Christine at Garmisch, Germany

Garmisch, Germany hosted the Women's Ski Weltcup (World Cup).  If you recall, I attended the Women's Fussball (Soccer) Weltcup in June 2011.  So I decided to attend another world cup.  Why didn't I think of going to a ski world cup earlier?  You can watch the race from the slopes or the finish line.  The downhill ran the first day.  I watched from the slopes.  For 2 skiers.   Cause they finish in about 45 minutes.  And I was on the other side of the mountain enjoying skiing.   The Super G ran on day 2.  This time, I went to the finish line to watch the skiers.  The racers tuck the entire time they ski practically.  I think I missed my racing days.  There is no way I could do that.  I watched about 15 of them finish the race.  Then I took the gondola up the hill and skied some.  I also watched a bit of the race from the slopes.

Downhill from the Gondola (men's course is the lighter lines)

The Super G race (there's a reason I'm wasn't a film major):

The Super G course does not start at the top of the mountain.  Which meant I could ski the women's downhill for part of the way.  Such a fun run!!!  I loved skiing and would have all day.  And it is steep. Interstingly, Garmisch has 2 black runs.  Really, they are the only runs worth doing.  One of the black runs was closed for the World Cup.  So, if you are a beginner, you would love it here.  If not, keep driving to Austria.

Interestingly, on day one, it was sunny on top of the mountain.  And cloudy on the lower half.  I skied through the clouds at one point.  Clouds are cold when skiing in/through.  Something I just learned.

BMW sponsored a race course.   The course was connected to your ski pass.  After the jump is a video of me skiing.

Christine

Me watching the women's downhill.  Look closely at the lower right hand corner, right above the fencing is the skier.

No spectacular meals on this trip.  But I ate my first McRib.  And my last McRib.  Just wanted to see about all the hype.  Not so great in my opinion.  The bbq sauce is very sweet.  Too sweet over the mystery meat.  McDonald's sells them all the time over here.  And McDonald's is really nice.  I ate in front of a fireplace.

Hint for my next trip:  I'm going to try to purchase espadrilles.

Me skiing on the course.  You'll notice a difference between me and the professional.  Don't judge.  ha ha