Another great day on the hill. We started off at 2 degrees and calm with blue skies. The snow was just great, firm and fast, almost perfect for carving. Coach Jerry set up a really fun GS course using the full size panel gates that Three Rivers Racing (TR2) was kind enough to let us use.
By the time we were done with inspection, the wind had picked up a bit making it a bit chilly to stand at the top. Fortunately, most of the run was protected by some trees and it was comfortable. By the time we reset the course, it was really blowing.
The really great thing is that none of the kids were complaining. If they got cold, they went in for a quick break but no complaints at all. Even better, the runs just keep getting better. I had hoped to get a bit of video to compare the kids runs today with runs from the first day of ski school, unfortunately it was a bit chilly to be shooting video. So you will have to trust me, all of the kids are really progressing nicely.
In the afternoon, we switched over to slalom. Our first course was a little challenging. Coach Jerry introduced some of the course elements (hairpins and flushes) that make slalom tricky. If you are curious, USSA has a short presentation that explains the different types of course layouts for slalom.
All of the kids were able to figure it out, but some of the coaches had a bit of tough time making it down the first run. After the reset, the kids were presented with a much more straight-forward run which will be typical of what they will see at the races. All of the kids did great.
We wrapped it up with everyone showing some of their best skiing of the year, and a lot of big smiles.
I have some additional info to share for next weeks race, but it will have to wait until later.
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