I hope everyone has had a great summer. With a bit of help from the weather, we could be skiing at Craigleith in eight or nine weeks, so time to start focusing your dryland training and making sure your equipment is organized. Click here for some dryland training suggestions from S-Media.
Registration is Under Way
I trust you're all aware of the Club's new website, the need to re-enter your credentials to get access to the members' section of the site and the need to sign up for the new Alpine Programs newsletter. Sign-up for GDHL and adult training programs is also available through the Club's site, and discounted prices continue until 15 November. However, that doesn't mean that space will remain in the most popular programs, so best to get going ASAP.
Details of the programs are now found by logging into the Members' section of the Club website, then hovering over the Alpine Programs tab in the top line menu and choosing Adult Programs from the drop down menu. You'll find that GDHL pricing remains unchanged, so it's still an amazing deal for those 35 and under, especially if you register early. The schedule for the Fast and Female and the Adult Tech programs remains the same as well (0930 to 1130 on either Saturday or Sunday), but you'll see a big change in the Adult Gate Training schedules. There will now be two sessions on each of Saturday and Sunday, limited to 25 participants per session. The early sessions will run from 0900 to 1030 and the second sessions will run from 1045 to 1215. This should allow for a bit less crowding at peak times, and still give racers as much training time as most people used in the past two hour sessions.
The customary five day Christmas camps from 27 to 31 December continue for all programs, and this year's calendar allows for a four day New Year's camp from 2 until 5 January before the nine week programs begin on 6 January (also the day of the GDHL Calcutta).
So don't delay, enroll today!
Diversions
Here are some bits of video for your entertainment.
First, a short on Lindsey Vonn:
Next, Mikaela Shiffrin in Squaw Valley, a bit longer:
These are part of a series, so you can just keep letting them load and watching if you want to.
Finally, for those of you who haven't switched out of summer mode, some lovely footage of high end bike racing around Lake Como in Italy. This is the promo. Following it in the YouTube lineup is likely the highlight package from this year's race.
Newsletters will be occasional for the next while, but your GDHL committee is beginning its seasonal deliberations. If you have suggestions or would like to volunteer, send us a note by clicking here.
Best,
James Mathers