Last day of short poles GS

Hi!!

Today is our last day of brush gate training! From Tomorrow it's time for normal gate training. Here are a few pictures of the group!

Mondays GS training

It was a good day of GS training! We are still using brushes and soft stubbies. The individuals in the group did a great job hitting their goals for the day! Nice work! We will be training GS again for the couple of days. From Wednesday we will do GS and SL.

Bye for now.

Doug

Gate training at Tsubakuro

Hi all!

It was a good start to the season at Tsubakuro. The snow was a little unstable but still safe! There was only one set on #4 for today and tomorrow. There is limited snow still. The free ski run should be open soon though. I will get you up to date when there is any change.

Bye for now!

Rossignol kick off Event

Hi everyone!

Yesterday I went to another ski area in Nagano. I took part in The Rossignol kick off event. It was great to see all of the Rosssignol team! Also met many ski shop owners from all over Japan!

The Equipment has a very different look! Especially the boots! The snow condition was a little rough so it was difficult to feel what the skis were doing. The 195cm GS ski actually felt the best! Stable under the foot and carved nicely as long as you kept over top of the skis.

It's a nice day here today! Sunny and cool.

See you soon!

Tsubakuro update!

Hi all!!

First, Yesterday was a crazy day for weather! It rained in the morning, then we had sun, then cloud, snow, and at last cold wind in the evening. Today looks nice . Clear sky and cool. Should be a great day of free ski training!

I also checked Tsubakuro. The steep slope of 4,5,6 is covered with a great depth of snow. It needs more snow on the top traverse and the bottom flat. The temperatures look cold so they should be able to make enough snow for the weekend!

See you soon!

Good start to the season!!!

Hi all!

It was a great weekend! The group worked on getting lots of km on the snow working the basics. Smooth, quick balance changes from foot to foot at the right time, correct edging, upper lower body separation, and pole plants. NICE WORK guys and girls!

Arrived in Japan!

Hi all!

I arrived at Sugadaira 2 days ago. I was surprised to see there is not any natural snow, BUT Omatsu Yama has been able to make enough for the Family run on the flats! It looked very good and the guys that skied said it was better than Yuno Maru!

I look forward to skiing with the group tomorrow! The main focus will be on lots of turns! Along with working on some basic movements! Balance changes from foot to foot, edging, upper body and lower body separation, looking ahead and pole plants! See you soon!

Family skiing at Big White/ Ginger bread house decorating!

Hi all!

The last weekend before I leave Canada and go to Japan for the winter season! We spend as much time together as possible! We were able to spend more time at our local ski area, skiing and playing! It is also our family tradition to set up decorate and nibble on a ginger bread house.

I see many of you have been skiing already. That's great ! Keep drilling in good basic movements and positions so when the pressure is on in a race it all comes naturally!

See you soon!

Doug

Hair growth?

Look my hair grew!!! Must be the Canadian water!

First day of skiing with Family at Big White!

It has been good early snow in Western Canada this season. Good enough for Our local ski hill to have it's earliest start in 50 years.

I had a great day of skiing with Makaiya and Chrissy! Enjoy the pictures!

Chrissy and Makaiya having fun!

Christmas Decorating in the Ito house!

Since I leave early for Japan we always set up Christmas decorations! Well, Chrissy does the mantle and so on! Makaiya, Chrissy and myself do the tree.



I just received this years "World 2014" !!! Perfect timing! Looks Great as usual! Good imagery!

Movie Stars!!!!!!

Hi!

Chrissy had an exciting summer! She has helped a friend in Kelowna with her modeling agency. They have done fashion shows for the past few years. This past spring she met a woman that is a stylist at one of the fashion shows. A very influential person. She liked Chrissy and introduced her to a woman that does wardrobe on movies! She liked Chrissy and worked as an intern wardrobe assistant. Chrissy loved it!!! The type of work she has dreamed of! The plan is she will work all movies filmed in Kelowna.

Makaiya met some of the stars on the set. She had so much fun!



Makaiya and Emily Osment!



Makaiya and Gregg SulKin!



The stars!

Diamond stones

Hi all!!!

I was at a tool shop buying some tools I needed for work. I found the diamond saw blade. I needed it to cut tiles for our kitchen bath splash. As I was walking down the isle I noticed a package of 3 diamond stone ,Extra big, 3 grits, for 900 yen! They will be great for tune up!



The back splash looks great! Easy to do!

Hi From Doug

Hi all !!!!

It has been a busy summer here in Kelowna. We had lots of family and friends visiting us! Also busy with my summer work. I did play some golf but did not play that well. My index went up to 10.9!

There is snow in the hills here. I am excited for the ski season! There is nothing like sliding on snow and ice. I love it! I hope you all had a great summer and were active! Being strong always gives you an advantage!



Takumi and I cliff jumping in Okanagan lake. We did not see the Ogopogo monster!

See you soon!

Doug

More Summer pictures

Takumi and my brothers son Takoda playing in our yard!




Summer party table.



Golf with Makaiya and Family friends.









Yaki niku with fresh smoked cow tongue!