Solid Ski Racing Part 3

We undressed in the lodge once again and loaded our stuff in the van, driving back to the hotel. Since we had two runs that day, we got back around 3-3:30. This meant we had a lot less time than previous days, so we quickly prepped and waxed our skis, did a little recovery, then got ready for the banquet. At 5:30 we met in the lobby for a quick meeting about the last race day. However, Tina wasn't giving us our bibs until after the banquet.

After the meeting some people ran and grabbed their team jackets (for a photo), and we all loaded the vans. A couple minutes later we got to the place where the banquet was held. We walked into the hotel and down a set of stairs, which led into a large, dark room with glow sticks and stuff everywhere.

The banquet was sort of fun- a couple people made speeches, we ate, and then we got awards. Surprisingly, I got 10th in SL! My friend Shaye also got the bibbo award. This is when you start with a late bib number, and end up finishing in a much higher place. They gave a bibbo award for each gender and for every day. They each got a mug.

That night we had to pack everything, since we would load everything the next morning and leave straight from the mountain to PC after the race and awards for Sunday. So after we got back from the banquet we scraped our skis and threw everything in our duffels and ski bags, sad that it was our last night but glad to be done with the race.

The last day held the worst weather. It was snowing, windy, and most of all, foggy. The GS hill was super long, and for much of it all you could see were the gates. Thank god for the dye at least. They ran pretty quickly, and after second run IMD was looking pretty good. We took up at least half of the top 15!

After second run, Shaye ended up in 8th and many other IMD girls podiumed, including Katie Hensien (3rd) and more. The awards were also outside in the dumping snow, which made for some cool pictures.

I ended up driving back to PC with my Dad, which was really nice. Most of all, I had room. The plan was to stay in Boise, but we ended up stopping in Ontario due to a huge storm. It was an awesome weekend and race!