26th October 2010 at 05:58PM

The Ambition Team has been getting down to business and working hard on the Stelvio glacier, preparing the new team for the season ahead. Last week saw most of the new team out with a few exceptions for those who missed school time at the tail end of our Chile trip in September. The Team have gelled together and are working in a manner that we like to see at Ambition, with athletes returning from the glacier at 5pm some days after smashing out the runs. The days have been as full and tough as ever and the athletes have responded well so far, some of them getting their first taste of what it really means to follow a focused program, others (in the form of our new Ambition Development Team) getting closer to race pace as the days go by.

The weekend saw the team take a day off and as the snow fell we were forced to stay off of the mountain on Monday also, however not a minute was wasted and after putting our heads together, we decided to crack on with our agility session; in the form of a mass game of Man Hunt in the Bormio woods. The day proved to be very tiring with afternoon sessions in the sports hall, weights gym and finally the Bormio Terme to cap it off.

Tuesday saw the sky's clear with perfect sunshine and although we had a late start, the Stelvio Pass was eventually opened for us to get up the hill. However, the wind soon put a spanner in the works and we were forced to come down after only a few runs - frustrating but not altogether uncommon for this time of year.

On a plus side the day saw the coaches get the first fresh tracks of the winter and with snow all the way down to Bormio town, we are looking at the best start to the season in over 50 years with Bormio set to open on 6th November.