Cross Country Skiing

[Crankin]

Oh... I was just about to dig up this thread and someone else did it for me!
We got our Vermont Ski Magazine yesterday and there's a pair of skis in there I am interested in. Anyone have or know about the Fischer Silent Spider 62s? The ad says they are skinny enough for tracks, but have an "off track"pattern on the bottom, good for back country, full metal edges, and are shorter, for control. Sounds exactly what I want....

I can just hear DH now. "What a custom bike isn't good enough?"

[Jolt]

I think this is going to be the year I finally try it...there's a place a couple towns over that sounds like a good one to start out at.
http://www.harrisfarm.com/skiing.html

[solobiker]

Snow is on its way!! Up to 12inches in the Front Range!!

[roadie gal]

We bought our XC passes last week. Ready and waiting now...

[Trek-chick]

I am also looking forward to XC ski season. DH and I have dreams of going to Yellowstone NP and doing some backcountry XC skiing there. How cool would it be to ski around some Bison and thermal features in winter.

[surgtech1956]

Trek-chick, that sounds fabulous. I'm here in Michigan too, wonder when we'll get our first snow. Where do you ski in Michigan?

[Crankin]

Might be skiing tomorrow. Already 2 inches on the ground. I'll have to go to conservation land trails, but, hey better than nothing.

[Trek-chick]

Trek-chick, that sounds fabulous. I'm here in Michigan too, wonder when we'll get our first snow. Where do you ski in Michigan?

I like to XC ski at Boyne and add in some downhill too.

We have been taking a yearly weeklong trip to the Porcupine Mountains (excellent cross country trails and warming huts). Cute backcountry cabins/Yurts you can rent too. It is a true Up North backcountry skiing experience-- I love it there!!! Great downhill skiing too.

Locally, we usually go to Stoney Creek Metro Park (mountain bike trails) but, have to wait forever for decent snow on the trails.

We just got back from hunting up North and checked out Silver Valley and the Corsair XC ski trail system. That one is on the list for this coming season for sure.