skiprebblenz: Jamie- European Christmas

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas, and that santa came through with some good presents!

I spent my Christmas in Leogang, Austria with Nick and some fellow Kiwis and Australians. It was a relaxing day with some ice/ drifting go-carting and a big turkey feast.

My first 2 European SX races have been frustrating. My qualifying runs did not make the cut of top 32. I had some good feeling on the skis and thought I had performed well but have been way off on the clock. In SX there is a lot of flat ski running and the first two european races have been very flat and open courses, as a result I have learnt just how important having fast skis is but also having multiple prepared skis with different wax temperatures for the always changing variables of how the snow/ weather will end up. It is a challenge preparing my own skis when the majority of my competitors have a specific ski technician but I am up for the challenge.

The last few days I have been able to train some very aggressive rollers. It is a line of 12 rollers in a row with the goal being to absorb and create speed. I have made some remarkable improvements in one of the important aspect of SX.

For now it is off to the gym, a few more days training and then to catch the train up to Berlin for New Years celebration with both my brothers and a large group of NZ friends. We are all really looking forward to it and will be a good break from my hectic schedule on the snow.

Check out some of the photos below!