Alexa Manning, of Norwich, back left, gives her husband Mike Manning advice as he gets accustomed to his new cross country skis and their daughter Adeline, 12, prepares to descend a hill at Huntley Meadow in Norwich, Vt., Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. Adeline’s parents, both former snowboard instructors, first put her on a board at one-year-old, but Alexa is the only family member with previous cross country ski experience. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Alexa Manning, of Norwich, back left, gives her husband Mike Manning advice as he gets accustomed to his new cross country skis and their daughter Adeline, 12, prepares to descend a hill at Huntley Meadow in Norwich, Vt., Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. Adeline’s parents, both former snowboard instructors, first put her on a board at one-year-old, but Alexa is the only family member with previous cross country ski experience. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Credit: valley news — James M. Patterson