We got up early and packed out for the two hour drive to Lake Louise this morning. The goal was to arrive in time to watch the women's World Cup Super G. We missed the first few racers, but did get to cheer on a number of US girls, including Lindsey Vonn who eventually settled for the Silver medal .o3 seconds out of the lead.
The track looks great and I talked to a friend who worked the World Cup and he reports excellent conditions. So now the only challenge will be the weather. The forecast calls for ambient temperatures of minus 35 F for the next couple of days. Sometimes they cancel events under those conditions. We've secured athletic tape to create a mask for Scott's face if he does run, and will be taking all of the precautions for his feet and hands.
The wax testing.. For those interested, we were surprised to find the newer skis to be .15 faster over an 18 second test course. Given that both skis are exceptionally fast, we'll be using Scott's newer, slightly stiffer (for ice) skis this week. We have the coldest wax we own on the bases and have had great success with this wax in snow temps down to -19 F in the past.
So finally, after weeks of training and preparation, the first timed downhill run is tomorrow. Can't wait! Oh yeah, the photo is of the bottom 1/3 of the course.
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