“If you want snow, schedule a downhill.”
John Dakin was known for saying just that every year at the annual Birds of Prey World Cup ski races at Beaver Creek. True to the sentiment, a storm blitzed the Vail Valley early this week, right when teams and crews were prepping for the big competitions. But on Thursday, the sun came out to honor a man who did so much for ski racing in the Vail Valley and beyond.
