Adventure Sports Café (ASC), in cooperation with Wild Boar Mountain Resort, hosted 10 students from Lake Ellen High School for a weekend of snow sport fun. Lake Ellen High is a small, private school in an underprivileged area of Connecticut. The principal of Lake Ellen High approached ASC last June about a possible conservation effort at Wild Boar in connection with the ASC Sport Environment Protection Program. The company eagerly responding by transporting the students to and from Wild Boar, and by sending along Antoine Beaudelaire, ASC ski tour guide, to provide expert advice (and a watchful eye).
The Lake Ellen students proved to be enthusiastic stewards of the environment as they helped to repair erosion damage to the trails on the north face of Wild Boar. As a reward for their environmental conservation efforts, ASC arranged for the students to ski or snowboard on the trails they helped restore. ASC purchased lift tickets and provided the sporting equipment, while the owners of Wild Boar Resort graciously provided lodging and food for the entire weekend.
When asked what they liked best about the trip, many of the students said they were surprised by how easy it was to ski. (Lessons provided by the expert staff at Wild Boar surely contributed to the students' sense of accomplishment.) Others enjoyed the video shown during the lunch break, produced by the ASC Education and Certifications Division, on kitesurfing in the Pacific.
World-renowned extreme snowboarder Don Eagle put in a guest appearance at Wild Boar during the weekend, and made 50 runs down one of the advanced trails to raise money for future Lake Ellen High School field trips.