I came out in the first run of the first race; a GS.  The snow was so deep that I was unable to stay in the course - I had decided to race it as fast as I could rather than exercising caution and getting a poor time.  So I was pleased to have a day off on Thursday to rest before the Slalom races.

I went in with the same tactic of going as fast as I could and it paid off in the first Slalom race.  The hill is very steep and the conditions were absolutely appalling - out of 77 starters, only 40 finished (including me) and I scored 76 points.  I was really, really pleased with this (not to mention amazed, considering the circumstances).

On day 2, the same tactics saw me fall in the second run but I was not disappointed for long because there would have been no point in taking it more easily; I am here to race.  I have now completed 14 races so far this season.

Whilst here we met "Jamaica Mike" - he began skiing only 2 years ago and his dream is to represent Jamaica at the Olympics (if not in Sochi, then in Korea in 2018).  He is involved in a film about Olympic skiing from the amateur's point of view and I am looking forward to seeing it when it comes out.