Traveling tends to not go without some kind of speed bump,
or in this case, a dip in the driveway leading to a beached bus…
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| Come on! |
After multiple attempts to free the bus, it was clear we
would not be taking the bus to Manchester and needed to load up parent vehicles
and caravan to the airport. Major kudos
to parents for rallying together and making it possible to get everyone and all
their gear to Manchester with plenty of time to spare, thanks for all your
help!
After a day of travel, we finally arrived at Manor Vail
around 3:30pm and we were greeted by old friend Sarah Reilly! We had a fairly mellow night and athletes
were in their rooms at 8:30pm for lights out.
While Vail does not have much terrain open compared to years past, “not
much terrain” still dwarfs the available terrain back home. The width of the trails in the west never
ceases to amaze me. We had a morning
free ski session on phenomenal snow. It
is the type of snow that puts a smile on your face and stokes the burning fire
inside that we all have for skiing. After
a break for lunch and a study hall session with Lori, we went out onto the
training hill and slowed things down a bit with some drills and more directed
free skiing. Although it was only our 4th
day on snow, 5th for some, we were seeing some nice adjustments made
in the afternoon session. Tomorrow we
will be getting onto GS skis for the first time this season which is always an
exciting day. Here are a few shots from
today to start off the camp blogging.
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| View of the training hill from Manor Vail |
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| Demo master Garrett |
Last but certainly not least, Michael and Andy deserve some
serious props. They left on Tuesday afternoon
with a van full of gates, brushes, stubbies, tuning benches, and other
important gear for the camp. They drove
through the night to Andy’s parents’ house in Michigan (13 hours), spent the
night there, had a brief Thanksgiving LUNCH, then they hopped back on the road
on Thursday around 2pm to complete the remaining 18 hours of their drive to
meet us at the airport in Denver. Way to
go fellas, thanks for being awesome!
For now, we are off to yoga with instructor Lucy Merriam!
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