One came in first: One came in 76th out of 81 contestants: Jessie Diggins became the first US cross-country skier to win an individual gold medal at World Championships. Moura Bruna of Brazil is making her way back from an automobile crash that kept her from participating in the 2022 Olympics. Both competed and finished …
Category: Commentariat
Dramatic endings
Here's what I missed by spending more than a week away from thoughts of skiing: Sturm and drang, and the fat guy starts to sing A pretty good winter snowstorm in the northeast on the weekend of March 11-12 put about a foot of snow onto the north country, and even helped keep some XC …
The Olympic meta-count
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 …
Not your parent’s normal
On May 4, NOAA updated the three-decade period of 'normal' climate to include the ten years from 2011-2020. So when weather forecasters talk about temperatures being above or below normal, it will now include the five hottest years in the U.S., all recorded since 2012. Your kids' normal winter isn't yours. And yours was not …
Winter constellation
Stories shape our view of what an experience should be. Oddly enough it seems like there's no real literature about winter or skiing prior to the 19th century and outside Europe. Be that as it may, the following is a foray into our collective snow globe over time: stories of winter and skiing, and what …
Across the Snow Line 