I'll be doing an informational session at REI Yonkers on Monday Nov. 18. It's more informational than instructional, but I'll let the interest of the audience drive the the priorities. Here's a few items out of my slide deck: Technique: Places to go, with or without snow: A little bit of (tongue-in-cheek) history: And maybe …
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It’s a perfect time…
... to start thinking about skiing before the temps drop and the snow flies. Fall is a great time to change up exercise routines and get ready for skiing. A number of us will have spent the summer doing things like biking, hiking, running, and so on. Now is a good time to add/substitute any …
Waking up…
It's not quite fall yet, but there's good news from Lake Placid and ORDA- via Fasterskier, Mt van Hoevenburg is due to get a major renovation by 2022. https://fasterskier.com/fsarticle/mount-van-hoevenberg-to-receive-first-major-makeover-since-1980-winter-olympics/ A new lodge (so overdue!), snowmaking, roller-ski trails are among the improvements planned. In another bit of news (not so good), a North American XC ski …
A data-oriented retrospective
Tracking the conditions at ski touring centers represented a way to imprint specifics of the season in memory, and better yet, have data to show for it. I figured I could use the recorded conditions to get a longitudinal perspective on the season. I also wondered if it would reveal anything unexpected. There don't seem …
Cross-country ski addict recovery
OK, this is just weird- funny, but weird. Courtesy of our neighbors in Canada. Just to be clear, this is parody/satire. As far as I know, not even Petter Northug got a million dollars just to show up at a ski race.
Across the Snow Line 