Great picture, thanks Neil at Racer Ready

Looked forward to today, not raced in GS race for some time and with a very strong field of 65 from UK and European based British Schools, it means a chance to see how I have developed in this discipline.  GS race was to be 3 runs with the combined best two to count.

Drawn bib 57, so today will be skiing in the ruts, and run 3 will be difficult.  Realistic expectations where a top 20 overall and a high position in my Year of Birth 2004.

So Run 1, completed with fairly fast, for me, time of 34.32, which rough guess placed me in 12th overall, so very happy.

Run 2 was only just a little slower at 34.81, so with two recorded times Run 3 was the one to “gun it down”.

Run 3, according to the lady writing up the scores “was fast” but unfortunately, an earlier runner pulled the start wand cables out and no time was recorded !

So had to re-run, and clipped a gate and lost a ski !, tried to hold it and ski down on one ski but couldn’t control the speed and fell !, so DNF ! (very annoyed but thats ski racing!)

Matt Birch captures a couple of photos with one ski http://mattbirchpictures.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/9-03-2015-minis-gs-under-12-boys-run-1/G0000DmCTRhps0i4/I0000EIdoKQkr9fE/C0000iD9YieaQ1cU

http://mattbirchpictures.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/9-03-2015-minis-gs-under-12-boys-run-1/G0000DmCTRhps0i4/I0000EIdoKQkr9fE/C0000iD9YieaQ1cU

So ended up 16th overall, and 8th in my Year of Birth (2004). So great 3 runs (shame about run 3 not being timed).

Need to work on my Giant Slalom this coming year as want a podium place next year !

More Slalom training today.  Great to ski with Tori, Kayne, Oscar and Oscar !

Got my Equity InterSchools 2015 Les Houches Hoddie !

So what do you buy the greatest day in the world, why, a model of me !

 Great to spend some time with Dad on the slopes ! (When he can keep up !)

Also big thanks to Byron and Kayne for getting Dad a birthday cake !

Travelled over to our favourite hotel in Les Houches, the Auberge.  The owners are so friendly and welcoming.  Plus they have a ski prep room, the beds are comfy and it has a bar for my Dad !

Saturday was a mixture of Giant Slalom and Slalom training with Glen, Ben and Tori from Gravity.

Great day getting used to the slushy snow conditions.