Ryan Semple

Top of Vail

ryansemp — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 20:46:37 +0000

The Bird of Prey downhill start Exciting Talon turn. During course inspection I’m standing on the Golden Eagle jump, the section below is called the Abyss and has a big compression. Finals words from Lake Louise This year was my first time racing the Lake Louise WC downhill in Canada. Always a pleasure to compete

The World Cup season has officially started.

ryansemp — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:12:55 +0000

Kind of a cool shot. This was heading to the hill for the first training run of the Lake Louise DH. Just putting my tips out of the start gate. 40 cm of fresh snow made it hard for the course workers. Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Subscribe to the comments for this post?

A day in the life of a skier racer

ryansemp — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:51:26 +0000

This is a little look into what we are up to in Colorado. It’s the last training camp of the year, racing is just around the corner! We are fine tuning equipment and finding ways to create more speed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-9Qex_B7HM Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this

It’s that time again.

ryansemp — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:36:28 +0000

Just packing up for a 6.30 am flight to Colorado, nothing new in the life of a skier. Racing season is no longer months away but days. The Men’s team is heading to Copper Mountain in Colorado to prepare. I won’t be home for some time so I’ll take a few extra hours to pack

Hintertux Austria

ryansemp — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:38:49 +0000

It took some time to get organized but I have some new pictures from our last snow camp in Hintertux. Days were lost due to weather but that seems to be the trend this time of year in Europe. The snow needs to come eventually. Enjoy.. I felt like a new person with all the

Innsbruck

ryansemp — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:42:08 +0000

For the day off we decided to hit up Innsbruck. Very cool city surrounded by mountains. It was the perfect way to mentally disconnect from the daily training. Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on del.icio.us Digg this! Share this on Reddit Blog this on

The Buhel Video starting 55

ryansemp — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:28:14 +0000

THE STRIEF For those of you who have skied this run, they can relate to my experience. Something about Kitzbuhel just makes you happy when you cross the finish line, I can’t seem to pinpoint it…Enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS4acLFKaLg Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on del.icio.us Digg

Kitzbuhel

ryansemp — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:50:28 +0000

How does one get to the finish line from here?

Back to Wengen

ryansemp — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:36:10 +0000

It had been two months since I had trained downhill, but Wengen was around the corner. One of the few tracks that I actually have experience running. The training runs provided me with ample confidence for a strong race. After the Downhill portion I was disappointed by not finishing among the top 30, I settled

Avoiding Frostbite!

ryansemp — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 01:53:04 +0000

Biggs and I spent a few days at Norquay preparing ourselves for the upcoming race series in the U.S. At -34, we made the most of the time we had! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye1qr5vgcQM Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on del.icio.us Digg this! Share this on Reddit Blog