Ready, set, Sölden!!!

Everything is reday for tomorrow women snow ski race!First race in this season going to be drived on "Rettenbachgletscher" slope in Skicomplex Sölden.Start is on 10000f and finish on 8800f and vertical drop is 1100f.
Rettenbachgletscher slope is dynamic,and well known in ski world.

First run course setter is T.Wagner(USA),and second run A.Paerson(SWE).
Here is start list for tomorrow:

1 MANCUSO Julia (USA)
2 HOSP Nicole (AUT)
3 GOERGL Elisabeth (AUT)
4 KARBON Denise (ITA)
5 MOELGG Manuela (ITA)
6 POUTIAINEN Tanja (FIN)
7 ZETTEL Kathrin (AUT)
8 WORLEY Tessa (FRA)
9 PIETILAE-HOLMNER Maria (SWE)
10 PAERSON Anja (SWE)
11 GIUS Nicole (ITA)
12 HOELZL Kathrin (GER)
13 JACQUEMOD Ingrid (FRA)
14 VONN Lindsey (USA)
15 REBENSBURG Viktoria (GER)
16 ZAHROBSKA Sarka (CZE)
17 RIESCH Maria (GER)
18 BREM Eva-Maria (AUT)
19 KIRCHGASSER Michaela (AUT)
20 DREV Ana (SLO)
21 LINDELL-VIKARBY Jessica (SWE)
22 ROBNIK Mateja (SLO)
23 ALFIERI Camilla (ITA)
24 BERTRAND Marion (FRA)
25 SIMARD Genevieve (CAN)
26 FISCHBACHER Andrea (AUT)
27 ALCOTT Chemmy (GBR)
28 FERNSEBNER Carolin (GER)
29 MAZE Tina (SLO)
30 BARIOZ Taina (FRA)

Bode is ready for Sölden

American National Ski Team are in the full swing of preparations for the Sölden,but eyes of the public are as usually on Bode.

According to his coach,Bode if fully prepared for snow ski season.He is in great mental shape,and few pounds heavier than last year.He is already in Sölden,awaits for beginning of the "white circus".
Bode Miller spent past few weeks in New Zeland,where he was testing new giant slalom skis.

Bode,good luck!

Alois Vogl ends career

Yes,thats right!
Alois Vogl is ending his professional career

Announced by Germany's ski poll,he is quitting because of health problems,and he is not in shape for World Cup races.

Alois Vogl is specialist for technical disciplines, his last podium was the FIS WC race, in Switzerland's Wengen in 2005. He won podium for five times, all in slalom,but he is never been in the top ten.
But his career lasted for 16 years

Aspen

Aspen is favorite American snow ski resort for a week-long stay.Its four separate mountains have something for every ability of snow skier.Its just great.

Aspen have lot of snow ski abilities,you just have to pick right slope.

There are four peaks in Aspen.Each is big enough to keep you amused fora full day or more.
Getting around between areas is easy and cheap.For 3$ you can have your equipment ferried from one mountain to another overnight.



Aspen Mountain is accessible by Silver Queen gondola from a village.In general on Aspen Mountain there are long cruising blue runs and short steep black down from the ridges.

Snowmass is a separate resort west of Aspen,opened in 1967.There are free shuttle buses between here an Aspen.Many of Snowmass runs are wide sweeping cruisers,but there is also lot of toughest terrain

Buttermilk is the least challenging mountain.The runs from here leads in three directions
It is ideal for intermediate keen progress.

Aspen Highland was,until 1993 separately owned.There are a lot of intermediate snow ski slopes along the ridge itself and steep black runs on the flanks-very steep ones at the top.

Aspen don't have snow problems,annual average of 300in of snow.Plus all areas have substantial snowmaking.

For all level of snow skiers there are plenty of fun and slopes!
For experts there are Olympic bowl,Gent's ridge, Sam's Knob and numerous other places.Intermediate level of snow ski skiers will have fun on Snowmass&Aspen Hihglands,and Buttermilk is perfect for a beginner's fresh start.

Aspen is also full of Apres Ski bars,shopping centers,sport clubs,ski schools,bars,and restaurants which makes them the best snow ski resorts in the States.



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+ Endless slopes to suit all abilities,with the biggest vertical drop in the US.

+ Lively,varied nightlife and a great range of restaurants.

+ Notably uncrowded slopes

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- Some accommodations in Aspen town are long walk or a bus-ride from the local lifts.

- Can be very expensive(BUT DON'T HAVE TO BE)