Staples ski team first race commences under COVID-19 guidelines

Staples ski team first race commences under COVID-19 guidelines By Maddy Tansley '23

Wednesday, Feb. 10 the Staples girls’ and boys’ ski team set off on their first race after a delayed start to the winter sports season. There were many new regulations this year due to the pandemic such as needing to wear a mask under a normal ski mask, not being able to change in the lodge and no indoor food market. However, the team still managed to have fun despite all the setbacks.

The girls and boys teams needed to take separate busses this year due to social distancing policies, usually they would have been on the same bus.

There were two times slots for this particular race, 4p.m. and 5p.m. Staples went at the same time as Ridgefield, while the other two teams went at 4p.m.

The race finished up around 6p.m. at which the next wave of racers began to slip the course. These teams were not a part of the groups that Staples were racing against.

All photos taken by Maddy Tansley '23

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