{"id":930,"date":"2019-10-25T20:11:25","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T20:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oliviagiaccio.com\/blog\/?p=930"},"modified":"2019-10-25T20:52:34","modified_gmt":"2019-10-25T20:52:34","slug":"a-swiss-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oliviagiaccio.com\/blog\/training\/a-swiss-october\/","title":{"rendered":"A Swiss October"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Welcome back!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few days ago, I returned from a month-long camp in Zermatt, Switzerland!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the fact that we had tons of weather days \u2014 meaning we couldn\u2019t ski due to wind or excessive amounts of snow up on the glacier \u2014 I had a productive and enjoyable camp!! We ended up training 13 days on snow (despite initially planning for 20). While it wasn\u2019t always easy to take days off when we wanted to be shredding bumps on the glacier, my teammates and I soaked in the amazing qualities Zermatt has to offer: decadent food, gorgeous landscapes, and fun hikes to explore. Beyond adventuring outside, I also worked through a good chunk of the online course I began in September and finished several books. (If anyone\u2019s looking for a fresh read, Just Mercy<\/em> and Invisible Man<\/em> were some of my favorites from the past month!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hannah and Nick on a hike during one of our weather days early on in camp.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A typical weather day morning of reading & schoolin’.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A yuuuummy lunch I made on a rainy weather day. (:<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Exploring the suspension bridge on a weather day with Taylah, one of my Aussie friends!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The girls and I on the 5 Lakes hike on a weather day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sheep!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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On a hike during our first weather day of camp.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The training venue at Zermatt is the first full course I\u2019ve skied in several months, so I largely focused on ironing out the creases in my competition run throughout camp. This year, my trick package will be the same as last year\u2019s: back full to cork 7. After officially completing my second preparation season of training this run, I\u2019m excited to say that it\u2019s steadily becoming more consistent and refined as a whole. Not only do I believe in my potential to execute my tricks, but also in the consistency and cleanliness of my skiing. When my new improvements in ski technique survived the test of the tougher conditions Zermatt has to offer, I felt liberated. Though I haven\u2019t put my improvements under the scope of competition just yet (that\u2019ll be the real test of the work I\u2019ve put in!), I feel as though it\u2019s all falling into place! With another preparation season under my belt, I feel more confident and ready than ever. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jumping in front of the Matterhorn!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n