We took two SL runs in terrible snow conditions today on the training hill here. Not dangerous, but simply frustrating. It was this kind of snow you rarely see...semi-frozen wet snow. Picture ice that is peely. Basically, the edges do not dig into the solid part of the snow very well, especially the tip of the ski. The edge gets locked in, but the ski does not bend very well, thus does not turn as quickly. It makes timing of the skier's movements challenging. I would imagine it feels like one of those conveyor belt carpet skiing contraptions of the 1970's. (the pic to the left was taken around 11 a.m. under clear skies. It's pretty cool how short the days are here in December. No wonder they have lights all over the hill).
After that, we wanted them going into tomorrow's night SL with confidence, so we sent them for a few free ski runs down the race hill, hoping the snow was normal winter snow. We checked it with the drill bit and conditions on that hill look good! They all have been skiing very well the past few weeks and they are ready to race. Game on Thursday night. Great start numbers too, and the penalty could be in the high 20's. Very small field all the way up here. Dylan starts 1, Andrew 22, Pete 25, Jack 34, Wyatt 44, and James 50.
Not sure if this is on livetiming.com but I would not be surprised. There are 68 women and 50 men, so it will be a quick one. Women's first run starts at 4:15 (8:15 Eastern). They want to run a "continuous" race, meaning all four runs right after the other without delay. The Men's first run is set to start at 4:45. Send the guys good energy.
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