By Andy Hare, Junior Program Director

U14 Season Recap
As we wrap up an incredible season of training and racing, we’re proud of the progress, passion, and perseverance each athlete has shown. From Tri-Divisionals to Regionals, IMD Finals to Family Race Day, this group has pushed hard—and it shows.

We had some fantastic results from regionals at Mammoth for both genders. Challenging conditions made things difficult, but our team rose to the challenge. Overall it was a weekend full of determination, progress, and strong finishes across the board. Many thanks to Hans for leading the team at regionals.

Spring Fling at Grand Targhee was a huge success for the whole team, and Snow Cup at Snowbird for our second years was also a great experience for those hopefully moving up to the Academy.

We’ll also have a few additional skiing opportunities in May for those looking to stay sharp. More details to come soon.

U12 Season Recap
We logged an impressive 75 days on snow, with 15 of those dedicated to freeskiing, giving athletes the chance to explore terrain, build confidence, and enjoy the mountain outside of structured training. In addition, we had one day at Woodward and one trampoline session, adding some fun and variety to our training while working on air awareness and agility.

Our athletes earned a total of six medals this season, a testament to their hard work, growth, and competitive spirit.

Throughout the winter, we had the opportunity to ski at a great range of resorts, including Park City Mountain Resort, Solitude, Snowbird, Big Sky, Deer Valley, Alta, and Snowbasin. Each venue offered unique terrain and challenges that helped our skiers progress and adapt in different environments.

U10 Season Recap
This year, our athletes had a fantastic season, with 52 total days on snow, well above the 30–45 days the program typically calls for. Of those, we spent 25 days skiing at resorts and 27 days at Utah Olympic Park, showing a great balance between technical training and all-mountain development.

We skied nine Epic Pass resort days and 15 days at Ikon resorts, including Solitude, Brighton, Alta, Snowbird, Snowbasin, and Deer Valley. We also spent one day at Woodward, which gave the athletes a fun chance to build confidence in a creative, progressive environment.

Collectively, the group logged an impressive 421,000 vertical feet skied this year—with 300,000 feet at resorts and 121,000 at Utah Olympic Park.

On top of the skiing, our athletes earned eight medals at races, and they began learning combination turns in both slalom and giant slalom, setting them up for future success in the U10 Skill Series. We also had a great team outing to the trampoline park to mix in some off-snow fun and build air awareness.

U8 Season Recap
What a season our U8s had! Our team of young athletes took to the slopes this winter with big smiles, even bigger hearts, and great progress.

Under the direction of coaches Alyson Ronald, Maeve Crimmins, and Wendy Hare, our athletes worked on character development and mastering technical skills. This year we explored many different renowned Utah ski resorts, where our youngest Rowmarkers were able to build their confidence and skills to navigate all types of challenging and fun terrain. Hands down, powder skiing in the trees was by far the most desired terrain, closely followed by the terrain parks. This terrain helped the athletes develop the quick feet skills to navigate the slalom and giant slalom courses during our training sessions at the Utah Olympic Park. The athletes enjoyed and had just as fun training gates as they did freeskiing in the trees. Many of our athletes tried their new race skills competing at the YSL race hosted by Rowmark at the Utah Olympic Park as well as the YSL Finals at Snowbasin.

By the end of the season our athletes consistently showed gratitude towards the mountain staff as they loaded and unloaded the chairlift, were respectful of their fellow teammates and coaches, and showed up to training and freeskiing with a positive attitude. We are proud of the progress that each athlete made this season. They showed great courage, determination, and a love for skiing and ski racing that is just beginning.

Thanks to all the families, teachers, and coaches for a great season—we’re proud of what the athletes accomplished and excited for what’s ahead!

Rowmark Junior Program Staff Updates
We would like to welcome the following new coaches to our program.

Sean Sullivan, U12 Head Coach
Carlee McCardel, U12 Coach
Nick Sheetz, U12 Coach
Joey Berg, U10 Coach 
Parker Hare, U10 Coach
Alyson Ronald, U8 Head Coach
Maeve Crimmins, U8 Coach