A couple of changes offer an opportunity for an extra edition this week.

Jacques' master plan actually calls for SL training on Friday but GS on Saturday and Sunday. Friday training will be on Comet (get lots of laps) and the weekend training will be on Birches.
There was some discussion about changing the date of the next GDHL race, which was reflected in the calendar on our website, but the latest and still final word is that the race will be on Sunday afternoon (that's 8 February) on Millennium. One more adjustment later in the schedule is likely, so keep reading all your email.
The GDHL awards dinner was originally scheduled for 7 March (which is the date in the printed Club calendar), but has been moved to Saturday 28 February to avoid a conflict with the beginning of March break season.
Full details of the Track 3 event are at the bottom of this message.

Since you're here, have a look at some impressive Super G from Lindsey Vonn in St. Moritz, winning the last World Cup race before the World Championships.

I was thinking (again) this morning what a strong league the GDHL has become. People get their 20-something children to join. They bring their friends, or their sisters, and some of them are 15 point SL guys (who bring their fathers). Then guys in their 30's bring their old racing buddies from 15 years ago, who show signs of shaking off the rust pretty quickly. People who haven't raced GDHL in a few years come back and show they haven't lost anything. Forty year olds who haven't raced decide to try and discover they're really good. Fifty year olds are training like mad. In this year's Super G, I thought both of my runs were better than my run last year, I was only 7 seconds behind the winner instead of 12, and I finished one place lower in the standings. But I'm a lot happier about my race than I was last year, and I think everyone is happy, so we must all be doing something right!

Don't forget to check out the Track 3 details below. See you on the snow!

James Mathers