The narrative of cross-country skiing is a bit like the activity itself- that is, straightforward. Weird things happen when writers try to 'go meta' about it. For your consideration Four years ago I put up a post titled 'What does the NYTimes have against cross country skiing?' highlighting a particular pre-Pyongchang article that was supposed …
Month: February 2022
The don’t-care-about-superbowl conditions update
This post contains section links to Conditions and Forecast. Summary Looks like it's time to get skiing done while it's available. We don't have hope for much precipitation till the end of next week, and the upcoming midweek will be warm. As for snow, the 7-day forecast for anything substantial is uncertain but doubtful at …
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Excitation x Opportunity
The Olympics are on. Jessie Diggins won her second Olympic medal three days ago, and in today's Men's 15k Classic, the podium was stacked with the favorites from Finland, Russia (ROC), and Norway. I can justify paying for cable because it allows me to watch the replays on the NBCSports streaming app. People who aren't …
Valentine’s Day weekend forecast
[See below for update] The featured image comes from Viking Nordic Center. This post contains section links to Conditions and Forecast. This is no Valentine's Day present! Summary Spring Skiing! This weather is hard on the snowpack, and the warm stretch will continue until Saturday afternoon. For now Prospect Mountain is still pretty good, as …
Transnational Olympians, cont’d
Four years ago I wrote a post about 'transnational athletes' in cross-country skiing. None were anywhere near medal-contenders. But what happens when a transnational athlete wins Gold, as Eileen Gu just did? Add to that some international tension between the two countries that can 'claim' her in some way: the country she was born and …
Across the Snow Line 