So here we go, I finally succumbed and decided this was the best way to keep everyone informed on my progress and what has been going on with my skiing.
I have had a good year so far in my races, having personal bests in Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super GS and Super Combined. I still have quite a way to go in order to be competing with the best in the World, but I am very happy with my results and my progress.
In December 2010 I attended Ski Spectacular in Breckenridge CO, which was a great opportunity to ski with some of the Veterans that are learning how to race. It was a great week and had the opportunity to reconnect with some of the people that I had not seen in some time.
Following that we had 4 races in Copper Mountain CO. Two GS races and two Slalom races, I posted personal bests in both disciplines and was about 30 seconds off the leaders. Which for me was a huge improvement from last year when I was over 60 seconds off the leaders.
In January we had the Winter Park Open, which was two Super GS Races and one Super Combined. Again posting personal bests in Super G I was 17 seconds off the leaders, and Super Combined 33 seconds off the leaders. Again last year I was over a 60 seconds off the leaders in both disciplines.
Upcoming I have the Wells Fargo Cup From March 4th-6th in Winter Park CO and US Adaptive Nationals in Alyeska Resort in Alaska from March 21st-27th.
I have also been invited to SkiTAM as part of the Time Warner Cable team in Vail CO from March 31st to April 3rd. This is a heck of an honor to be invited to this as part of Time Warner’s Team as they pick up and coming athletes that are not on the US Adaptive Team yet to be their guests. I am very excited to be asked to attend this event to do some networking and also maybe gain some sponsorship money.
I just returned Tuesday from a Camp in Mammoth California that was a great experience and was able to ski with a couple of Veterans that I met in Breckenridge in December. The ski terrain at that place is unbelievable and I want to try and coerce the powers that be to hold US Adaptive Nationals there some day soon.
That’s all for now, but I will update after Wells Fargo Cup and Nationals to let you all know how I did there.
Jon
