'Twas the week before Christmas, and across our region, The pounding rain masked the sound of weepin', Ski trails are closed, too wet or icy; and fuggedabout Alpine skiing, it's way too pricey. With Mother Naure and Saint Nick we've a bone to pick it's likely; The holiday forecast implies skiing to be dicey. But …
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Clarifying cues
Anyone whose looked for advice about how to ski cross-country will have heard: "If you can walk, you can ski". This makes skiing sound accessible to all. Many ski instructors have a rejoinder of: "if you can walk, you can walk on skis", because skiing requires movement skills that are different than walking. The lack …
Nordic nerds in mainstream media
Before the fat guy sings the final aria for this season, I should note two stories about cross-country skiing, one in The New York Times and one on 'CBS Sunday Morning'. The New York Times story, written by Nat Herz, of Fasterskier, gives a glimpse into what the Holmenkollen ski marathon means to Norwegians, and …
Snow!
Natural beauty in winter is a poor man’s luxury, infinitely enhanced in quality by the diminution in quantity. Winter, with fewer and simpler methods, yet seems to give all her works a finish even more delicate than that of summer, working, as Emerson says of English agriculture, with a pencil, instead of a plough. ... …
Opening the blog for the season
A couple of quick hit news links for today. Adirondack Rail Trail Construction starts on a multi-use trail from Lake Placid to Tupper Lake, the Adirondack Rail Trail, a 32-mile section of railed that will be smoothed and paved in parts. Snowmobilers on rail trail in Saran Lake during a prior winter season Story on …
Across the Snow Line 