The Army Alpine and Freestyle Ski Teams participated in their first Mid-Atlantic Conference race of the season at Hunter Mt., NY. Of particular note was this was the first time an Army Snow Sports team fielded "freestyle" competitors! The Army freestyle athletes made their presence known as Plebe Aidan McCarthy finished first-place in both the slope-style and the rail-jam events as a free-skier. Class of ’18 & Freestyle Captain Jon Paul finished 7th in Snowboard slopestyle and 13th in the Snowboard jam. Plebe Dante D'agostaro finished 13th in Snowboard slopestyle and a 10th in the snowboard rail jam. The Army Free stylists are expected to improve every week as they get more and more experience in competition.
The Alpine squad had a great showing for their first race finishing 2nd overall in both Giant Slalom (GS) and Slalom (SL) events. Harkins ’18 finished a hot first in GS and 3rd in SL. Newcomer Flanagan ’20, finished 6th in GS and 4th in SL. Captain Riley ’17, finished 7th in GS and 8th in SL. Trust ’18, and newcomer Walters ’20, had top 10 finishes in GS and SL respectively. Returning racers Felch, Mueser and Young, all members of the Class of ’19, and Plebes Whitlow and Carter also made strong runs in both disciplines. For the lady shredders, newcomers Harvey ’20, finished 3rd in SL and "Cat" Hall finished 8th in GS. Veteran racer and women's Captain Blaise Paulo also had strong finishes in both GS and SL. As a team the Army women finished 2nd in SL and 3rd in GS. The Army Alpine and Free Ski Teams are back on the Mountain Top!