Day 16 - Killington

Race Camp Day 1. Out 9:00 to 3:00 with an hour for lunch; sunny with temps in the low to mid-thirties and little to no wind; skied the Atomic D2 3.0 Race GS's; 19 runs - 10 on the Poma; 11,500 vertical; only really skied Rime and Upper Bunny, so I'm not sure how conditions were other places on the hill; in John Pierce's group with Bob, Ken, Roger, Cathy, Tim, ..., and ...; athletic stance - weight on the balls of the feet - flex ankles, knees, and hips together, not separately - hands up and in-from, visualize pushing open a door with both hands; turning with inside ski off the snow - tip contact ok, tail contact bad; statue of liberty with no poles; good skiing means low, wide, and forward; skied ok; my right Achilles is a little tight this evening; kept my mouth shut all day.

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