AST Athlete Journal: Graeme Cliff
Hi everyone, my name is Graeme Cliff and this is my first journal of the new season!!
I’m currently writing this from Slovenia where I am solo backpacking in between our two preseason camps. I just finished four days in Munich where I got to check out some neat parts of the city as well as sneaking a day in at the Oktoberfest. It’s been a week since I last skied, where in contrast to the rest of the team over in Europe, I was down south in Chile with the Cast-D team. With how the European snow conditions were, I feel very fortunate to have gotten an invite to join the boys down south for three weeks! This camp provided me with excellent conditions and training, we couldn’t have asked for better weather. From skiing with the men’s Canadian national team to injected snow training, I feel that this first camp was very beneficial for my skiing! We don’t get to train very much injected snow surface so that was a great challenge. On top of that, getting to be around the highest level of skiing everyday really motivated me for this season to keep putting in the work on and off the mountain. Whether that is making sure everyday is given 110% effort or keeping up with my dryland, it was a great reminder of what is needed to be successful in this sport.
As I wait for the rest of the team to show up to Europe for camp two, I’m travelling through Eastern Europe for three weeks, checking off new countries such as Germany, Slovenia, Croatia, and Switzerland. This trip has been awesome for me as I’ve met some really cool people while staying in the hostels and has given me an opportunity to make some new friends from around the world. Which for those who know me, you know that’s right up my alley so I’d be lying if I said I haven’t met anyone! That being said, I’m super excited to get back on snow with all my teammates I’m yet to ski with this season. This second camp and the rest of preseason is going to be sweet!
As the season slowly starts shaping up, I’d like to just take a minute to thank all the people supporting me this season. You guys motivate me to work harder everyday and your support certainly doesn’t go unnoticed. It means a lot to have u guys alongside me!
Another thank you to our team sponsors GMC, Karbon, Genstar & Gear up. You guys are awesome. Thank you so much!!