Well, I wanted to send you all a line and let you know tomorrow is the big day, our World Cup debut. The last couple days I've experienced a sensory overload with Fischer press conferences, all sorts of new gear, a professional tuner, victory parties for Bode and Daron, and much much more. It's been a taste of the good life- the life of the World Cup.

Tomorrow my start number is 69 which means I have to absolutely kill it to receive a second run (only the top 30 qualify). But all and all, it doesn't really matter because I never even expected to be here so soon. Thus, there are no expectations or pressures, just some fast skis and a lot of hope.

Tomorrow is another day of all or nothing; it's a chance to see where we stand against the best in our home turf. It game time.

Keep smilin, w

P.S. If you're infinitely bored tomorrow I think you can get live timing updates for the Beaver Creek Slalom at http://www.fisski.com or at www.eurosport.com. First run starts at 9:45 Rocky time.

P.P.S. Thanks to Anne LaVin our website (you're reading it now!) is up and running. Thanks Anne!