After a warm welcome to Oregon with a pizza picnic outside the airport’s baggage claim, the crew split into their assigned houses and headed to Welches (our home for the next ten days). Upon arrival to our new homes, the kids quickly settled in before dozing to sleep exhausted from the long travel day.
Monday, the kids were woken up at 6:00am for their first day back on snow. The weather could not have been more perfect…well, at least for those of us who wore sunscreen. The beautiful morning was spent getting our feeling back with several drills including “one-skiing.” Tuesday’s skiing had a similar focus. The drills however were assigned more specifically after the coaches had a night to evaluate their athlete’s weaknesses.
On the hill we have adopted to a comfortable schedule to allow limited decreases in energy levels. We get on the hill by 7:30, have a 10:00 snack break, 12:00 lunch, and several water breaks. We have also had the privilege of sharing hill space with the GMVS J1/J2 ski camp of the academy’s top athletes.
Off the hill…we start our off snow time by spending about an hour at Government Camp, the town at the base of Mt. Hood. Here, we are either meeting ski reps and choosing skis to demo, playing basketball, hanging out and meeting new friends, or gaining ten pounds at the world famous Huckleberry diner. After this we head back to our houses for about two hours of down time before dry-land at Welches Elementary School.
Monday, dry-land consisted of a workout circuit with 6 stations of agility, core, balance, plyometrics, and speed. Tuesday, the kids rotated between football, kickball, an agility station, and a core workout.
Monday night the crew met up at Tracy’s house for a camp special, cesar wraps and watermelon. After dinner we had a camp meeting in which we all got to know a little bit about one another. Following the meeting, Tucker Marshall provided the campers with a tuning clinic. Tonight’s agenda is spaghetti and meatballs cooked by our gourmet chefs (each houses dorm parents).
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