We are now on our third day off due to weather, and the storm that is rolling through Austria at the moment has only just started. So I thought I would take you through what a day off looks like. We usually schedule days off every 3-5 training days, depending on elevation, length of the camp, strain of the training sessions, and overall fatigue and energy levels, but sometimes Mother Nature forces a day off and we get stuck with a lot of missed days. This is super common for summer and fall training camps (which is why we were so lucky in Saas Fee to not have a single weather day), and especially in October when a lot of the glacier snow has melted, it’s not quite cold enough for new snow yet, and there are a lot of bad weather patterns and storms. Whether a day off is planned (two days ago), or you make it all the way up to the mountain before training is canceled (yesterday), or your coach texts you when you wake up that it’s canceled because the weather is already so bad (today), a day off usually includes a lot of rest in the form of sleep, naps, reading, school, tv, puzzling or any other relaxing activity; some sort of exercise depending on number of days off and planning; some yummy meals, including pancakes after a late morning sleep, a hike or trip to a yummy restaurant to “get out of the house” or a bakery or sweet treat; and getting caught up on work, skis, cleaning, travel plans and more! Sometimes if we have planned a couple days off in a row, or the weather is guaranteed to be really bad, we’ll take a day trip to a nearby city. Although it is disappointing to miss training, days off provide a special chance to have some extra time to get out and explore wherever we are, which I have been trying to appreciate as much as possible. Here are some photos from our last couple days off.
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