Skiers make their way toward the covered bridge during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Young skiers try their hand at biathlon shooting at the U.S. Biathlon station during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Skiers make their way around the trails during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Relay skier Everett Castle of the Northwest Vermont ski club makes his way toward the covered bridge during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Lewis Foster from the West River team skis around the course in the Grade 1-2 Relay during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Tanner Magnan from the Northwest Vermont team skis over the jump on the course in the Grade 1-2 Relay during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Skiers make their way around the course in the Grade 1-2 Relay, with the Southern/Central New Hamsphire team's Calvin Damon at front left, during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Skiers make their way around the course in the Grade 1-2 Relay, with the New York team's Scout Eaton at center, during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Skiers make their way around the course in the Grade 1-2 Relay during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Spectators cheer as Finn Wylie of the Southern Vermont team crosses the finish line in the Grade 1-2 Relay during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Everett Castle of the Northwest Vermont team skis to the finish line in the Grade 1-2 Relay during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Macy LaRocca (left) and Daisy Tremble of the Northwest Vermont team ski to the finish line in the Grade 1-2 Relay during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Jonathan Hyppolite of the Eastern Massachusetts team skis to the finish line in the Grade 1-2 Relay during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Everett Zajac of the Mad River Valley ski team (bottom) flies down the slope in the Jackson police department's "Radar Run" activity during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Ronin Black of the Southern Vermont ski team (bottom) flies down the slope in the Jackson police department's "Radar Run" activity during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Ski teams' tents are seen clustered together between events during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Ski teams' tents are seen clustered together between events during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Skiers of all ages traverse the trail near the covered bridge during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Skiers and spectators crowd the covered bridge during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
The Jackson XC yeti mascot leads the parade procession during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Skiers of all ages, many sporting costumes, walk and ski along the trail in the Festival Parade during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Skiers of all ages, many sporting costumes, walk and ski along the trail in the Festival Parade during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Skiers of all ages, many sporting costumes, walk and ski along the trail in the Festival Parade during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Skiers of all ages, many sporting costumes, walk and ski along the trail in the Festival Parade during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Skiers of all ages, many sporting costumes, walk and ski along the trail in the Festival Parade during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Skiers of all ages, many sporting costumes, walk and ski along the trail in the Festival Parade during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Vermont skier and silver medalist Bill Koch signs a ski for young fan Hadley of New Hampton during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Skiers of all ages line up for the signing event with Vermont skier and silver medalist Bill Koch during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Violet Walsh of Plymouth gets a pendant signed by Vermont skier and silver medalist Bill Koch during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Vermont skier and silver medalist Bill Koch signs a ski for a fan during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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Skiers make their way toward the covered bridge during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Young skiers try their hand at biathlon shooting at the U.S. Biathlon station during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Skiers make their way around the trails during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Relay skier Everett Castle of the Northwest Vermont ski club makes his way toward the covered bridge during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Lewis Foster from the West River team skis around the course in the Grade 1-2 Relay during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Tanner Magnan from the Northwest Vermont team skis over the jump on the course in the Grade 1-2 Relay during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Skiers make their way around the course in the Grade 1-2 Relay, with the Southern/Central New Hamsphire team's Calvin Damon at front left, during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Skiers make their way around the course in the Grade 1-2 Relay, with the New York team's Scout Eaton at center, during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Skiers make their way around the course in the Grade 1-2 Relay during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Spectators cheer as Finn Wylie of the Southern Vermont team crosses the finish line in the Grade 1-2 Relay during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Everett Castle of the Northwest Vermont team skis to the finish line in the Grade 1-2 Relay during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Macy LaRocca (left) and Daisy Tremble of the Northwest Vermont team ski to the finish line in the Grade 1-2 Relay during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Jonathan Hyppolite of the Eastern Massachusetts team skis to the finish line in the Grade 1-2 Relay during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Everett Zajac of the Mad River Valley ski team (bottom) flies down the slope in the Jackson police department's "Radar Run" activity during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Ronin Black of the Southern Vermont ski team (bottom) flies down the slope in the Jackson police department's "Radar Run" activity during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Ski teams' tents are seen clustered together between events during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Ski teams' tents are seen clustered together between events during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Skiers of all ages traverse the trail near the covered bridge during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Skiers and spectators crowd the covered bridge during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
The Jackson XC yeti mascot leads the parade procession during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Skiers of all ages, many sporting costumes, walk and ski along the trail in the Festival Parade during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Skiers of all ages, many sporting costumes, walk and ski along the trail in the Festival Parade during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Skiers of all ages, many sporting costumes, walk and ski along the trail in the Festival Parade during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Skiers of all ages, many sporting costumes, walk and ski along the trail in the Festival Parade during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Skiers of all ages, many sporting costumes, walk and ski along the trail in the Festival Parade during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Skiers of all ages, many sporting costumes, walk and ski along the trail in the Festival Parade during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Vermont skier and silver medalist Bill Koch signs a ski for young fan Hadley of New Hampton during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Skiers of all ages line up for the signing event with Vermont skier and silver medalist Bill Koch during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Violet Walsh of Plymouth gets a pendant signed by Vermont skier and silver medalist Bill Koch during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Vermont skier and silver medalist Bill Koch signs a ski for a fan during the annual Bill Koch League Festival at Jackson XC on Feb. 28. The two-day festival drew around 700 youth skiers to participate in skiing, racing and other related activities. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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