Day 2 - The Sun!

Tough loss last night for Jenn Heil - she just plain got out-skied by the American girl. Felt bad for the folks who had to sit in the pouring rain but that is West Coast weather for you.

The day started off watching a volunteer freak out at the shuttle when he was told he had to walk through the fence maze to get to the bus rather than bypass the line. It ended in him being told he couldn't board the bus by the driver because he was being verbally abusive. Nothing like a little drama to start the day. The mood changed once we were underway and the volunteers started singing along to Neil Diamond and Sweet Caroline over the bus speakers. Once up the hill the weather was better and the sun even came out during the men's moguls qualifying.

Spent the morning chopping and side stepping the lower transition below the landing area. Lots of volunteers on the course today, almost 30. After lunch the spectators started arriving for the mens moguls and I ran into a co-worker Sarah, who had tickets to the event. On the way out to the buses later I ran into another BCLC co-worker, Dee who is voluteering and is involved at the transportation at Cypress.

The afternoon was spent working on the in-run above the jumps. Basically a few hours were spent on skis climbing up the hill then sliding snow from the high spots and side stepping it into the low spots so the athletes have a smooth run leading into the jumps. The rest of the crew was busy breaking up dry ice and moving it in buckets to the tubes built into the jumps to keep them cool from the inside and try and slow down the deterioration from the weather. A bonus today was watching the qualifying runs for the men's moguls from our course which is right beside our course. I left with Alexandre Bilodeau in the top 5 and arrived back in New West in time to watch him take gold. It was an awesome experience to hear the roar of the crowd first hand and see the spectators from around the world taking in the event. That is a definite bonus being an on course volunteer - having the best seat in the house and getting to see the athletes up close.

Tomorrow is a day off so I will be resting up and nursing my sore muscles. I haven't worn my skis since last year at the World Cup event and I am feeling it today.