{"id":277,"date":"2017-10-14T16:06:11","date_gmt":"2017-10-14T16:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ogmogulskier.com\/blog\/?p=277"},"modified":"2018-05-10T14:49:29","modified_gmt":"2018-05-10T14:49:29","slug":"teamlivy-201718-update-4-hello-from-zermatt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oliviagiaccio.com\/blog\/training\/teamlivy-201718-update-4-hello-from-zermatt\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello from Zermatt!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello!<\/strong><\/h1>\n

I am excited to be greeting you from Zermatt, Switzerland<\/a>!! I arrived here just a bit over a week ago for a three week on-snow training camp, and I\u2019m happy to say that everything thus far has been going well!<\/p>\n

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The Beautiful Village of Zermatt<\/p><\/div>\n

Prior to my departure for the Swiss Alps, I had one final water ramp camp in Steamboat for the duration of September. During this camp, I water ramped, upped my strength in the gym, and set some time aside to complete college applications in the midst of my training and school schedule. (I have chosen to apply to 10 different colleges; I applied to\u00a0Stanford University<\/a> Early Action right before I left for Zermatt.)<\/p>\n

I Completed a Total of 1,387 Jumps this Prep Season!<\/p><\/div>\n

Exploring\u00a0Zermatt<\/strong><\/h1>\n

So far on this trip, I have skied a total of 5 days, as the mountain was unfortunately closed for the first 3 days of our trip due to high winds. However, I had the opportunity to explore a few places in Zermatt I hadn\u2019t in previous years.<\/p>\n

On the first weather day, my teammates and I hiked up to Edelweiss<\/a>, an old church that overlooks the town of Zermatt.<\/p>\n

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Our Hike Down from Edelweiss<\/p><\/div>\n

On the third weather day, we traveled by funicular<\/a> to a point on the mountain with an amazing view of the Matterhorn. Once up on the mountain, we ate lunch and hiked our way back down to town.<\/p>\n

TeamSteam with the Matterhorn<\/p><\/div>\n

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Views From Our Hike<\/p><\/div>\n

On our fourth day in Zermatt, we finally made it up to the glacier to ski. Since then, the weather has been amazing \u2014 each day holds unbeatable bluebird skies and picturesque 360 degree views!<\/p>\n

My Training Plan for Zermatt<\/strong><\/h1>\n

For me, this camp focuses on putting my run together in preparation for the first few World Cups before Christmas in Ruka, Finland<\/a>, and Thaiwoo, China<\/a>! This means that for the next two weeks, I\u2019ll focus on technically improving both my skiing and jumping with an overall goal of competition-ready runs throughout.<\/p>\n

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