Gia, Mother Earth, God, the weather man graced us with some 10cm of lovely fresh snow overnight. Since we finished the Terrain Park Training Course yesterday the skiers were split into two groups. Injured and not so injured. Two different instructors but it turns out we did exactly the same as each other, just at [...]
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Terrain Park Training: Day 3
My body is officially broken. I thought I was hurting yesterday but today’s series of spills have left me with a new found respect for terrain park riders. It most certainly has not defeated me though. The terrain park is so much fun. I did wake this morning feeling slightly out of sorts. I don’t [...]
Terrain Park Training: Day 2
There’s a skier/boardercross competition on this Saturday. It’s a slightly scary prospect because 4 skiers/boarders race down a narrow, bumpy and rapidly changing course at high speed, first to across the finish wins. Dah! It’s hard to trust skiers/boarders not to smash into you when they’re so close. It’s like driving on the road; you’re [...]
Terrain Park Training: Day 1
Prior to this week, I don’t think that any one of the skiers had skied switch for any lengthy period of time, except perhaps when trying to save themselves from an awkward bail. As this is terrain park training week, this is why we spent the morning initially in switch. Like anything in skiing you [...]
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Ice Hockey and Injuries
Ice Hockey is by far the most fun and horrifically dangerous sport I have ever attempted to play. There were more injuries in 2 hours than we have had all season. Mainly bruised hips and legs and some sore backs, but there was one unfortunate who had to be taken to hospital to get stitched [...]
