More Speed

We're at Mammoth, CA for a week of speed. It was pretty discouraging watching the weather the week before we came -- Mammoth received ten feet of snow in eight days. After losing the first day to weather, things straightened out. The grooming and race staff were on the ball and we're now running on a pretty solid surface.

This isn't a big points opportunity for Scott, but he's here to support the Western Region and help with the penalty because his speed points are low. There'll be lots of times like this. He's skied really well all week and posted results of 4th and 5th in the two Super G's, slightly lowering his points profile. Today was the only downhill training run for the week (due to the lost day) and Scott was 1st by .82 seconds, so things are running well. Video revealed a couple of things he could tighten up for the two downhills this weekend.

This has been a great week overall. Not only is Mammoth one of our favorite mountains to cruise when not on the race course, but Scott's brother Jonathan flew out to join us. We've had a great time skiing together and visiting in the evenings.