Well I'm not having a DOWN DAY anymore...

A few days ago Aksel Lund Svindal (the sexy Olympic beast on skis) posted a picture on his blog that the Men's Norwegian Ski Team (Coach Harvard) snapped. Aksel's blog entry was titled: DOWN DAYS.  I can tell you one thing, after looking at this picture you will not be having a down day. 


The Men's Norwegian Ski Team was chilling in the wellness center at Stelvio in Italy since skiing conditions were not up to par. Thank you weather gods for rolling in the fog on those mountains because if not, this picture may never had come into existence. And thanks again to Coach Harvard for taking it. Okay and Aksel for posting it on his blog.

What's so special about HEAD?

Now wait a minute and settle yourselves down.  I may be over thinking my readers' sick thoughts, but never can be too careful!  I'm talking about HEAD skis, and there are a lot of Olympic alpine skiers who are switching and signing to race on them.

HEAD skis began picking up popularity in the 1964 Olympic Winter Games

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The first big bad skier to make the switch this season was Gold medalist, Lindsey Vonn.  Good move for her since it brought her home the Gold and a Bronze medal in this years Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.  Another Olympic US Team skier who has just signed with HEAD skis is Ted Ligety.  Also known as "Ted Shred," HEAD is very proud to add him to their stick riding. Another Gold medal winner that races with HEAD is Bode Miller.  Looks like they'll have to up their supply of US men's racing skis since Vonn prefers to ride on men's rather than women's. She's tough.

Not only are there US Olympic skiers joining HEAD, but key racers in Norway are strapping on too.  Silver medalist Kjetil Jansrud and his 1, 2, 3 teammate (Gold, Silver, Bronze) and sexy beast on skis Aksel Lund Svindal both signed on to Team HEAD.  That's a lot of HEAD people, come on.

So my question still remains.  What's so special about HEAD?  As you know, I'm riding on some pretty nice, meant for me K2 MissDemeanors.  I really enjoyed bonding with them this first season back on the mountain.  I guess if you're a racer, HEAD is where it's at though.  I mean, it seems that way.  Now I am starting to look for new ski boots.  Perhaps I should start looking towards their boots.

Aksel Lund Svindal goes vintage.

I have mentioned his name before.  This Winter Olympic Games, Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway won a 1, 2, 3 (GOLD, SILVER, BRONZE).  He is a sexy beast on skis.  He is also humble and seems like a great guy. What you may not know is that he can rock some amazing hair too!  Since he is keeping his hair short these days, I near fell off my chair when I found this picture of him in 2003...

Photo: LUDVIG KILLINGBERG

In Oppdal (where Aksel attended ski school) he was honored for outstanding achievement back in 2003, most likely for his 4 medal win at the 2002 World Junior Championships. Well, we all continue to honor him this ski season for his medals at the Olympics and the Mens FIS Alpine World Cup in Val-d'Isère, Savoie, France in 2009.