World Cup Weekend
The ski season is getting ready to start full swing and everyone is getting amped. As excitement increases, I try to remember why I am a professional ski racer traveling the world with the United States Ski Team. I have been skiing since I was 2 years old. Over the years, the love of the sport has become a part of me.
We followed the early season snow to Colorado and have been training here for the last couple of weeks. Although I had an excellent summer, doing lots of dryland and taking classes at Westminster College in Salt Lake City, as the temperature drops, the urge to compete slowly takes over. The slopes of Copper Mountain and Keystone resorts have been crowded with other ski enthusiasts trying to take advantage of the early season snow and the training slopes are filled with teams from all over the country.
The snow guns were blowing full force to get the race slope ready for the World Cup on Thanksgiving weekend in Aspen, CO. We took advantage of some exclusive training on the slope the last couple of days and are feeling ready to race next weekend. All the beautiful resorts we have skied in Colorado the last couple of weeks and all of the employees and volunteers that have made such great early season training possible, remind me how thankful I am to represent America as a skier. I started the season on a great note with a career best of 14th in the Solden World Cup Season Opener. I feel well prepared and 
ready to race! So Happy Thanksgiving to all the Americans celebrating this Thursday and I am hoping to have the cheers and thoughts of all American skiers and fans behind us this weekend as we race!
Megan McJames, a Park City native, is a bright young talent on the U.S. Alpine Ski Team. She started this season with a career best of 14th at the opening World Cup GS in Soelden, Austria. She will be checking in with parkcitymagazine.com periodically from all over the world.
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Reader Comments:
It is great to hear that so many Park City natives qualify for the U.S. Alpine Ski Team. I sure would like to hear from all the past members. Park City has a lot of talented athletes.
Great blog! I just saw the Vail/Aspen Men's world cup.... love hearing about the gals.