Well, just returned from another great Green/Blue Camp at Sol Vista.
This was my third year in a row and best by far, IMHO.
Heck, even my buddies Jeff M and Hobbit would be proud of the progress I made. Hobbit and I skied the previous Saturday at Loveland, but I had a terrible day, blaming it on the poor visibility.
But it was probably the mucho Fat Tire's and 4 hours sleep the night before that were the real culprits...maybe what they say about avoiding alcohol the first night at altitude is true? Hmmm...
Anyhow, I have a few things to work on but I'm finally getting real focused.
*Flex, flex and more flex...
*Keep the hands down....
*Face the base....
*Tip, tip and more tip, especially on the steeps which we worked on quite a bit during the week.
I get a couple days in Utah later this week to keep the good stuff going. then it's back to those great conditions in the Eastern US. NOT!
I've finally narrowed my stance to the point where it's no longer mentioned...thank god. Working on my core strength since summer seems to really have helped.
Conditions were consistently good at Sol Vista with even some freshies to play in earlier in the week.
Had an incredibly diverse group of skiers this year...lot's of cool folks from Australia, New Zealand, UK and the typical ugly Americans like myself
Shout out's to the Tall Texan, my North Carolina friends and the guys in my group for putting up with me all week.
Ok HH I know, the Eagles didn't quite make it
but look for them in Detroit next year my friend...
It was really nice seeing Rich M back at it, you go man!
And, special thanks to Diana for the attention and encouragement.
See y'all next time,
Bill Doherty