Ski Racing - October 31, 2011

A Day in the Life of a Ski School Academy Student

Danny Duffy — the
men’s winner of 2011 J2
National GS title — is
a day student at Green
Mountain Valley School
(GMVS), in Waitsfield,
Vt. In the winter, Duffy
is on the road racing
approximately one-third of
the time. He trains the rest
of the time, and at right
is a typical winter training
day for Duffy, a member of
the Class of 2012.

(When Danny’s at races, he takes a schedule of homework that he has mapped out with his teachers and academic tutor. In addition, he can Skype teachers, communicate via email, download lessons from the web and use homework tutorials from YouTube. Learn more about ski academies in the next issue of Ski Racing.)

TODD CARROLL

6: 30 a.m.

Wake up

7 a.m.

Breakfast: egg sandwich on a bagel: two eggs with cheese, no butter.

7: 40 a.m.

Attend first class: Physiology.

8: 40 a.m.

Short van ride to GMVS Training center at Sugarbush in Fayston. Boot-up and head to the slopes.

9: 20 a.m.

Warm up with free runs and technical freeski.

10 a.m.

Train GS. Six to eight training runs on Inverness, GMVS race and training slope.

Noon

Head back to school for lunch: chicken-pasta salad, bread and fruit.

1 p.m.

Recovery spinning on stationary bike and light work-out in the academy sports center, followed by video analysis of morning training runs with ski coach.