Ski Cross in the UK is growing and we are doing our best to get GB racers to ski cross events. This can be harder than it sounds as unlike alpine events Slalom and Giant Slalom there is a level that has to be attained before entering a SX course. So far JJC has run 3 camps specifically aimed at SX athletes in the Junior age category. The first camp was pure training and was designed to improve overall skiing skills whilst testing to see if the athletes could cope with the likes of a SX course.
Three first year FIS males have really gotten their teeth into ski cross and are trying to get as much time as possible in courses this season. With a strong start in the pre season Junior Race in Saas Fee it was time to go up against the senior racers in Verbier’s Coop Tour. There we met another Scottish brother and sister that are keen to race SX and all of them had a blast in the training session together.
Being a normal FIS race the standard was high and none of the team made it into the heats, however they gained another mass of experience in their inspection, training and qualification runs. Heres a few pics of the training….
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