Home From Zermatt

Finally, I'm home. Settling back nicely into my couch mold and big TV screen. It has been a busy past few weeks, and I'm now home for only two weeks before I fly back over and do it all again.


We (Myself, Sammy Hall, Dale) left for Zermatt, Switzerland at the beginning of October for 3 weeks ski training on the Klein Matterhorn.

(The last of three gondolas up to the glacier)

I was rooming with Sammy, in a small studio apartment. We were living at the Casa Vanessa, just 100m from the best Calzone Pizzas known to man and the base gondola. 

(Our Room)

(Outside our apartment)

The course was as good as it has been in years and most of the World Cup was in Zermatt enjoying super good training conditions. However, we were unlucky with the wind and weather and had to spend a lot of days down in the village while the glacier was closed. We managed to keep ourselves busy and went for a few hikes through the mountains.

(Mogul course from a distance)

(The Matterhorn - the view from our hike)

Training went well for me, and my body managed to stay relativity injury free, so I was able to ski consecutive days and make good progress. The camp was focussed on mainly fine tuning skills rather than full top to bottom runs, so the 3 800m altitude didn't effect me too bad.

(Training Footage - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4avWuecmP0I )

After returning home from Switzerland last week, I headed straight down to Melbourne for training on the water ramps. The ramps out at Lillydale, were the same as always (slow, and with filthy water), but the training was productive and the weather was nice.

So, two more weeks of semi-summer, training in the gym and playing golf until I head back over to Finland. I wish I could stay and enjoy summer a little more, but I am excited to go over and get the season started.

Update you soon,

Ramone