Every year in West Yellowstone, Salomon sponsored athletes lead a clinic called “Ski with the Best.” This year, we got to ski with the Duluth East Ski Team, one of the best high school teams in Minnesota, as well as a number of other master skiers in town for the Ski Festival. Since there’s no Salomon Factory Team this year, the CXC Team led the clinic.
![Duluth East clinic 005 Brian, Audrey, Jessie, Jojo, Gus, Kelly, & Karl](http://garrottkuzzy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Duluth-East-clinic-005-550x321.jpg)
Brian, Audrey, Jessie, Jojo, Gus, Kelly, & Karl
We had an impressive turnout of participants. . .
![Duluth East clinic 010 Black attire required](http://garrottkuzzy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Duluth-East-clinic-010-550x152.jpg)
Black attire required
We broke into small groups to work on ski technique and skills. My group did a recon mission on the classic sprint course, testing the speed of striding vs. double-pole on the gradual climbs, and racing through the corners shoulder-to-shoulder. To finish it off, we worked on our lunges across the line.
![Duluth East clinic 013 Amelia, Garrott, Erin, and Annie lunging for the line](http://garrottkuzzy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Duluth-East-clinic-013-550x427.jpg)
Amelia, Garrott, Erin, and Annie lunging for the line