We’ve just returned from Soelden where we got to watch the men’s GS. Ted Ligety won! As the crow flies, Soelden is probably about 30 miles from here. As the van drives, it’s almost three hours. Because almost 30,000 people are all trying to make their way up an extremely tight mountain pass to the […]
Continue reading "Soelden World Cup and other observations" →Month: October 2011
Snow Day
We finish up with our slalom training tomorrow. We had an unplanned day off yesterday as it started snowing Weds night and continued through the day Thursday. On top of that, the fog stuck around to make visibility zero. We got to do a little shopping and then did a CrossFit workout with the coaches. […]
Continue reading "Snow Day" →Three training days in the books….
…and we’re hanging tough. The weather is absolutely gorgeous (I have lots of pics, just can’t get them posted, Internet is too slow and spotty). It’s been completely clear with lots of sun and the snow is good. We free skied and did drills the first two days and trained GS today. We had some […]
Continue reading "Three training days in the books…." →Smooth sailing…almost.
We’ve just returned from dinner and are preparing to hit the slopes tomorrow. It would have been too much to expect for my flights to work out as planned. For the first time, we were trying out having me fly from Albany to meet up with Staci in Newark (her home airport). Yeah, how’d that […]
Continue reading "Smooth sailing…almost." →Ready, set, GO!
What do you get when you mix a 15 year old teenager, a 50 something old lady, a ton of baggage, and an overnight flight to Munich? One exceptionally LOOOOOONNNNNGGGG day. The boarding passes are printed, the bags and skis are packed, and that’s exactly what Staci and I have to look forward to tomorrow. […]
Continue reading "Ready, set, GO!" →Staci and Kim’s Great Adventure
ASF athlete Staci Mannella and her guide, Kim Seevers, will head across the big pond (that’s the Atlantic Ocean of course) to Austria for training with the US Paralympics Alpine National Team. The girls leave Thursday, October 13th on an overnight flight to Munich, Germany. They’ll arrive at their destination, Hintertux Resort, at lunchtime on […]
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