It was a fun week in Haus! Things are getting really consistent for me, and I am just a couple mistakes away from the podium! I hope you enjoy my pictures!

Here is Kazuko and I having fun on the Gondola

The gang getting ready for the race with some warm-up runs!

Chemmy and her coach Mark inspecting...

Leanne Smith focusing through the fog.

The Speed Crew hanging out before inspection.(from left Stef the swiss coach, Alex, Chip, Frank, and Chris)

The Rossignol ski bro's enjoying a peaceful chairlift ride

Ernies got the look!

Lodgetime!!! Alice McKennis and Kazuko hang with the boys before the race.

The Crowd!

Kazuko taking her job seriously!! and Anja trying to steal the show!!

The best part of the races! all the fans!

Thanks everyone for cheering me on!!!

See you in Flachau tomorrow night!

xoxo Julia

Downhill time again!  1st race down, I was 14th!  which is pretty good considering I could ski much better, especially off the jumps!  I took a bunch of good pictures today, so when this internet gets faster, I will share with you guys the BEST OF HAUS!  my new photo journal:)

Gonna rip it tomorrow!  send me some juju!

xjules

It was a blast to check out St Anton when I had some time off!  There is such great skiing there, and its always nice to enjoy a bit of Austria off the race slopes.

I skied a few runs with my dad and it was pretty sweet, though the visibility was not great. We had to go with feeling on the way down which is always a bit of a bummer when you want to just let it rip!  Especially with all the new snow!

Every year in St. Anton they do a show to celebrate the tradition of skiing in the Arlberg. It was cool to see all the different styles.  They even brought out skis from 1900.  That was cool to see the guys go down on the old stuff! It was classic seeing the ski instructors ski in formation too.  It reminded me a lot of the movie hot dog, and the tradition of Austrian Ski Instructing was shining through at full force!  

Thanks St. Anton for showing me and my family a great time!  We will definitely be back, and hoping for the races to be there again soon!

xoxo Julia

Ladies and Gentlemen please fasten your seatbelt’s and enjoy the ride! There are no emergency exits on this trip and I must advise you to please leave all unnecessary baggage in 2009 as this will be a very full year and you may experience trouble when trying to fit all your new experiences in your carry on:)

We had a great New Years Celebration at Pinky’s Einsiedelei hut in Kitzbuhel.

and there’s no better way to bring in the new year than with family and friends.

Happy New Year Everyone.

xoxo Jules