The AIS Ski Cross Team is preparing for the opening World Cup of the season on December 17, in San Candido, Italy.

As a group we've had three days on snow so far this northern winter. Two days have been spent doing some head-to-head drills up on the Stubai glacier in Austria and Saas Fee, Switzerland, on the ski cross track.

All athletes are healthy and well and have their fingers crossed that the first World Cup of the season will go ahead in San Candido, which like most of Europe has struggled with early season snow.

Competing in the World Cup will be AIS athletes Katya Crema, Anton Grimus, Scott Kneller, Sami Kennedy-Sim and Jenny Owens.

Article courtesy of AIS Ski Cross Coach Matt Lyons