Beadraich - Today was a day of once again realizing the dangers of careening down an iced mountain slope at speeds of around 140km/h. A skier was airlifted off of the race course during today's Women's Downhill, and watching the crash on TV showed how important the job that course crew plays in the safety of the sport. it was B-netting that she was slowed by, and eventually stopped just short of the A-netting.
Our crew met up for a 8am load, and Rob our normal "Crewchee" was off to Vancouver to watch some hockey so we had the pleasure of being led by GB, Rob's alternate. It was a day of little work, and lots of watching and even a couple of lazy runs to cycle around. Overall a fun day, that ended on a patio at the Chophouse in Whistler Creekside where I met Bill Traynor a former Canadian Olympian in kayak.
With my days somewhat unpredictable as to the length of time and even the amount of work on some days, I must tip my hat to a job known as Course Steward - Woodsy's job. The work full shifts, standing in the snow, keeping boarders, skiers, ex racers, new racers, and the occasional yahoo from venturing onto the Race Course, and either injuring themselves, or damaging the work that the Course Crew and Slippers have done.
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Adam and I were just watching the Ladies Downhill - whoa!!!! Which athlete was airlifted?
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