National School Snow Sports Association and ERSA Competition Achievements for Woodbridge Skiers
It was a busy and successful weekend for Woodbridge skiers last week, with our School ski team taking part in the ERSA Competition last Sunday, with Year 12’s Hans also taking part in the National School Snow Sports Association Competition on Friday 25 April.
Year 12’s Hans – National School Snow Sports Association Final
Having qualified at the Regional Dry Slope heats held in Ipswich earlier this year, Year 12’s Hans took part in the National School Snow Sports Association (NSSA) final in Gloucester last Friday, representing the School. A thoroughly successful day saw Hans achieve 4th fastest male overall, taking gold in the U19 category – huge congratulations Hans!
The dry slope in Gloucester, at 225 meters long, is the longest slope in England. This type of slalom course requires skill, stamina and speed. Hans is part of the Woodbridge School Ski Club and is an active member of the Suffolk Vikings Race team who meet to train and race every Saturday morning.
ERSA Ski Race
On a sunny Sunday, our racers assembled on the home slope of Ipswich and took on the fastest and slalomist racers from across the East, travelling from St Albans, Norwich, Langley, Berkhamstead as well as our local competition from the Ipswich schools.
In the morning, our junior duo of Leo and Chang from Year 6 wound their way through a challenging course of stubby gates and fast times and consistency were the outcome of a success assault. In the afternoon, our two teams of Senior School racers battled the heat, nerves and full length gates to complete a successful day for our teams.
Every racer, across the board, improved their own personal time in their second run with Year 8’s Frankie and Izzy improving by over four seconds each. Our senior Cat 4 boys team, made up of Year 10’s Maxim, Year 11’s Benjamin and the Year 12’s, Hans and Alasdair, beat off a very competitive field to finish in an excellent third place.
Another enjoyable season of racing and ski trips comes to an end, see you all back up on the Ipswich glacier in September.
