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Race day for a ski racer can be intense, but the savvy race family - and racer - can separate from the intensity by skiing for the pure fun of it. Dylan has never owned a new pair of race skis; in the ski racing community, it's possible to get hand-me-down or borrowed skis from older racers. Coffee gets poured in the thermos, a hasty lunch is made, followed by a scramble to pack up all the gear strewn around the night before: race skis, trainers, free skis, poles, shin guards, arm guards, race suit, spine protector, gloves, ski boots, toe warmers, hand warmers, zip-off pants, down jacket, team jacket, helmet, goggles, water, lunch. There's a timeline to keep when heli skiing to manage the flow of each group of skiers on a tight rotation of ski, fly, ski, fly. Darren and Dana both grew up taking big ski trips with their families - Darren driving from Texas to Colorado, Utah, or Wyoming to ski, and Dana taking week-long "Wedel" lessons in Europe from the military base in Germany where her dad was stationed. [Extracted from the article] |
