"30s are brisk…" ... 20s are 'cool', teens are 'chilly', single digits are 'cold'. You can only say 'freezing' when it's subzero, and wind chill doesn't count, because it'd be dumb to go outside nude in the wintertime. It's a mantra that's served me well. I'm not alone in pushing back at the way weather …
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Osceola at the crossroads
Last week I noted the efforts by local people to keep up a ski race tradition in Mora Minnesota. This week comes an article about what happens when commitment meets age, time and other needs: Owners of Osceola cross country center look to get out after nearly 40 years Hugh Quinn at Osceola-Tug Hill Cross …
Reefs under stress
How does this: In Northern Minnesota, 'Snow Farmers' Make Sure A Ski-Racing Tradition Endures Volunteer Don Olson walks past a mound of artificial snow created by a snow gun on Tuesday at the Vasaloppet Nordic Ski Center in Mora, Minn. Christine T. Nguyen /MPR News Relate to this: Both involve water within a particular range …
The new rocket science
...is climatology Earth's weather and climate result from recursive and iterative interactions between the elements, energy, and time. Recently, with advances in computer modeling, predictions are much better, and simulations are getting closer to replicating observed evidence. Not a moment too soon, or not a moment too late? From the NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/01/30/science/polar-vortex-extreme-cold.html ...and from The …
Post-olympic slumber for XC?
Hope not. Am I done with hero-worshipping Jessie Diggins and Kikkan Randall? Not quite yet. Nerdy but kind of awesome: Following day press conference with Kikkan Randall and Jessie Diggins (via KTUU)- skip to about 9' in. The winners of the team sprint discuss Kikkan's balance of life and skiing, performance and the value of a …
Across the Snow Line 