We raced in a Nor-Am slalom through a driving blizzard in Keystone, CO today. The snow has not stopped since we returned to Colorado on Saturday, but we had the largest accumulations today - maybe close to 2 ft. on the mountain!

The race actually went off well despite the inclement weather. The snow was hard and aggressive man-made, and the course was set on a long, sustained pitch which proved quite challenging. A bunch of the European teams showed up again to tune-up for the World Cups this weekend in Beaver Creek. In fact, the level of competition could have classified it as a veritable World Cup.

I ended up 17th overall, but I was reasonably happy because I had skied well in the first run (9th place) and I feel as though my slalom is heading in the right direction after struggling with it for the last three months.

Ted Ligety was the toast of the day, however, because of the way he waxed the rest of the field. The scary aspect was that he still made some big mistakes in his 2nd run! I think I can pretty safely say that he's poised for a large breakthrough this year.

Full results can be found here.