Hundreds participate in annual Bob Gilman ski, snowboarding race in Manchester
Hundreds of people of all ages and abilities hit the slopes at the McIntyre Ski Area in Manchester Sunday morning for the Bob Gilman Fun Run.
The annual ski and snowboard race is in its sixth year, with all proceeds benefiting people across the Granite State who are battling cancer.
It's a special event for organizer Laura Gilman, whose father is the reason all of this came to be.
"Most of the reason we're here is my father succumbed to cancer, and skiing was his passion," Gilman said. "In the '90s, they cut skiing from the budget at the local high schools, and my father ended up self-funding them and coaching all four ski teams in order for me to ski on them."
Gilman said they had nearly 300 participants this year.
Last year, the McIntyre Ski Area dedicated a trail in Gilman's name.