On The Hill - Day2

Up at 7:30, which will likely be my latest wake up time for the next little while. Headed of to WCR (Whistler Creekside) for my venue training, on a bus (coach) from Pemby driven by none other than a TTC driver out here to help with the games. Dave Willis had said this was at 10am, but it was really at 9am, so missed a bunch of the class, but still got signed off. We had a tour of WCR venue and it was off on to the hill to find my crew. It has just starting snowing about that time.

My first stop of the day was the Break Station tent at the top of WCR Gondola (bottom of Red Chair). Great soup. Chatted with a bunch from the athlete medial team, who are CSPS too. I then rode the Garbonzo chair to the top of the downhill start. From there I made my way down to dispatch at the tunnel just below Expressway. The dispathcher got a hold of Dave, but he was about 1.5km below us and since I had not been on the track yet, I had to wait for an escort. I'm good to go now, knowing which side of the track to be on at each spot and where to cross.

I made it to my section, called Chef's Belly, just about Boyd's Chin (or Bump, which ever you prefer). This is the second last jump heading into the finish. I've been told some racers fly 1/2 way down this section in the air! After some introductions, I was immediatly put to work. You see, today was a training day and the track had to be perfect. We had our section cleared and ready to go by 2:45pm, 15 minutes before the start (delayed start). Well, at 3:05, the race (training) was called off. So, we took to opening a few spots on the B netting to let the cats through and it was off to the Weasel House for a refreshment.

THe Weasel House the effectivly the beer tent for the race crew. They have 2 HD TV's, WiFi and 2 telephones for free North American calls! I used this to call my family. After a couple of bevy's , I headed out to catch the bus home. Actually, I have to take 2 buses from WCR. One to get to the village and another to get home to Pemby.

Forgive me for any spelling mistakes. It's 11:30pm and I have to get up at 4:45am to be at the hill before 6am. Traing should be a go at 9:30am. (I have a copy of today's start list, I'll post this to the site once I get home and can scan it in. Hopefully I'll be able to get a copy of the real race list this Saturday...

Pictures updated for today.