7' in Mammoth!

Hi guys,

It has been a really fun beginning of the season with a bunch of camps and couple of early season races. First, I was in Mammoth, California during the last 2 weeks of November for some GS, and SL training, with some unexpected but welcomed powder days thrown in there, too. We got a big storm that hit us hard for a couple days, totaling around 7 feet. We got some awesome powder skiing in on some rented fat skis and had a lot of fun. It made the snow for training kind of soft but the training was still really good for early season. After Mammoth, I flew back to Killington for a couple days and then flew back out west, to Beaver Creek, Colorado for a NDS (National Development System) speed camp. The first day we were there we worked race crew for the Birds of Prey GS, slipping the course and doing whatever we were needed to do. It was the first time I had been to a World Cup event and it was awesome. It made it even better that Ted Ligety won, representing USA very well. The next 4 days we trained on the Birds of Prey DH venue. It was my first time training downhill; being that I am a racer from the east we don’t get much speed training in. It was really fun and a great opportunity to train on a world cup venue. Overall, the camp was a great opportunity that was extremely fun.

Finally, I came back to Killington for a week of some training and then I headed off to Attitash, New Hampshire for a Devo FIS series. It was my first FIS series so I was looking to get some finishes to bring my points down from 990. The first day was SL and I finished 16th, 2nd for 95’s, moving up 91 spots from my bib of 107. The next day was also SL and I finished 8th, 2nd for 95’s, moving up 104 spots from my bib of 112. The third day was GS and I DNFed. The fourth and final day was also GS, and I finished 37th, 2nd for 95’s, moving up 84 spots from my bib of 121. Overall, it was a decent series but it was great to finally get some FIS points and not be 990.

I am currently on my Christmas break and off from training for a couple days but I am looking forward to getting back to training and to keep getting faster. Hope everyone has a great season.

.)) Kyle Burcin