G/S Finesse

Division I Skiers Rocket Down The Slopes Of  Belleayre Mountain;  Last Run On This Mountain Serves As Tune Up For Coming Sectionals; Monticello Girls Clinch Division I Title; Haley Heins Is Division I Girls Champ; Ryan Heins and Onteora’s Jacob Combe Still Vying For Boys Individual Title

Photo Essay By RICHARD A. ROSS

rross@sportsinsightsny.com….photos at: www.sportsinsights.smugmug.com

Just a few of the legion of fine skiers hurtling down Belleayre Mountain in the Giant Slalom Races held on January 30, 2012.

HIGHMOUNT, NY–People wonder why I make the trek up the slippery slope of Belleayre Mountain each year to photograph skiers and risk freezing. The answer is because it’s worth it to visually portray these kids with all of their grace and style as they careen down the hill.

Indeed, if a picture is worth a thousand words, then the album of photos that accompanies this page  would comprise a book of substantial size. As such, I’ll let the photos speak for themselves though if you aren’t a parent or a coach who knows the bib numbers of these colorful young men and women, you’d be hard pressed to identify them. That is why when I finally get the results from the Giant Slalom races of January 30, I will diligently put them on here to make that task easier.

At long last, here are the results.