Kia ora!
Visit New Zealand. I PROMISE you won't be disappointed!
Having a training camp in New Zealand was the best idea ever. The skiing at the Snow Farm was sweet as. We had heaps of dry-land training opportunities in Wanaka - where we were staying. Kiwis are some of the nicest, most laid back people you'll ever meet. There are no predators in New Zealand, so you don't even have to worry about bears, cougars, or rutting elk! There are friendly sheep roaming freely everywhere. Everywhere! Who doesn't love sheep!? Speaking of beautiful things, the landscape is also magnificent.
What made the trip truly amazing was the hospitality of our team mate Tristan's family and their friends. They totally enhanced our NZ experience and we are super grateful for their generosity!
Visit New Zealand. I PROMISE you won't be disappointed!
Having a training camp in New Zealand was the best idea ever. The skiing at the Snow Farm was sweet as. We had heaps of dry-land training opportunities in Wanaka - where we were staying. Kiwis are some of the nicest, most laid back people you'll ever meet. There are no predators in New Zealand, so you don't even have to worry about bears, cougars, or rutting elk! There are friendly sheep roaming freely everywhere. Everywhere! Who doesn't love sheep!? Speaking of beautiful things, the landscape is also magnificent.
What made the trip truly amazing was the hospitality of our team mate Tristan's family and their friends. They totally enhanced our NZ experience and we are super grateful for their generosity!
You'd think I was lying, but this is pretty much what our average training day looked like. We had so many amazing days. It went kind of like this: "Yesterday was the best day ever, but today is officially the new best day ever!"
I know we have to count ourselves fortunate, apparently the weather was especially good this year compared to previous years.
I know we have to count ourselves fortunate, apparently the weather was especially good this year compared to previous years.
Although I'd like to make this trip seem like it was the best trip ever (it was), I have to confess, I caught a cold, as did half our team and half of Wanaka it seems. Just like on the flight over, you couldn't make a trip to the grocery store without hearing that awful chest cough everyone seemed to have. It got the best of us and sidelined us for about a week.
In the final days of our trip we had the opportunity to compete in the New Zealand Winter Games. We were graced with the presence of a couple Olympians, but for the most part these were small races. I had some ups and some downs, but all in all, it was sweet to compete in some FIS races in August!