PSIA-AASI

2.26.2010

GWAP 2010: East Coast

From the relatively balmy, flat floor of the Methow Valley in Washington, we headed for the other side of the country, and the steep frosty slopes of the White Mountains. The second leg of our Go With a Pro filming tour featured the talents of PSIA Alpine Team members Jeb Boyd and Matt Boyd, PSIA-AASI Adaptive Team member Geoff Krill, and AASI Snowboard Team member Dave Lynch.

We began at Cannon Mountain in New Hampshire (not far from the site of America’s first ski school at Sugar Mountain), where Jeb and Matt hang out when they’re not on the road giving clinics for the PSIA-AASI Eastern Division, traveling with the PSIA Alpine Team, or working with private clients through Arc2Arc, their alpine coaching and consulting company. But the most interesting part of this story is what these two brothers do when the snow melts in the Franconia Notch, and that’s run New England’s Favorite Water Park! The Whale’s Tale is where Jeb and Matt spend their summers, amongst the slides, pools, rivers, and rides that give this park the distinction of being the region’s most popular—thanks in no small part to the Boyd brothers’ hard work, we are sure!

From our winter water park tour, we dropped in unexpectedly on Geoff. Geoff and company, at New England Disabled Sports, happened to be hosting a party for the fundraisers who helped collect money for the school’s programs and awesome new facility at Loon Mountain. Us? We mostly just helped to drink the beer, but while we were at it, we got a deluxe tour of the building and captured some footage of Geoff filling us in on what’s new at NE Disabled Sports. We also got to meet the newest addition to the Krill family, baby Carver. Congrats, Geoff and Heather!

Having gotten what we needed in New Hampshire, we packed up and drove to Maine—Bethel, to be exact, where Dave teaches calculus at Gould Academy. Our first order of business was to film in Dave’s class. Yeah . . . so, if you haven’t done much math in a while, algebra might be a better place to pick up. We were instantly lost while Dave’s super bright students appeared to solve with ease whatever it is you’re supposed to solve in calculus. Thankfully, the bell rang and it was time for lunch. We got to eat at Gould (twice actually), and the food was outstanding—way better than any of us ever remembered having at school. But as good as the food is, Dave and his wife Carrie, who have an apartment in a dorm on campus, like to get away every now and again. So we headed out with them for dinner and dart league. Not too late, though—it was a school night, after all. Followed by a school day that included a healthy mix of skiing at Sunday River and class (again, way better than how we remembered school).

You’ll have to watch Go With a Pro TV next season to find out what happened on-snow and to see the outrageous foam pit outtakes. Until then, stay tuned for more GWAP from the road. Next up: Lake Tahoe.