Lake Louise race up-date

It's cold here in Lake Louise, and the sky is deep blue. 

World Cup racing has gone well, despite some stormy weather and fresh snow that passed over this area a couple of days ago.   Canadian women racers have been doing well, especially Emily Brydon who was on the podium both Downhill race days.  Toria skied well too, but WC race day quota spots were limited and went to the senior racers. Here is Toria racing on the World Cup track.

This is our first time as accredited CAST family members rather than as volunteers. It has been most enjoyable to mingle in the VIP area at the Finish, join other families at the parent-athlete reception, free ski, skate ski, attend the WC gala, and even sleep in! 

Here we are with Toria in the Finish area.

Tonight we shift our focus to the NorAm race series, and our volunteer roles.   Irene returns for her 9th season as Start Referee while Al takes on the role of Chief of Environment.  For Al, this involves monitoring animal activity on the race hill, making sure the animal fences are closed prior to each race then opened up for the animals asap when racing is over.   We will both be up by 6am, on the hill before daylight and fully occupied until well after the racers are over each day.