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Our Junior camp started this afternoon with 60 skiers coming in shortly after lunch. Everyone arrived on time with their paper work so we were off to a good start.
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We have split into 7 groups for the first couple of days so that everyone will have some consistency with coaching and training partners.![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-o6IcMfMm0Mc/Tk2gCbG-eaI/AAAAAAAAI_k/eH0RyXlkl6M/s1600/IMG_4393.JPG")
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After getting to know each other, we introduced Leah (who turns 17 today).![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SI2b-B9CGX4/Tk2fy4HhCLI/AAAAAAAAI_E/ru1GIJdXv8o/s1600/IMG_4410.JPG")
And smiling Sam (who turns 16)![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--QQTanoJj0I/Tk2fylq98cI/AAAAAAAAI-8/ZNQRIrQnBgA/s1600/IMG_4413.JPG")
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We played an ice breaker game and then got down to the fundamentals of technique and a ski walk/bound workout with 30 minutes of threshold work.![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rh7cNi1mv0s/Tk2fU1t7JeI/AAAAAAAAI-s/ScFjxo0CGys/s1600/IMG_4417.JPG")
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For the workout, we warmed up with technique work, then did 3×10 minutes with 4 minutes of recovery (walking downhill) between each interval. We used the recovery time to regroup so everyone would stay pretty close together.![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4icQIT0inL4/Tk2eyCG1UTI/AAAAAAAAI-E/6UicM_ISokc/s1600/IMG_4467.JPG")
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Everyone made it almost all the way up the mountain and then had a nice stroll back down. We returned in time for a stretch and dinner.![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Hj0gONrG2rg/Tk2eGmBBtYI/AAAAAAAAI9I/oIniWHDOLU8/s1600/IMG_4512.JPG")
After dinner we had talks on training and nutrition/recovery. Now everyone is settling into bed.![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-49CWLbUtC3g/Tk2eGYwHD_I/AAAAAAAAI9A/-l4TVJ_JSGc/s1600/IMG_4513.JPG")
