Day 34 - Killington

ASRA Race Camp Day 3/Ski Bum 1. On the hill from 9:15 until 2:00; overcast with light winds; temps in the teens; skied the Atomic D2 Race GS #1's; AM fall - third fall of the season; skied a comfortable first Ski Bum of the year - 32.29 (22)/(5); PM - single GS run on Bunny plus a single re-run the Ski Bum course; woke up this morning with a sore toe - skiing today did it no favors it still hurts like hell.

Day 33 - Killington

ASRA Race Camp Day 2. On the hill from 9:15 until 2:00; overcast changing to light snow; temps in the low twenties; skied the Volkl RaceTiger SL WorldCups; not every day's a good one.

Day 32 - Killington

ASRA Race Camp Day 1. On the hill from 9:30 until 2:00; snow, wind and freezing rain; temps in the twenties; AM skiing drills; PM brushes and stubbies; skied the Volkl RaceTiger SL WorldCuups; Ric - change edges without changing direction then pressure, no rotary; John - make something happen between the turns... too static... move forward, pole plant, anything, something...

Day 31 - Killington

Killington Race Camp Day 5. Only on the hill in the AM - left at lunch; hard rain overnight, but it stopped just before 9:00; windy overcast with dropping temps - around freezing when I left; skied the Volkl RaceTiger SL WorldCups; slalom gates on Bunny; brought home new skis - Blizzard Brahamas.

Day 30 - Killington

Killington Race Camp Day 4; on the hill from 9:00 until 3:00 with just a lunch break; overcast and windy with temps in the thirties - despite the forcast no rain today, it may be a different story overnight; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 17 & 19's; today was Race Day   41.29 (6)   41.14 (6)   1:22.43 (6) +8.00 from the winner +0.43 from (5th); skied the race course a ½ dozen times after the race before they pulled it; East Falll was really good this afternoon - our group made our final run of the day on it, it was so good I did 2 more despite having to use K-1.

Day 29 - Killington

Killington Race Camp Day 3; on the hill from 9:00 until 2:30 with just a quick lunch break; partly cloudy with temps in the thirties; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 19's; lots of gates today - full length GS on Bunny both AM and PM.

Day 28 - Killington

Killington Race Camp Day 2; on the hill from 9:00 until 2:30 with a ¾ hour lunch break; brightening overcast with eventual peeks of sunshine; temps in the thirties - snowmaking continued, but only at higher elevations; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 19's; full length GS on Bunny this afternoon; skiing better with the softened Dobi's; use loopy turns to stay in the course - jump hard on the fronts while using the ankle, knee, hip progression to make the ski turn across the hill.

Day 27 - Killington

Killington Race Camp Day 1. On the hill from 9:00 until 3:00 with just a 30 minute lunch break; overcast with in and out fog; temps in the low thirties, so no snowmaking today; skied both the Head i.Speed GS Cheater 17 and 19's; DT's group - go figure?; balance drills - up and over for angulation - White Pass turns for inclination; other crap; still having trouble with speed control using anything but skidding - DT's recommendation more forward pressure earlier in the turn and higher edge angles to tighten the turn radius thereby controlling speed using turn shape; went to Peak after today's session to soften the Dobi 150's in an effort to allow me to actually make small forward moves to engage the tip of the ski.

Day 50 - Wildcat

Clear, cold, and a little windy today; -5° to start, but it warmed up to around 10°; great views of Mt. Washington today; skied the Atomic D2 Race GS #1's; inside leg drills in the morning; full length GS in the afternoon; SWIX waxing clinic at 3:30; although these skis are a handful, my knee doesn't seem to hurt as much when I ski them; our group spent way to much time in the lodge warming up today, so I stayed out and did a few free runs - with all its twists and turns and drop-offs, Lynx is one of my favorite ski trails anywhere.

Day 49 - Wildcat

25° and snowing heavily this morning, 5" in total; clearing, windy and 15° by 3:00; day 1 of anther Race Camp; skied the Head i.Speed GS Cheaters; 3 sessions today: drills, followed by stubbies and brushes, followed by standard GS gates; courses were a little short, but otherwise well set; coaches: Phil, Tom, and Craig - all very good, got a couple of good, new queues; added 'a box' to the Schlopy drill; got to the hotel last night without my coat or warm-ups - they're still hanging on the coat rack in the condo, so now I've got a new black Karbon jacket.