To anyone in the NYC metro who woke up to a light dusting of powder snow, you're not alone: https://twitter.com/NWSBoston/status/1480622119377461249?s=20 Twitter video clip showing tendrils of moisture from Lake Erie and Ontario reaching Boston by way of 'gravity wave' atmospheric oscillation on Jan. 10 (via NWS Boston office) The area just east of Lake Ontario …
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“When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”
From that great American philosopher, Yogi Berra. Despite light snowfall this morning across much of the northeastern U.S., cross-country ski conditions aren't expected to changed much; but for a while we can enjoy a 'snowy day'. Have a happy, safe, and joyful holiday weekend.
Throwback Thursday
Pretty good skier, that one! https://vimeo.com/374213250 The more people ski cross-country, the better off the whole world's gonna beBill Koch
Cross-country skiing adventurers, death and mystery
Just after I finally cleaned and waxed the skis for summer storage and figured it's time to put the blog into hibernation, The New Yorker has a feature article about controversy and attempts to explain an ill-fated cross-country ski trip in the old Soviet Union: Has an Old Soviet Mystery at Last Been Solved? by …
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For people interested in backcountry skiing
If you desire that artisanal ungroomed trail experience but don't have the experience yet, here's a way to get a hint, courtesy of the AMC NH ski chapter. It's free as in beer, so the price couldn't be any better. Repost from AMC-SKI NY/NoJ Google group: For those of you who might not have been …
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