![In previous years, New England ski mountains have left eager skiers unsatisfied because of the sub-par and icy conditions on the slopes. Despite this situation, veteran skiers, and WHS sophomores Tobias Kyleber, Mathew Moscoffian and Colin Moleux provide some insight on why some mountains have a higher level quality than others, in their eyes. “[Two of my favorite mountains in New England] are Mount Stow and Mount Cannon,” Moscoffian said. “These mountains are better because they have the best quality of snow and have the most trails open, usually.”](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Untitled-design-6-1200x800.png)
![On Tuesday, Jan. 28, Wayland Cares director J Verhoosky led a presentation on the importance of choosing to be vulnerable in conversations. Through various activities and experiments, the audience was instructed to confront how they approach risk taking and their comfort zones. “[My biggest takeaway was] make yourself available for other people and share things you might not share with other people to make them feel like they're in a safe environment,” junior Addison Voight said.](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/JLb1q3m4ZHvNAKYzv7c60kyyrrafzS8pJlYoJcoj.png)
On Tuesday, Jan. 9, the nordic ski team traveled to Weston Ski Track to compete against six different towns in the Mass Bay West league. Because there hasn’t been much snow this winter, this was the first race of the season. Captain senior Amy McCormack finished fourth and junior Naomi Rice finished eighth in the girls race. In the boys race, there were also two top ten finishes, with captain seniors Daniel Narvaez and Jake Newton finishing in fifth and ninth place, respectively.
Credit: Marissa Mendoza
Before the race, junior Naomi Rice and freshman Ainsley Jay embrace each other. "I'm especially excited for states because it's a much different course than we race on at Weston and we get to compete with more skiers that we don't usually get to race with," Rice said.
