City Ski Meet a fun-for-all event

The timing couldn't have been better.

The conditions were perfect this year for the annual Cloquet City Ski Meet, an event featuring both ski jumping and Nordic ski races at Pine Valley. The sun was out, the temperatures were cold enough to keep the snow frozen, but not cold enough to freeze tiny fingers and toes. It hadn't rained yet. And the congenial atmosphere at the meet was just as sunny as the weather.

In addition to the many members of the now thriving Cloquet Ski Club - which meets every Sunday for skiing and every Tuesday and Thursday for jumping - there were a few surprise competito...