The second season is upon us.
So far the final sprint of races has been largely dictated by how my knee feels on the day of competition. I cannot begin to describe how frustrating this is. Whistler began well, I placed 6th on the first day of GS at NorAm Finals. But bad weather (rain, hail, soft snow, fog) made the track very bumpy and I was quickly unable to ski to my full potential. The rest of NorAm Finals was unspectacular I ended up not accomplishing my goals for the race series.
However, after a week off between Whistler and the races I am currently at in CO, my knee seems to have turned a corner. Today not only was I able to race but also free ski without any pain in my knee. I ended up going out in the race but I was about as happy with this new development as any result (not quite) because it means I can now focus on my skiing and not about my damn knee. US Nationals starts this Thursday and it would be great to enter that series feeling like this.
On a bright side I got to ski at a really cool ski area last week after NorAm Finals. Adam Cole and I bailed on the Super Gs at Whistler and headed to Crystal Mountain, WA to race in a FIS open slalom and see some old friends. The mountain far exceeded my expectations. The ski area had a cool vibe and serviced a lot of back country terrain. It reminded me of a mini Snowbird. The race was also entertaining. Tim Kelly was victorious even though he failed to block a gate in sections of the course due to the massive ruts and bottomless snow. I straddled halfway on the pitch during the second run, but was yelled into to hiking for two gates and scored myself a fat 262.51. I'm guessing it's a career high. Let's hope I can bring that down for the rest of the races this spring!
On a bright side I got to ski at a really cool ski area last week after NorAm Finals. Adam Cole and I bailed on the Super Gs at Whistler and headed to Crystal Mountain, WA to race in a FIS open slalom and see some old friends. The mountain far exceeded my expectations. The ski area had a cool vibe and serviced a lot of back country terrain. It reminded me of a mini Snowbird. The race was also entertaining. Tim Kelly was victorious even though he failed to block a gate in sections of the course due to the massive ruts and bottomless snow. I straddled halfway on the pitch during the second run, but was yelled into to hiking for two gates and scored myself a fat 262.51. I'm guessing it's a career high. Let's hope I can bring that down for the rest of the races this spring!
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