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 …
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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 …
Bits from the Devon Kershaw show
A few miscellaneous bits of results, impressions, and opinions that stuck with me from recent episodes of the podcast at FasterSkier. Displaying imperfect technique makes success look attainable Recap of the Women's 30k at Zhangjiakou where US women finish in top eighteen (at 26' into the podcast); Nat Herz on Jessie Diggins as worldwide media …
Diggins guts out silver medal in 30k
The story is just so worthy of the word, I couldn't... resist... using it! https://twitter.com/NBCOlympics/status/1495281881885069315?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1495281881885069315%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Folympics%2F2022%2F02%2F20%2Fjessie-diggins-food-poisoning-silver-cross-country-skiing NBC Olympics tweet with post-race video of Jessie Diggins That might have been the best race of my entire life, I’m not going to lie. It was also maybe the hardest race of my whole life.Jessie Diggins, after coming in …
Across the Snow Line 