Susan Thompson Memorial Ski Tournament Recap
I wanted to have this tournament in her honor since even though she was not a tournament official
or competitor, she supported the sport from behind the scenes.
Susan loved being part of the hospitality of tournaments, baking her famous brownies or other deserts.
She also supported me in the many years I spent with Gordon Hall developing 5 residential ski sites, that
have hosted 4 AWSA Nationals, 2 US Opens, Collegiate Nationals, several AWSA Regionals, Jr US Open,
Collegiate tournaments, and many Class C and L local tournaments. I was away from home a lot in those
days and she often ran down materials or did other errands for us.
We had a full tournament of 35 skiers, and I appreciate everyone coming and supporting us here at Ski
Texas. Tina Lindsey set Regional Overall record in first round and Regional Jump Record second round.
Congratulations to her.
Thanks to Jamey Broaddus and Melissa Huitt for hosting dinner for everyone.
Thanks to Rod, Sue, and Lacey Long for making the T-shirts (hand tied dyes!) and graphics for them.
They also did lunch for everyone.
Based on the skiers entered, and T-shirt sales, and some cash donations, $535 for the Leukemia &
Lymphoma Society (donate.lls.org) and $535 for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
(www.stjude.org) has been donated. Also Ron and Kathy Ives made $200 donation directly to St. Jude’s in Susan’s Memory.
Also thanks to everyone else that helped out judging, driving, and tech.
Jim Thompson