Yesterday was day 2 and it was a busy one. Whitney got her competition bib first thing then she and Bob were off. They went up and did some snowboarding/skiing, getting used to the altitude and the slopes here. I went out and wandered around the village some and checked out a few of the shops. We met for an early lunch, then they went back out. Whitney's group had their practice from 12:30-1:45.
It was god that they had the practice time. Although she only got in three runs, it was really helpful. They use a different start gate here than what she's used to using. It was tough the first time out, especially since it's a pretty steep drop down right out of the gate. She also encountered features on the course that she hadn't seen before; don't ask me what they were, I don't know! It was a hard first run down, the course is longer and harder than what she's done before, but she learned with each run.
After practice she was pretty much done. We met up and she and Bob got changed so we could wander around the village for a bit. We found a cool Christmas ornament for our tree and looked at the various tshirts and sweatshirts. After some relaxing time, we went back out for the opening ceremonies. There was a parade of all the series teams, lots of colorful sweatshirts, and banners. Everyone gathered at Burning Stones Plaza for the National Anthem and, speeches, and awards. We met up with a friend she had met at Wisp and Whitney got some encouragement from her. Then it was time for dinner, some tv, and early to bed.
The altitude here is a lot higher than I thought it was going to be. I was thinking it was around 7,000 - 8,000' but it's 12,313'. No wonder I had a bad headache on Friday! At least it's gone now. Just need to keep drinking water, put on the sunscreen, and wait until we get back home to our measly 75' elevation.
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