I've enjoyed skiing at resorts and touring centers, but dislike having to drive a long distance for it. Having lived in a resort town for a time I remember chafing at the limited scope and ceiling of work and careers for year-round residents. And the traffic during holiday and vacation weeks. One foundational idea for …
Continue reading The dream: Urban XC skiing in North America
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
Across the Snow Line 