Winter training

[solobiker]

thanks for all of your replies. I do both mtn and road biking. I'm also a fan of cross-country skiing. I used to do a lot of skate skiing. Hope we get snow this year. I heard last year it was mild.

[tygab]

Upstate NY is one of my favorite places. If you mountain bike, you might try snow biking. Ok, it's not a true term, just something I made up when I first attempted it with my mountain bike, but you basically take your mtn bike and go on trails or paths with snow! Some women here who have done this a bit more scientifically may use studded tires. I haven't tried this in 15 years (just not something I have thought of), but I used to love it when I first got my old mtn bike.

I plan to try it again this winter. And you're right, all over the northeast, the season was very mild, much of it feeling like a constant month of March. I think all the winter sports businesses are hoping for a better year.

I don't XC ski, but I do snowshoe and it's very invigorating. You might add that to the rotation too! The opportunities for fun outdoors in upstate NY are nearly endless...

And keep in mind, the days are already getting longer by X-mas! So don't get too discouraged about the dark.