Hello Everyone! This week was an especially exciting week because we were at Sugarloaf mountain in Carrabassett Valley, Maine. We stayed in the Carrabassett Valley Academy dorms and ate meals in their dining hall. The cooks at CVA are outstanding, everyone ate very well thanks to them.
From Presque Isle to Carrabassett Valley is about 5 hours including stops, quite a change from the usual 2.5 hours it is from Portland. The first full day we were there the the work out was L3 uphill repeats. I wasn't so great at them, but it was great to see my teammates crushing it.
Olympic Development Team Athlete Kelsey Dickenson
After most workouts we went to a near-by swimming hole which was cool and refreshing.
Everyone watching the Would Cup semi-finals (except for Mitch)
The walk back from dinner
The second day everyone went on a hike through the Bigelow Mountains. It was an beautiful day with great views.
Looking back to Sugarloaf
Biathlete Brian Halligan
Bounding up Sugarloaf!
The final day of this training camp consists of my favorite workouts. What happens is MWSC coaches and Welly place questions all around a certain area, like the one below. Then they mark the general area on a map and clues as to where the questions are. You can score points 2 ways; one way is you just find the question and write it down, the other way is to get the question right. The harder the question is to get to the more points you score. There were grammar, math, and SAT questions and a riddle. Casey Smith, a biathlete and ODT was my partner and we ended up winning! Not because we got a lot of questions right but because we went to every question. In total we were running/looking for clues for 3 hours!
Can you figure it out?
Answer at bottom of page
Some questions were underwater!
If you want to see more photos of the Scavenger Hunt or the hike go to the Maine Winter Sports Center page on Facebook. Thanks for reading!
Answer: Brad and Beth. Combine those and get Bad Breath!
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