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Future Ski Champ ? Maybe ! But I am going to give it my all ! - This Blog follows my ups and downs (hopefully more downs at controlled speed!)

Good luck Dad ! At the Ski Races This Weekend !

Posted on April 26, 2013 by zmetheringham

Good luck to Dad who has progressed from gate judge to starter marshal for Saturdays race and finish marshal for the Sunday race!

Equipment ready !

Posted on April 26, 2013 by zmetheringham

Busy Week Getting Ready for the Weekends Ski Races

Posted on April 25, 2013 by zmetheringham

Its been a busy week for me, after taking part in the Aylesbury Rugby Tournament on Sunday and helping the Buckingham Under 9’s A Team finish 3rd, had my usual Monday ski and Tuesday Ski MK Team Tuesday Training Session.

Dad has refinished my race skis for this weekend’s busy races.

Saturday 27th April – Snozone MK hosts the SSE GBR Indoor Race Series Race 1 and

Sunday 28th April – Snozone MK hosts the Anglo / Welsh Indoor Championships

ERSA Race July 2012 – SnoZone MK

Posted on February 19, 2013 by zmetheringham

Zac’s debut race in the

EASTERN REGION SNOWSPORTS ASSOCIATION

The “Team Evolution” SMK Summer League

Special Slalom – Male and Female

Zac came 19th in the Boys (MIN, BG1 & BG2 Categories), and due to an error in his age group on the results, he should have been in BG1 category, and would have been ranked 7th in GB1!

Is this where it all starts !

Click to access 2012_14_overallpdf.pdf

Great photos, thanks to Wilf at http://www.catchthatmoment.co.uk

Third Real Snow – February 2013 – The Grand Massif, Morillon, France

Posted on February 1, 2013 by zmetheringham

My Third skiing holiday back in February 2013. Great time again on Dahu, Marvel and loads of other runs. Great skiing with my friends Oli and Miles (and parents).

Again ski schooled with ZigZag, and completed the Vermillion Cristal award with Seb! Like 2012, it was amazing and this time loads of off-piste skiing. Unlucky not to get the award above, Gold Cristal, but as you can see from the photo below I was the smallest and youngest ! and the powder was a little challenging ! All good experience !

(with Seb and the School on the right hand side of the peak !)

Took part in the local ESF Fun Slalom, although the two local girls took it very seriously! Only just beaten by the 16yr and 14yr by less than 0.5 second ! and they had full race set up, whereas I was on my hired Salomons ! (need to take my skis next year !)

Oli did really well in the race as well !

I did try to say to my Dad that if I had a pair of these then I would be faster (maybe I need to grow older to understand its not the logo that creates the speed) “One day Son!” said Dad !

Great skiing holiday with great friends ! Thanks Paula, Steve, “Amazing Skier ” Oli and the “Straight Down the Hill Rocket Man” Miles !

Again, ZigZag were amazing ! http://www.zigzagski.com

ZigZag logo

FA Coaching Session at Wembley November 2012

Posted on November 6, 2012 by zmetheringham

I was lucky to be chosen to attend a FA Coaching Session held on the Wembley Pitch (ha ha Dad, I have been on the pitch !!).

Second Real Snow – February 2012 – The Grand Massif, Samoens, France

Posted on February 1, 2012 by zmetheringham

My Second skiing holiday back in February 2012. I really love The Grand Massif, some amazing very long green runs (Marvel) and some really good red and blue runs (Dahu, Sairon, Portet, Marmotte, not to be confused with Marmottes) and some great off piste and black runs !

In Ski School with ZigZag, I completed was in the Bronze Cristal group but my instructor Regis passed me on the level above, Silver Cristal. ZigZag are an amazing ski school and will be enrolling next time we come to The Grand Massif !