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August 29th We board the plane in Boise and joined up with the Park City Ski Team in Salt Lake.
August 30th We arrived in Santiago at 8:00 AM and drove the hour and a half through 50 switch backs up a cliff to the ski area La Parva. This road made the road to Bogus seem like I84. Upon our arrival we quickly unpacked, jumped into our skis and enjoyed a beautiful afternoon of free skiing.
August 31 We woke up early and continued our free ski progression on extremely hard snow. In the afternoon we trained GS on a run called Paloma.
September 1st We had an early morning GS block on Franciscano. The trail was moderate to flat but it was a great compliment to what we have been skiing at Mt Hood. After skiing the guys enjoyed a sunny day in school.
September 2nd Sunny skies and firm snow greeted us at Pa Larva. We had an morning session of GS. We took the afternoon off.
September 3rd High winds and colder temperatures made the training session feel more like winter. We trained SG in the morning and GS in the afternoon.
September 4th Once again the wind was blowing hard. The guys had 5 runs on a 90 second SG. Three of the US Women's Europa Cup team joined us. It was a great day and a great experience.
September 5th We took a much needed day off. The group traveled to Santiago to do some site seeing in the big city.
September 6th We trained SG in the morning and then training GS in the afternoon. It was a great day.
September 7th We trained SG in the morning and free skied on DH skis in the afternoon.
September 8th We trained SG in the morning with the US Europa Cup girls and free skied in the afternoon.
September 9th Once again we were lucky to train SG with the US Europa Cup girls and then we had a GS training session in the afternoon.
September 10th The group slept in and then trained GS mid morning. The snow was firm and fast.
September 11th Our last double session of the camp. We trained SG in the morning immediately followed by GS.
September 12th Our last day of camp. We trained GS in the morning and then packed our bags, cleaned the house, and made our way to the airport in Santiago.
This was a great camp. Working in with Park City provided pace for our guys. Overall we had nine training sessions of GS, seven training sessions of Super G, and six free ski sessions. The weather was perfect as were the snow conditions.
| Australia Camp 2006 Review |
Australia, August 9-24.
August 9th - Depart USA
August 10th - Fly
August 11-13 - Arrive/Train
August 14-17 - Race 2SL and 2GS at Thredbo
August 18 - Off
August 19-23 - Train
August 24 - Return to USA
Two McCall Ski Racing Team athletes traveled to Australia to compete in the Australian National Champships. Paul Warner and Nick Bailey flew to the southern hemisphere looking for winter snow. "Australia is having one of there worst snow conditions is years. This was good news for us" commented head coach Chuck Harris. "A low snow years means good hard man made snow and sunshine. The training and racing conditions were awesome." The athletes trained with two local teams and the Australian National team. "This was a great experience for Paul and Nick. They competed in their first international race and we got some excellent training in."
Thredbo Resort, Australia.
Paul and Nick at the start of the Australian National Championships.
Cancelled-Check out Fall Ski Camps for alternative ski days.
MSRT will be hosting a fall camp In Stelvio Italy. The dates are October 1-14. I will need to know who is interested in going ASAP. We will need to book airline tickets soon. Deadline to reply to this email is September 6th.
Schedule:
October 1 - Depart Boise, ID
October 2 - Arrive Munich Germany and Drive to Stelvio (5 hours)
October 3-7 - Train
October 8 - Day Off (travel to Bormio)
October 9-13 - Train
October 14 - Depart Stevlio/Arrive Boise, ID
We will be training SL and GS. This camp will have a high level of intensity and ski time. Our goal is to ski as many double sessions as possible. We will be sharing housing/training/and conditioning with Quantum Sports Club (Breckenridge, CO and the Jackson Hole Ski Club.
Initial Costs:
Lift Tickets = $213.00
Airfare (Boise to Munich) = $1500.00
Lodging/Meals = $540.00
Cost of the rental van, overweight (transporting gates), coaches expenses (airfare,housing/meals/lift tickets) will be divided amongst the athletes attending.
Approximate cost for this camp is $3000.00.
Athletes confirmed - Nick Bailey, Paul Warner, John Diem.
If you have questions, comments, or concerns please call or email ASAP.
Thank you, Chuck
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