Burcin's Blog: Seasons End

Hey Guys,

It has been a really fun season, which I wish was still going on but sadly I had my last race about 2 weeks ago at the Sugar Slalom which is a really fun 2 day event with over 600 total racers. The age groups go from J5’s to Masters and everything in between for both guys and girls. The first day is a normal slalom but with all the J1/J2 guys they had to separate us into 2 different races. The second day is a dual panel slalom, which is just an awesome race and day as a whole. The first day I came in 3rd overall and 1st for J2 for the race I was in and the second day I fell the first run and by the time I ran second run over 600 kids had run the course. The ruts were insane and it was nice to just make it down.

Also at the end of the season was Nationals at Sugarloaf. I didn’t ski my best but it was really fun, and a great learning experience for next year. In the GS, I was having a pretty good run until I had a big mistake right before the last little pitch. Second run, I did about the same thing. It was disappointing that I couldn’t put down a clean run but I learned a lot about the hill for next time I go to Sugarloaf. In the Slalom, I was having a really good run until I went a little straight into a hairpin at the bottom of the course and straddled a gate after. Finally, in the Super-G I came in 29th, which I was fairly happy with because I am more a tech skier then a speed skier. The last day was canceled due to bad weather, which isn’t surprising at Sugarloaf. Overall, I took it as a learning experience and can’t wait to go back next year and go fast.

After Nationals, I had a FIS series at Stratton with 2 slaloms and 2 GS’s. I scored a 64 the second slalom race, which was my lowest FIS score. In the GS’s I had two top 10 finishes but missed scoring but a couple points both days. I ended my season with 69 slalom points and 70 GS points. Overall, I was pretty happy with my FIS season as a whole and I can’t wait to lower my points next season.

After Stratton I went to a couple USSA races in New York. It was really fun and we brought some good points to the races to help our second year J3’s score some points. In the GS races, I came in 3rd in both and in the slalom’s I won the first race, scoring a 52, my lowest USSA score and DNFed the second.

Overall, it was a fun season with a great ending. Thankfully, I don’t have to wait too long to ski again. I am going with KMS to Mammoth, California for a training camp at the end of June. Then we are going to Chile at the end of July. Before that, I am going to take advantage of the time off to get in the gym and get stronger. Hope everyone had a good season and thanks SRD for all the support.

.)) Kyle Burcin