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It’s a wintery Martin Luther King Jr, weekend here in the San Juans and “I have a Dream” speeches can be heard all round Town. “ I Dream for 5 feet of snow….” “I dream of standing on a podium…”, “I dream our event will go off without a hitch. “ While Telluride may lack racial and social diversity, in a general sense, we have certainly created a diverse and successful Winter Sports Program, that reaches across all racial and social strata to include any child in the region who wants to participate! Dreams of snow and athletic success may seem trivial and they are, compared to the concerns many people face, they are what make our lives in the mountains meaningful and successful. This weekend we have athletes competing all across the state and actually, the world, representing Telluride Ski and Snowboard Club!

Former TSSC bumpster and current US Ski Team member, Joe Discoe hammered the bumps in Mont Gabriel, Quebec Freestyle World Cup and found himself with a season high point, an 11^th place finish in Men’s Duals on Saturday.

Meanwhile former TSSC rockstar, and also a current US Ski Tea member, Gus Kenworthy, carved and spun his way to a Gold Medal in Men’s North Face Super Pipe in Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia on Sunday.

Saturday saw some exciting results from our Snowboard Team. Coach Dylan Cooney reported from Crested Butte and USASA sanctioned, Southwest Series Giant Slalom Slopestyle and Half Pipe Competition: Beecher Cooney 1^st, Hobie Plumber 2^nd, Jack Clark 3^rd.  Riley Doyle 1^st, Lucas Foster 2^nd, and London Albrecht 1^st. Way to totally dominate the podium Team T-ride!

A little closer to home, we had Alpine J2 and J3 racers screaming down the World Cup Super G course in Aspen on Sunday and Monday.  Wilder Dwight Champs Qualifier Sunday results: WOMEN: Maddie Gumerman 1st J2, 6th overall, Mikaela Balkind 2nd J2, 10th Overall, Anna Fake 41st J3, 46th overall, Ebba Green 42nd J3, 47th overall. MEN: Hayden Fake 4th J2, 4th overall, Jack Plantz 16th J3, 25th overall, Malcolm Major 8th J2, 31st overall, Chandler Bennett 45th J3, 57th overall, Theo Rolfs 47th J3, 59th overall!!! Monday results: Maddie Gumerman 1^st, J2 and14^th overall, Anna Fake 31st, Griffin Mueller 38th, Mikaela Balkind 6^th J2 and 66^th. MEN: Hayden Fake 4^th J2 and 9^th overall, Jack Plantz 15^th J3 and 20^th overall, Chandler Bennett 59th, Theo Rolfs 62^nd.

Also in Aspen, for two days of Mogul bashing, our Champ Mogulers gave it all they had, with some fine results posted by end of day yesterday. Keaton McCargo stood atop the podium with a first overall both Saturday and Sunday. Teammate Kealey “Superstar” Zaumseil was right behind with a 3^rd J2 and 4^th overall on Saturday and a 2^nd J2 and 3^rd overall on Sunday.  Newcomers and rising mogul stars Emma Spaulding had a 2^nd J4, 14^th overall and 3^rd J4, 21^st overall for the weekend, Skylar Nunn was 3^rd J4, 15^th overall and 2^nd J4, 12^th overall, Kenzie Zaumseil was 8^th J3, 21^st overall, and 6^th J3, 17^th overall.

The Champ Mogul Men had some strong finishes as well: Benni Solomon 4^th J3, 10^th overall and 2^nd J3, 6^th overall, Morgan Osborne, 3^rd J3, 9^th overall and 8^th J3, 23^rd overall, Nicki Jones, 3^rd J1, 21^st overall and 4^th J1, 12^th overall, Zach Nunn 8^th J3, 24^th overall and 23^rd J3, and 51^st overall, Zane Jackson 15^th J3, 39^th overall and 10^th J3 and 34^th overall, Bridger Johnson, 9^th J1, 49^th overall and 9^th J1, 51^st overall.

Theron Johnson took his new Telemark Team off to their first event ever in Vail. 12 year old Aiden Green danced and carved his tele skis down the course to finish an outstanding 4^th overall! Says Coach Theron about the weekend “TSSC and I are both thrilled with Aidan’s performance at the Vail Sprint Classic Invitational. This was a USTSA sanctioned event with many great athletes. Aidan’s 4th place finish is a tribute to his hard work and commitment. I was cautiously optimistic going into the race, because of Aidan’s ability and dedication in practice. As this is our first year as a team and Aidan’s first year as an tele athlete (and his first race), we could not be more pleased. A top 10 finish is outstanding. (He was also the last man standing in the Dodge ball competition the night before the race.)

Hopefully, Aidan, Connor Hazen and Raina Johnson’s enthusiasm for Telemark and the fun we are having on the mountain will rub off and more kids will join the team. Enrollment is still open to all skill levels 4th – 12th grade! TSSC is open to transfers and so is the Ski P/E program. We also have boots for kids who may need equipment. Come join the Youth Tele Movement. We are looking forward to skiing with professional Tele skiers Josh Madsen and Alex Paul later in the season.”

Finally Telluride’s Competition Hill, was host to over 50 Devo mogulists from across Colorado. These competitors are 8 to 12 years old! They competed slopestyle in the Park on Saturday, a single mogul event on Sunday and Dual Moguls on Monday. Telluride freestylers fared well on their home turf with Camilla Gardner taking first overall for women and Quillen Kimleigh first for men on Sunday.

Full results from the Devo event are pending and will be posted when available!