Although the trip was primarily a family holiday, I made sure that I got my share of winter sports in under my belt.
Here is a video, albeit very grainy, of me skating my first ever long track event - the 500m of the Swiss Masters Individual Distance competition. Once again, a lot of one sided cheering from my support crew!
The technique certainly needs some transition work from short to long track but it was all good fun, even in ST skates with a 9m radius!!!
Day two was a bit heavy on the old snow and it definately kept the track stewards busy. You can see from this photo how deep the snow was getting - it just never let up. I have an amazing appreciation for the old time long trackers who skated these types of outdoor arenas, but it was a great experience.
Prior to the competition, I managed to sneak in 7 days of skiing at Puy St Vincent. The view was amazing and it wasn't overly expensive. Although the room was quite small and run down, it was all we needed at the end of a day of skiing and a couple of glasses of Gluwein.
After Davos, we drove to Munich and Frankfurt where I was able to attend a couple of training sessions. I really enjoyed Munich, both for the city and for the training facility. Apparently, you can train on the oval each night from 5.30 to 8.30pm and pay nothing except your club fees at the start of the season, which was 85 Euro.
Hopefully next year we can travel to North America and have a skate around up there. I guess it just means working more overtime again for this year!
Anyway, I would really love to hear from other skaters about their travels and results.
Frank
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