My ski is much longer than me... It even looks taller than the mountains!
Early morning chairlift ride...
1st pitch on the downhill course... its so steep you cant even see most of the ground after the drop off.... Inspecting with Rip from Park City Team.
Fancy little stool..
The French Have Arrived! My first downhill run... Today was my first down hill training. I either wanted to cry, or just get it over with, I wasn't quite sure. Getting a quick look at the course from inspection, i got the butterflies beyond belief. But its really neat to be at the top of the course and see the peaks of the mountains above the clouds, then when your at the bottom you see only the bottom half of the mountains under the clouds. And its not even that long of a run... which just goes to show how steep it is. I was working on keeping a tight line, the shortest line threw the gates, and positioning myself into a good tuck to cut off some extra time. I used to find myself gazing off when i'm supposed to be listening but when your coaches tell you to make "no sudden movements" then you ask why and they say "because it could kill you"..... you tend to pay attention a little more closely. Although a scary, but exciting experience, i learned a lot and i cant wait for tomarrow. Downhill might just be my new favorite event.. :)
My ski is much longer than me... It even looks taller than the mountains! 
Early morning chairlift ride...
1st pitch on the downhill course... its so steep you cant even see most of the ground after the drop off.... Inspecting with Rip from Park City Team.
Fancy little stool..
The French Have Arrived! My first downhill run... Today was my first down hill training. I either wanted to cry, or just get it over with, I wasn't quite sure. Getting a quick look at the course from inspection, i got the butterflies beyond belief. But its really neat to be at the top of the course and see the peaks of the mountains above the clouds, then when your at the bottom you see only the bottom half of the mountains under the clouds. And its not even that long of a run... which just goes to show how steep it is. I was working on keeping a tight line, the shortest line threw the gates, and positioning myself into a good tuck to cut off some extra time. I used to find myself gazing off when i'm supposed to be listening but when your coaches tell you to make "no sudden movements" then you ask why and they say "because it could kill you"..... you tend to pay attention a little more closely. Although a scary, but exciting experience, i learned a lot and i cant wait for tomarrow. Downhill might just be my new favorite event.. :)
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