Mike Pilarski, coach to the Men's Slalom Team this season

Davee Smith - the man responsible for putting the boys through their fitness programmes!

Mark Simmers, fresh from a trip to see Chemmy and then dashing back to the UK to tie up a new deal for transport for the team

Alain Baxter takes a breather from talking to the press and training while in Sauze d'Oulx

The British Slalom team along with coaches and support staff

Direct Ski, who helped put the trip together for the press to meet the technical team

Guiliano Besson, winner of Kitzbuehel in 1973 and now boss of the clothing company that is providing the team with race kit as well as a base to train

The team listen into the local dignatories during the press conference

Mark Simmers, Alain Baxter and Mark Tilston

The 2007 - 8 British team race suit

Alain Baxter, Noel Baxter, Giuliano Besson and the local representative from Direct Ski