Leadville, Colorado … While students on campus of Campion Academy were wishing the snow was gone, the 28 students that were on Campion’s ski trip enjoyed it as much as possible. The outdoor club students spent three days, February 28-March 1, skiing and snowboarding at Copper Mountain Resort. Kylie Wehling, a sophomore commented, “Ski trip is about being freezing-cold, sore, and tired, but it’s also about having the time of your life with your friends in the most beautiful place in the world.”
Most were thankful just to be able to practice this iconic Colorado sport with their friends. Cade Lukens, a senior, expressed that “being able to snowboard with my closest friends hasn’t just made me a better rider, but has also helped me grow close to those I wasn’t close to before.”
For three full days, the students skied their way across three different mountains and over twelve thousand feet of elevation. Some students preferred to ride the terrain park jumps, and others preferred to cruise across the natural high-alpine terrain.
But there was more to experience on the trip to the mountains. On Saturday the students led the church service for the Leadville Seventh-day Adventist Church. The worship included praise and prayer, with four students sharing personal testimonies of times when God touched their lives. After a fellowship lunch, the group went tubing at the local sledding hill. “Sledding is always fun,” said Trent Kiefer, a senior, “especially when you try to fit as many people as possible onto one tube.”
—Jill Harlow, text and photo
