When it was announced that Eastern Slope Ski Club’s (ESSC) Junior Ski Program wouldn’t be happening this year because of COVID-19 concerns, I was sad. When we moved to the Mount Washington Valley in the 1990s, our kids participated in the downhill program at Attitash and the cross-country program in Jackson. I volunteered to ski backward with beginner skiers. Peter (Minnich, my husband) helped out with Josiah Bartlett Elementary School middle schoolers, too. It was a family affair!
The ESSC program was a great way to get children out on snow. Its goal was to get kids outside in winter to play and learn snow sports. Local schools ESSC junior programs offered a winter filled with skiing and snowboarding. From January – March, children were offered half a day each week to learn and play on snow. The program offered an affordable, easy way for valley families to get children on skis or snowboards. Schools transported skis and skiers to the local ski mountains and Nordic centers.
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