The venue, 'Staircase', a perfect example of classic Crested Butte style, hosts many trees, rocks and tight turns, not to mention a little bit of steep vertical.
top of staircase 
mid-staircase- checking out a tight turnI chose a fairly basic line with one main air, trying to focus on my speed and fluidity. I found this venue fairly challenging. Although I enjoy the occasional mogul, I much prefer speed and big turns to mountain-goating...... for me, Staircase is most similar to a mogul course with a few trees and rocks thrown in!
looking down to the finish line
scoping my landingWhile I carried speed throughout the run, I had a bit of a hiccup with my air, landing and then washing out, because of too much speed, almost crashing into a tree, I saved my pretty face with an elegant butt check, which didn't go down so well with the judges.
However, all in all, yesterday was a great day of experience, learning a bit more about the venue for future years and finding out that air is fun but better kept small in tight places!
finish line party!
hamburgers provided by black diamond
Clare Burns, Jackie Paaso, Susan Mol and a friendly Ski patroller watching the carnage and shreddin'I didn't make it up to finals today, preferring to nurse a bit of a sore back, before heading to SLC for a pit stop on the way to Kirkwood for the next FWT stop. I hear there is lots of snow and some fun skiing in CA!
porkchop enjoying the sun on my day offYou can check out this video for all the highlights of the comps, to get a feel of the venue and the awesome competition out there!
Day One Highlights: Crested Butte 2011 from Subaru Freeskiing World Tour on Vimeo.
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