Snow at Last!
The importance of early training ‘on snow’ for winter competition is well known to Athletic Directions, and both western and eastern groups headed off on November 10 to start skiing. The season starts on snow.
In western Canada, Petr and Heather were at Silver Star where temperatures were -2 °C and, best of all, it was snowing. The trails were well groomed for a great re-introduction to classic technique. The camp finished on Monday in more powder at Sovereign Lake. Heather logged more th
an 12 on-snow hours, with recovery helped by easy jogging, massage therapy, and stretching, of course! More on-snow training is scheduled with Petr in coming weekends.
an 12 on-snow hours, with recovery helped by easy jogging, massage therapy, and stretching, of course! More on-snow training is scheduled with Petr in coming weekends.In Eastern Canada, where else would ADSC athletes go but to the Laval University camp at Foret Montmorency, north of Quebec City, a site long-used by Pavol for early on-snow training. It seems there is always snow there. Although the weather turned warm, the snow held for a week, right up to November 17th when it left as the result of heavy rain and warm winds. Up to then all the athletes were skiing 4 - 7 hours per day on > 10 km of groomed trails. Pavol strongly feels that races are held in all sorts of conditions, and so should the training. The skiing is great, and there is no point talking about the weather at home!
On snow training may continue locally in Ottawa, taking advantage of early snow-making at local resorts as soon as the weather cooperates.
Thursday, November 16, 2006
On-Snow Training Camps
