Tough Course, nice weather, and hard racing. One of my favorite races of the year.
![First downhill in the girls race](http://fairbankscrosscountry.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/dsc03574.jpg" "dsc03574")
First downhill in the girls race
![Girls lead trio lap one](http://fairbankscrosscountry.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/dsc03575.jpg" "dsc03575")
Girls lead trio lap one
![Claire pulling a train, Maddie in the background](http://fairbankscrosscountry.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/dsc03580.jpg" "dsc03580")
Claire pulling a train, Maddie in the background at left
![Megan getting nice and forward as she rides her ski](http://fairbankscrosscountry.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/dsc03586.jpg" "dsc03586")
Megan riding her ski forward
![Lizer getting up for the V2 alt](http://fairbankscrosscountry.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/dsc03591.jpg" "dsc03591")
Lizer getting up for the V2 alt
![Ray](http://fairbankscrosscountry.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/dsc03592.jpg" "dsc03592")
Ray laying down some power
![Lizer's got the eye: Watch Out!](http://fairbankscrosscountry.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/dsc03595.jpg" "dsc03595")
Lizer's got the eye: Watch Out!
![The men's race started hard from the gun](http://fairbankscrosscountry.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/dsc03602.jpg" "dsc03602")
The men's race started hard from the gun
![](http://fairbankscrosscountry.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/dsc03604.jpg" "dsc03604")
![](http://fairbankscrosscountry.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/dsc03605.jpg" "dsc03605")
![Men's Lead coming out of the Black Funk](http://fairbankscrosscountry.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/dsc03612.jpg" "dsc03612")
Men's Lead coming out of the Black Funk
![](http://fairbankscrosscountry.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/dsc03618.jpg" "dsc03618")
![Pat had a good one](http://fairbankscrosscountry.us/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/dsc03621.jpg" "dsc03621")
Pat: showing a sign of what's to come?
People looked good today… fitness is building, technique is improving… there is work to be done, but the future is bright.