Even though the winter sports season is slowly coming to a close in Summit County and across the U.S., the season is still going strong in terms of high-level competitions overseas. One such competition yet.
From Tuesday, Feb. 7, to Saturday, Feb. 11, Team Summit and Team Breckenridge Sports Club athletes flocked to Copper Mountain Resort in hopes of claiming a top-10 finish in the International Freeskiers Association’s (IFSA) big.
Chris Laske’s 6 a.m. coffee is interrupted by the faint cry of his five-week-old baby. Before hammering out morning emails, the Ski and Snowboard Club Vail freeski and snowboard program director settles into his parenting.
Team Summit had a winter season to remember during the 2021-22 ski and snowboard competition season. The Summit County-based sports club dominated not only in local competitions but also excelled at the regional and national.
Team Summit’s head Federation of International Skiing coach Doug Elsey was recently named Ability Coach of the Year for the the Rocky Mountain Division by U.S. Ski and Snowboard after a successful 2021-22 Alpine ski.