This year, the team faced a power outage during a school trip, and other trips were canceled because of too little and too much snow. The already compact season might be even shorter this year because of weather conditions.
This transcript was created by a computer and edited by a volunteer. It has been a topsy-turvy year for skiers. First, there was too little snow. Then the snow finally came, lots of it. But it was quickly followed by ice and wind and downed trees and downed power lines.
It all affected casual skiers and high school ski teams, which had to postpone the start of their season. About a week and a half ago, they could finally compete. Randy Hewitt is the head coach of the East Side High Schools ski team - that includes students from Grant and Cleveland and Franklin and other schools in the area.
Randy Hewitt : Happy to be here. Miller : So Randy first, how did this team come to be? Hewitt : Oh, gosh. And I had previous racing experience as a kid and in college. So I knew enough of the ropes to ask enough questions to get our seedlings planted and get the team going. Miller : Why did you want to do that?
Hewitt : Yeah, that was easy. I loved ski racing as a kid, and it opened up a lot of doors for me as a kid growing up in a small mountain town in Colorado.
