Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Let the Racing Begin

The North American ski racing circuit season gets underway tomorrow in West Yellowstone, MT. My teammates and I have each put in hundreds of hours of training so far this past summer and fall and we're looking forward to putting our skills to the test. We're making the final preparations for competition, which includes getting the race boards ready to go.

This year I am traveling with a fleet of 14 pairs of Atomics, each flexed and designed for a specific type of snow condition. Casey (our wax tech) and Erik (our head coach) help us test our skis and apparently skied about 50k each on a 2.5k loop today to help each of us pick two pairs to prep. The coaches haven't stopped yet and are currently in wax room, soaking in a Swix medley and hopefully not inhaling too many fluoros.
My early season race schedule is posted at the bottom of the page. This first trip on the road will comprise of 5 weeks of skiing and in beautiful places, battling it out with the other top North Americans when we dawn our bibs, and soaking up time spent in the company of other dedicated, energetic people. Holly Brooks and I enjoying skiing in the groomed tracks and sunshine. Ski on!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I heard there was snow in baja... Maybe you could ask atomic if they have a special ski for a head to shoulder high wave? Love you loads and makes my head wish I was their to experience your element.

Jus