Getting Psyched for the Birds of Prey (she said)
by unexcusedabsences 26 Nov 2011
Ted Ligety – Winner BOP GS 2010
We’ve just arrived in Beaver Creek, Colorado. For the next ten days, we will eat, breathe and live World Cup ski racing. The very best athletes from the entire planet are converging this week to test themselves against each other and against the mountains in the annual Birds of Prey World Cup series. We’re here to volunteer our time and our sweat to help make it happen.
Thanks to my broken foot, I’ll be blogging on behalf of the Talon Crew, a group of volunteers who work to create and maintain the race course. I’ll post links here so that you can follow the Crew over the next few days.
If you want to get psyched up for winter, for racing, or want to learn more about downhill ski racing, check out this video segment on the Birds of Prey race from the documentary “The Thin Line.” Enjoy!
Glad you arrived. Enjoy. Of course, I know you will. Will look forward to the blogs.