Christina Metzger arrives at a downtown Starbucks in Toronto on a frigid December evening, her cheeks red from the cold and a bright smile on her face. Her cheery expression glows against the parade of bleary-eyed Bay Streeters streaming in and out of the café after a long day at the office. She strides over and introduces herself, revealing a friendly demeanour and professional poise.
Metzger is one of Southern Georgian Bay’s elite ski racing alumni, a product of the extensive network of ski racing programs available to our speediest young citizens. Thousands of children participate in local ski racing programs every winter. In an area inundated by almost a dozen ski hills and as many racing clubs, ski racing has long been a rite of passage for the youths of local families.
To read the whole story, go here.
