Louisville Skating Competition

Lexy skated in the Louisville Skating Academy spring competition this last weekend.  This is about the 3rd or 4th year that she has skated in this one.  It's always so much fun to watch her skate, even more when she is competing.  She took 7th in Preliminary Test Track Program and 4th in Preliminary Interpretative.  For the interpretative her group got 'Call Me Maybe'.  Super fun for those girls.

Here are some super great pictures from her program.  

If you watch what you are looking at there, several of those shots are mid jump.

I will be posting some video's of her programs later.

Isaac and The Snowshoe AirForce

Isaac has been SOOOO obsessed with skiing.  But he comes by that obsession honest.  He spends most of the 3 hour drive looking for new skis and gear.  He put together quite a bag of trick for goofy costumes to ski in for the last weekend.  He teamed up with a young man from the Beckley area that he has watched all season at both Winterplace and Showshoe.  I dubbed them the Snowshoe AirForce.

Here he is in his DragonBall Z outfit with a neck tie and Fox hat.

 The stinker has been launching the jumps all season.

 He loves to slide the box rails.  His typical move is to slide sideways and land switch (backwards).

 I wish that I had a better shot of him in the X-up.  The side shots don't quite give the effect.  But still, he's rockin' it.

 This is one sweet picture.  Even more impressive when you know that he is traveling from right to left in the picture and rotating to land switch.  This was a sweet little jump under the lift that he used all weekend.

 "WooHoo!! Remember the 80's..!!!"  he shouted as he dropped in to this mogul run.  He's been watching 'Hot Dogging' videos on YouTube and was blazing down these runs.  Wait until you see the video.

 So, season totals for Isaac:  13 days, 3 resorts, one EPIC season...!!

Lexy Rocking Snowshow

So, we've been ski bums lately.  Ever since we got the Ridiculous Passes for Snowshoe we have spend all of our somewhat free time up there.  We've been six days since the first of March.  That works out to be $33 a day so far, AND we have all of next season.  Enough of all that, let's get to the pictures of Lexy.

This is hitting the slopes first thing in the morning on Saturday.  Bundled up and read to ride.  Is there a cuter ski bunny?  I submit that there is not.

 We took a break mid-day on Sunday to watch the skimming.  Lexy got herself a nice seat to see it all first hand.

 Here is is cruising a groomed carving run.  She has her tunes in her ears, pretty descent form, and plenty of her own speed.

 We spend plenty of time on Saturday trading silly items to ski in.  Here's Lexy in the DragonBall Z top, with a tail and a neck tie.

 Lexy is not afraid for the jumps.  She blasts over them as well as any 9 year old.  If you look at this one she in just finishing a grab of the right ski on this jump.  Yep, with style...

 I wasn't so sure about this, but she showed me... Here she in mid-mogul run.  She even to the time to thumbs up as she passed me.  She picks a line, controls her speed, makes her turns, and concurs the slopes.

 Lexy launching the side jump just below the lift.  She jumped in all weekend.  This jump seemed to get better and better as the weekend went on.

It's bitter sweet to have the season over.  Skiing is such a fantastic time, however, I am exhausted.

Season total for Lexy 10 days, 3 resorts, one EPIC season...!!

Jeff Decker

I am not sure why this video struck me... But I sure think that it's cool...
I hope that you enjoy it as much as I have.

Isaac Playing Violin

Future USU Hockey Player

Isaac scored an official USU Hockey Jersey...  It's pretty cool to see him skate in it.  He wears it quite a bit around with the hockey team as well.  It's pretty fun to watch.

As a side note the USU Hockey Club (D2) did fantastic this year.  They rode the season all the way to the National Semi-Finals game.  They lost there to Michigan State University.  Way to GO AGGIES....!!!

Snowshoe

We finally, after 3+ years of living here, made it to Snowshoe Resort.  It's the big local ski resort, about 3 hours from Charleston.  Boy did we ever have fun...!!!

We took pictures of our cold faces all bundled up.

Dad

 Isaac

Lexy

 And a bonus picture of Lexy in the lodge having some lunch...  

Look at those rosy red cheeks... :)

Isaac Terrain Park Ridin'

Isaac has been into the skiing pretty deep this season.  Lots of ridin' time.  Here are some shots of him in the terrain parks and Snowshoe.

Comin' in for a landing...

Slidin' a rail...

Leapin' the barrel....

Launchin'.

Lexy Making Free Throws

Yep, more of Lexy scoring... I took this picture out of a little video of the event.  There is Lexy at the foul line and the ball is passing through the net.

Woo Hoo Lexy...!!!

Go ACES...!!

Lexy's Basket

Right there in the middle happens to be Lexy scoring a basket during her basketball game... Way to Go Lexy...!!!