
In this Jan. 25, 2024 file photo, Rhinelander’s Ben Olson competes in slalom during a WIARA Northern Conference ski race at Granite Peak in Wausau. Olson led the Hodag boys, taking fourth in the Northern Conference standings. (Jeremy Mayo/River News)
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Team review: RHS/NPHS Alpine Ski & Snowboard
Hodags competitive despite crazy year on snow
During this month’s season-ending banquet, coach Rod Olson was quick to note that this year’s members of the Rhinelander/Northland Pines Alpine ski team may have been “the best group of humans that I’ve ever coached,” he also admitted the best part of the season may be that it’s over.