Lindsey Vonn should be back in action at Aspen on November 28 -- but she suffered a small setback after injuring her thumb while breaking up a fight between her dogs.
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The 31-year-old is one of the most successful skiers in the history of the sport having won 67 World Cup races.
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Vonn sustained a broken ankle during a training run in New Zealand three months ago.
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Vonn won a seventh downhill season title and her 18th crystal globe overall at Meribel last March.
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Vonn took Olympic downhill gold and super-G bronze at the Vancouver 2010 Games but was forced to miss Sochi through injury.
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She hopes to compete in the giant slalom at Aspen on November 28 after recovering from injury.