The early races of a season are when we are able to pore over the results, see whose careful planning and hard training has worked best, who made big improvements and whose priorities have changed, but they are also the time when we are once again reminded why we love this sport. Here is a visual reminder from the eyes of FasterSkier photographer Win Goodbody that no matter what the results say the efforts are amazing.
Briana Perkins (University of Colorado, bib 5), 19th place.
Hannah Smith (CSU, bib 7), 64th place.
Mary Rose (University of Colorado, bib 8), 26th place.
Terese Andersson (University of New Mexico, bib 16), 25th place.