Sunday 29June: fly Hartford to Vancouver with 13 athletes and Abby Copeland, meeting Courtney Calise Temple in Chicago and Sasha Acher in Vancouver
7am meet at UA desk in Hartford
2:3opm arrive Vancouver
3 get baggage, head for Hertz, pack vans and Sasha's car
5pm leave Vancouver for Whistler
8pm arrive Whistler, check into The Aspens
Monday 30June: Horstman lane 8, sunny 28˚C
7:30 board lift
9-12:45 free-ski with feedback
10am snack
free-ski
12 lunch
free-ski
2:30 swim in the Aspens pool
4pm keep away with soccer ball
6pm dinner
Tuesday 1July: Horstman lane 8, sunny 30˚C
7:15 coaches to salt early
7:30 athletes board lift
8:30-12:30 ski
warm-up runs
4-step turns
10am snack
hold poles horizontal (video taped)
hold poles vertical (picture window)
12 lunch
free-ski
2:30 walk to Lost Lake for a swim
6pm dinner
7:30 video feedback
9 bed
Wednesday 2July: Showcase lane 4 sharing w/ Dave Murray, sunny 30˚C
7:15/7:30 board lift
8:30-1 ski
warm-up run
edge sets (it was steep)
falling leaf
garlands
10am snack
one ski
mini javelins
poles as airplane wings, touching outside pole to snow
12 lunch
free ski
3 swim in The Aspens pool
6 dinner
Thursday 3July: day off
8am pancakes, scrambled eggs and bacon
11am visit Surefoot for Ashley Cooper's foot pains -- she got footbeds
1pm lunch in the condo
2:30-4:30 mtn bike Tin Pants trail in direction of Lost Lake
6pm reheat pizzas in the condos
Friday 4July: Showcase lane 4 by ourselves, overcast 10˚C
7:15/7:30 board lift
8:30-1 ski (video)
traverses on both feet then one foot, uphill ski too
linked hockey stop turns in the fall line, keeping skis on the snow
10am snack
plant both poles below
airplane turns with poles out to the side
12 lunch
free-ski
3pm drive to car park then hike to Cheakamus Lake
6pm cook dinner
7pm video feedback
8pm shop for food
Saturday 5July: Hosrtman lane 9, rainy 5˚C
7:15/7:30 board lift
8:30-1 ski
four warm-up runs
ski with no poles
poles under our bums, pulling them forward to start each turn
10am snack
ski whisker course (video)
with poles
no poles, outside hand on hip + other hand up ahead
touch boot top at last part of turn
in the fog: whirly-birds
no poles, hands on shoulders then on hips
12pm lunch
drills in the whisker course -- two runs
free-ski two runs
3pm yoga led by Sasha
6pm spaghetti
6:30 video feedback
Sunday 6July: Showcase 3, cloudy alpine high 9˚C
7:15/7:30 board lift
8:30-1 ski
four warm-up runs
drills on upper corridor
10am snack
video on whisker course
12 lunch
four free-ski runs
3:30 soccer at the school off west Lorimer
7pm hamburgers and hot dogs
Monday 7July: day off
9:30 raft trip leaves the village
9:30 Steve, Katie and Sandra hike up Blackcomb Mtn
1pm lunch
3pm swim
5pm tune skis
6pm dinner
7pm video feedback
Tuesday 8July: Showcase lane 3, sun+clouds alpine high 8˚C
7:15/7:30 board lift
8:30-1 ski
four warm-up/free-ski runs
drills on upper corridor, stubby gates below (video)
10am snack
free ski
11:45 lunch
free ski
3:15pm go to school playground -- four-square!
5:30 video feedback
6:30pm dinner
Wednesday 9July: Horstman lane 7, alpine high 15˚C
7:15/7:30 board lift
8:30-1 ski
four warm-up runs
hands on knees
hold poles horizontally in front
hold poles horizontally on shoulders
hold poles out like aircraft wings with hands forward, drag outside pole
10am snack
10m SL -- stubbies upper half, tall gates lower half (video)
12 lunch
free ski
3pm swim
6pm dinner
7pm video feedback
Thursday 10July: Horstman lane 7, alpine high 7˚C
7:15/7:30 board lift
8:30-1 ski
four warm-up runs
two drill runs
10am snack
20m GS tall gates with panels (video)
12 lunch
free ski
3pm pack
6pm dinner
7pm video feedback
Friday 11July: leave 4:15am for airport
9am flight to Hartford via Chicago
7pm Hartford
