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Originally Posted by K.Shaw
sounds like a fun time... a few questions.. is Mount Southington open as regular, or is it only races and stuff? i know a few people onthe team wanted to take lessons, so if they aren't offered we may lose a few people. We also planned the 13th because we want to get as many people as possible before the college kids go back. and hey it's snowboarding haha we could always go 2 times  haha. |
On any MDVC day the ski area is open as usual. So you can buy lift tickets, rentals, and lessons normally. If you'd like to try racing, you just need to purchase a normal lift ticket, then sign up at the Mountain Dew table before 10 or 11 AM. Racing is free. You might just want to sign up to race anyway, even if you don't actually try the course. Your bib number is also the number the Dew Crew uses for raffle prizes. These are FUN races, I've seen complete novices skid their way down the course, and if you'd like, costumes are encouraged. Prizes are usually very impressive; helmets, goggles, gloves, Mountain Dew Skis, Mountain Dew Snowboards, more Dew, Dew clothing, etc....
On a more serious note, The Dew Crew, holds a raffle at each event, with prizes like more skis and snowboards, with all the money earned going to Make-A-Wish to grant wishes to children with terminal illnesses. In more than 10 years of MDVC, Mountain Dew has raised over $100,000 for Make-A-Wish.
For Mt. Southington, they usually use hill 5 "the race hill", if they can get snow on it
, and it's usually a 10 gate slalom course. The MDVC party is in the Mountain Room, the building to the right looking at the ski area. Racers make only one run. Fastest 3 times in each age category win the chance to go to Loon Mountain in New Hampshire in April for the season finale. That's an incredible 2 day party like you've never seen.
I understand that teammates headed back to college might miss the event, but I think that any FIRSTer who goes to a MDVC event will see the same energy and excitement that we find at a FIRST event. They might want to come home for the weekend, if their school's not too far away.