I can tell you it is not the fireworks that make a great World Cup experience, save that for 4th of July. It the combination of practice run the actual few competition runs, and the atmosphere of high caliber competition. The World Cup is an experience that cannot be surpassed, it is a honor to host the global community and watch athletes try and reach Olympic dreams. The fact that it is at my home resort of Deer Valley, makes me want to get a plane and get home for some freestyle skiing.
Getting on the chairlift in your snow boots and shoes as the sun sets down up the resort, indicates the special experience, this is no normal events on the mountain. Make sure you dress warm or you will freeze in those dark nights. As always there is the IHC LifeFlight helicopter at the top, which is stark reminder that this high actions sport is full of risk for that 10 second thrill.
The hike up to the base of the venue is always a trek, the cold air filling your lungs.
As you approach you come upon the huge white VIP tent, let me tell you in all my World Cup watching days, I have never been in the white tent but I would rather not. It is down on the snow, leaning against the fence where you can get sprayed with by the athletes as they come to a stop that really and seeing their moms and dads face that makes this such a cool event.
It is hard not to to go slack-jaw when you see the athletes bump and bounce across the moguls, hopefully nailing their Iron Cross. The ring of the cow-bells and people waving flags from all the over the world, brings this feeling of such content. It is very uniting, everyone doing this for the same purpose. I am counting the minutes until the 2014 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup in January already.
I love how extremely goal-oriented this event is and normally skiing is not a place where I place too much emphasis on goals. But when watching the world cup I cannot help but envision myself trying to accomplish all the flips and flys of those athletes one day. I want the snow gods to grant me the ability to catch all that high flying air. I guess that is my competitive spirit coming through. Hey you never know maybe one day you will see me on that FIS route.
Getting on the chairlift in your snow boots and shoes as the sun sets down up the resort, indicates the special experience, this is no normal events on the mountain. Make sure you dress warm or you will freeze in those dark nights. As always there is the IHC LifeFlight helicopter at the top, which is stark reminder that this high actions sport is full of risk for that 10 second thrill.
The hike up to the base of the venue is always a trek, the cold air filling your lungs.
As you approach you come upon the huge white VIP tent, let me tell you in all my World Cup watching days, I have never been in the white tent but I would rather not. It is down on the snow, leaning against the fence where you can get sprayed with by the athletes as they come to a stop that really and seeing their moms and dads face that makes this such a cool event.
It is hard not to to go slack-jaw when you see the athletes bump and bounce across the moguls, hopefully nailing their Iron Cross. The ring of the cow-bells and people waving flags from all the over the world, brings this feeling of such content. It is very uniting, everyone doing this for the same purpose. I am counting the minutes until the 2014 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup in January already.
I love how extremely goal-oriented this event is and normally skiing is not a place where I place too much emphasis on goals. But when watching the world cup I cannot help but envision myself trying to accomplish all the flips and flys of those athletes one day. I want the snow gods to grant me the ability to catch all that high flying air. I guess that is my competitive spirit coming through. Hey you never know maybe one day you will see me on that FIS route. 
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