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Diva East 2026: Whiteface Trip Report & Photos
- Thread starter RachelV
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Agree it was a fantastic time and great to see old friends and meet new ones!
@SmuggsSkier, I went to my Smuggs weekly lesson yesterday and told my instructor Diantha about the trip-- she'd heard about it from you but hadn't realized the SkiDiva group was so big! We will have to meet up at Smuggs sometime. I went right home after my lesson yesterday bc it was so darn cold (my goggles iced over).
Adding my reflections on this trip for posterity and with the hope of encouraging other intermediates to consider joining Diva trips in the future.
Today, I was back out on my home hill (Holiday Valley in Ellicottville, NY.) And being back on familiar terrain, I was struck by how much the Diva trips just make me a better skier. Trying new things, bigger hills, skiing with a group of such talented women -- I came back changed! (It helps that today was a bluebird day, but I did a bunch of the steepest single blacks for the first time today, and felt absolutely amazing and confidently in control. Woot woot!)
My own personal trip highlights:
-Two years ago at Jay, I was absolutely terrified out of my mind like 65% of the time, it was just all so much bigger and different.
This year, I still skied pretty conservatively, but was never afraid.
-I rode a gondola for the first time! And one of those weird conveyor belts to a chair that I had previously only ever seen in funny Instagram reels!
-I skied down from the top-ish of both peaks (no hiking, obvs.) I left Wilmington Trail for another visit. It was windblown and my legs were shot.
-I caught a split second of air in the beginner park! On accident. But I didn't fall!
-I skied the longest single run I have ever skied and my highest vertical feet in a day.
Special shoutout to @diymom and @Posse Mama for the ski companionship (*baaaaaby park, doot doo do do do dooo*), and to everyone there for shared runs, shared meals, and constant encouragement!
Today, I was back out on my home hill (Holiday Valley in Ellicottville, NY.) And being back on familiar terrain, I was struck by how much the Diva trips just make me a better skier. Trying new things, bigger hills, skiing with a group of such talented women -- I came back changed! (It helps that today was a bluebird day, but I did a bunch of the steepest single blacks for the first time today, and felt absolutely amazing and confidently in control. Woot woot!)
My own personal trip highlights:
-Two years ago at Jay, I was absolutely terrified out of my mind like 65% of the time, it was just all so much bigger and different.
This year, I still skied pretty conservatively, but was never afraid.-I rode a gondola for the first time! And one of those weird conveyor belts to a chair that I had previously only ever seen in funny Instagram reels!
-I skied down from the top-ish of both peaks (no hiking, obvs.) I left Wilmington Trail for another visit. It was windblown and my legs were shot.
-I caught a split second of air in the beginner park! On accident. But I didn't fall!
-I skied the longest single run I have ever skied and my highest vertical feet in a day.
Special shoutout to @diymom and @Posse Mama for the ski companionship (*baaaaaby park, doot doo do do do dooo*), and to everyone there for shared runs, shared meals, and constant encouragement!
