By Jerry Woodard

25 June 2006

Proving to the crowd of contestants and spectators that he is indeed the BAYOU BIG DAWG, Jeff Danos, for the second year in a row, went head to head with the best and remained undefeated.  What makes this so amazing is Jeff's last tournament was the 2005 South Central Regionals, yet he has maintained the mental and physical acuity necessary at this level of competition.

 

It was an incredible week-end with perfect water conditions, a beautiful site, gracious hospitality and tremendous performances by the best MM 34 MPH skiers from across the U.S. and Canada.

 

As in any competitive arena there are upsets and surprises as was shown when top seed Mike Morgan lost to Mike Thompson in the first round of the head to head.  As is the custom, the red bib worn by the top seed was then passed to the second seed, David Miller who wore it until the final head to head with Jeff Danos.  David had an outstanding week-end of skiing and was the only skier to run 39 off four times.

 

Many thanks to David and Claire DiPol for sharing their beautiful site and warm hospitality, to Chad Scott, Nicole and Eric Baird for their hard work and dedication in making this a great tournament.