Repost From wpaog: Army West Point and Air Force Academy ski teams traveled to Camp Hale, Colorado for a three-day pre-season training event from Dec. 1-3. In addition to running an inter-squad race at Copper Mountain, the teams planned to experience both ends of the skiing spectrum: the foundations laid by the 10th Mountain soldiers at Camp Hale on one end and a World Cup event on the other. “It’s the confluence of everything,” said John Tyree ‘87, who organized the event in honor of his father, COL Thomas B. Tyree ‘48, the team’s ski coach in the late 1950s. “When you think about it, the military overlay at Vail, the 10th Mountain overlay, (my dad) being the ski coach at West Point — it all seemed to come together.” Read more at the link in our bio. The Army West Point Alpine and Freestyle #Ski Teams are two of the 120 #cadet clubs at #WestPoint, which include athletic, recreational, academic, religious, hobby, and diversity clubs. These clubs are made possible by donors supporting t...