Got the call as I was just about to leave that we were cancelled for Ladies' second Practice Runs. I could hear and see the rain falling, and something like 18cm of fresh snow had fallen on the upper mountain overnight. That may sound like a good thing, but for racing it's not. That required the couple of hundred Course Crew workers to be on the hill at 3am shovelling and stamping down the course, so that it would be ready for the runs scheduled 8hours later. By 7am, the Cheif of Race called it - too much fog, but the Course Crew's maintenance work continued throughout the rest of the day, while Gate Judges, on the other hand, what else? Ski Day.
So, remember a few days ago when I was excited about fresh powder? Yea, well, today, not so much...there was so much of it, that my skiis kept getting buried, and when your skis get buried, and your body keeps going, it's just not a pretty sight - no falls mind you, just some really wonky skiing - I'm definately going to have to consult the Skiing Powder for Dummies Manuel on this matter. In any event, I improved marginally, as I skied in and out of fog-stricken areas, road many a chair, ventured to the Peak, and got in a 5hour ski day - good stuff.
Big excitement in the Soup Tent up top, where we have a big screen tv for the workers on Break, when the Canadian won Gold for the Boarder Cross event. Canada's doing very well, and it's just magic to be among like-minded people who support these games and its athletes whole heartedly.
Speaking of tent...its off to the Weasel House for me now - cheers!
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Okay, now I am keeping track of how many visits and bevvies at the Weasel House. I will think of you as the ladies races unfold.
ReplyDeleteI am truly loving every minute of these updates.
Claire