. After the relay we all did a 9k “adventure ski “ and got pancakes and hot chocolate. The funniest part of my weekend was when my dad, Bruce, went in front of Barney and Barney flipped over and did a somersault but did not get injured. That night we had a banquet and then the awards ceremony. I don’t think that any of the FMN kids stayed to watch that because we all went in the pool. The next day we packed up and left the hotel. It was a klister day and Barney and Mike spent a long time getting everyone’s skis perfect for the classic race. I had the last race both days and I got to watch everybody’s race. There was also a “Magic Wood” that Phoebe and I went in about ten times. My classic race was 4k and difficult. There were a good amount of hills and a lot of flat that were good for double poling. I still had a wonderful race with everyone cheering me on. After my race everyone packed up and left. I had a great weekend and hope to go next year.
by Amelia Ingersoll
This weekend I went to the Bill Koch Festival. I had a lot of fun. We went swimming in the pool at the hotel. Then on Saturday we had a skate relay race, and I was on a team with Malia Hodges (She was the second leg).I had fun with my friend Sophie and I also had a lot of fun cheering on my sister. One of the highlights of the trip was getting to ski a different race course for a change. I kind of wish that I had gotten a medal but it’s never about winning. You can see pictures here!
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