Kongsberger Ski Club

 For many of us KSCers who have been around a while, Memorial Day weekend means Ski to Sea, and for many Ski to Sea-ers, that means our own goofy Dick Arkley, a classic in every sense of the word. Scott Tucker, long-time member now skiing and racing out of Portland (and father of Montana Tucker, the overall women's winner at this winter's 30k Gunnar Hagen--the apple doesn't fall far!), sends us this gorgeous little history of Arkley and Ski to Sea. Thanks, Scott, for sharing these memories with us; I miss Arkley! A Ski to Sea Anniversary and Memorial By Scott Tucker May 26, 2024   Today is the 51st running of the Bellingham Ski-to-Sea race. Those of us who have been around that long remember that it was established in 1973 as the first multisport relay of its kind, and it was a phenom!  A local phenom, that is, because it was just us yokels who thought it would be great to do a ski race at the end of May. The anniversary of the event reminds me of a memorial, th...

 First we parade, then we pick up gross trash, then we party. First, the parade on Friday evening: a little bit of a disappointment compared to previous years. The parade itself is always fun, big and boisterous and full of music and pizazz, but KSC's presence was much smaller, just a handful of marchers and one (one!) roller skier. Kudos to Krystal for her efforts to round up the troops, and to Slyfield for carrying on the roller skiing tradition. Pictures -- the first two are from Rachel and all the rest are mine. Rachel, asking me why I'm on the sidelines and not in the parade! (Answer: I got there too late.) Two Swedes and a Norsk, looking for a party. Our solitary roller skier, carrying on the years-long tradition. Then Saturday was the snow-park cleanup day, when we put on rubber gloves and grab our trash-grabbers and marvel at the amazing and gross things that people think are okay to throw into the forest, and also take care of other cabin chores. Big smile from Tower o...