Both squads were in training camps during the third week in December and had the opportunity to start their race seasons.  

From Alpine Coach Tim Mitchell: The Harvard alpine squad completed a highly productive 10-day training camp at Sugarloaf, Maine.  Athletes and coaches alike braved the single digit temperatures and frequent wind to get some much needed gate training before the collegiate season gets underway in less than a month.  Snow conditions were optimal every day; with firm consistent snow allowing for some challenging training course sets on a variety of the terrain at Sugarloaf.  The snow in the courses held up great and the team was able to get in a lot of quality high-volume training.  We were also able to train with the Colby College alpine team a number of days, which helped crank up the intensity of training and get a preview of the competition ahead.   (more…)

The alpine squad returned home from Dartmouth this week slightlydisappointed, after a series of successes in Friday’s GS were followedby a number of mishaps in Saturday’s slalom. Adding to the team’stroubles, men’s Captain Matt Basilico was sidelined by a back injurysustained in training last week, so the Crimson team was operating atless than full strength. (more…)