Yasmin Cooper: November 2015

I am so fortunate to have been given the opportunity to train in Panorama, Canada with The British Ski Academy until Christmas eve. Panorama is located in the Rocky Mountains and is a small ski resort, which is used as the main training base for many Canadian teams throughout the Winter season.

The weather has been incredible and the conditions are the same. My days are long, starting with the moon setting over the mountains and ending with a vast expanse of blue sky. The sunrises each day are beautiful and I absolutely love it!

Over the time which I have been here I have been focusing mainly on one objective, which is rolling onto the ski at the top of the turn. This is difficult to do and is taking long hours of training to fix, but two weeks in and I can already feel a difference! As well as ski training my days also include fitness, generally consisting of spinning on a bike or recovery plyometric sessions with my coaches.

I would also just like to mention how great the food here is, we have a private chef called Marcel and he has been keeping us in tip top shape with so many great meals!

As well as this I am also studying hard and prepping for my approaching mocks in January for my AS Levels in Chemistry, Biology, PE and Classical Civilisation. As always, my school has been super cooperative with my schooling and being incredibly supportive of me.

From what I have seen of Canada, I absolutely love. Everyone is incredibly kind and everywhere is beautiful and I look forward to seeing more of it! I hope to compete in a series of races soon, and I am looking forward to skiing at more Canadian resorts.