20th December 2010 at 05:05PM

A few more days of racing and travelling have gone by since the last blog from me..... the 95's plus Pedro (Peter Glasgow) went down to Madesimo for the weekend to race in a couple of GS NJR's, while the juniors and seniors finished the series with some slaloms in Speikboden. 

The 95's are getting better with each race.... there is so much to learn as a 1st year junior and the guys are starting to realize that they really have to 'race' if they want to be anywhere near the leaders. That means pushing the limits at all times. 

The slalom's in Speikboden did not go so much to plan, we had some great runs, notably Aaron Tipping again moving from 16th to 6th in the 2nd slalom, however these performances did not quite make it to the results page. The girls meanwhile struggled a little more with the terrain than in the GS's. It was great for them to see U.S Team skier; Sarah Schleper in action and get an idea of where they are in relation to some of the world's best.

Anyway onto today in Bormio - bearable weather, rock solid piste and a brilliant GS session. Pedro and Barney Lewis put in some great runs, and a few technical points seem to have clicked for Violet Miller too - this was great for me to see after a few days away. Emily Evans, looked back on form after missing the slaloms last week with a bug and Ashley Hill got his first few GS turns under his belt after his extended leave!!

Lets hope tomorrow brings similar conditions and even better skiing before we head to Caspoggio for SG training on Wednesday and Thursday!