Cross Country Skiing

[Crankin]

Just got back from 10K at Great Brook Farm in Carlisle. It was great to sneak in a ski during the week, but I should have driven to Windblown and just gone to work from there... it was 35 degrees when I left, so I knew I had to get out there when they opened at 10. The conditions weren't awful, as I've seen it really bad there, but they just don't groom like other places. The tracks were slushy, which I'll take over icy or twigs and rocks, but there was plenty of powder in the skating lane, so I skied there a lot. Other places will take the new snow and put it on the tracks. I went on one new trail there, which is kind of hard, since there's only ten miles of trails, but it was the best of the day, since it's rated black and mostly beginners go there... great powder and good hills.
It was getting very busy there when I left at 11:15 or so and it's already 40 degrees. More snow on Wednesday!

[roadie gal]

We haven't had any substantial snow since late December. It's getting scary for the upcoming fire season.

I hadn't skied in about 3 weeks. I just lost interest for a while. But I went out and skate skied the last 2 days. I tried out the "Map My Run" app on the cell phone for my skiing distance. I have no idea how accurate it is. I 'll have to do a road run and compare the app with a known distance. But both days it says I did about 5 miles. I'm good with that.

[ridebikeme]

Well, the past week and a half has dropped about 2 1/2 feet of snow here, although the warm temps have made the snow melt/freeze several times. Got out for a short ski today, and although the sun was missing it was AWESOME to be out!! With all of the snow, more than likely it will be quite some time before we are riding outside on a regular basis.. so here's to cross training!

[Crankin]

Skied about 11-12K (no GPS today) at Windblown. While it wasn't perfect powder, it was great packed powder/granular. No ice at all. Did the very bottom part of the Open Slope successfully. DH did not do so well, as he fell twice going down, as well as once from a standstill. He laughed though, and it's good for me to have a day when I do better at a sport than he does. Going back tomorrow, or maybe to Northfield MT. in western MA.
Ridebikeme, while we don't have as much snow down here, the roads are just yucky with sand/remelting, ice. I thought tomorrow might be the day for my first ride, but I am going to wait.

[ridebikeme]

Glad to hear about your day Crankin! It does indeed seem a bit strange to truly be wishing for snow earlier in the season and not receive a whole lot, and now that it seems most people are 'finished' with winter sports, we start receiving it ! HA! I guess that leaves more room for the rest of us.

AS for rides on the road, if I were to get a mtn bike out, I could certainly ride that.... and may start doing just that. The roads are abit too sandy here still, not including the hidden sections of ice here and there. But in the meantime, there's still plenty of skiing to do and the occasional ride outside.

Enjoy your ski team!

[Crankin]

Well, it appears DH tweaked his ankle and shoulder a bit in one of his falls, so we are axing the skiing today. I normally would go alone, but I am a bit sore myself and sort of enjoying a lazy morning. It looks like yesterday may have been my last ski of the year . We could take a trip north next weekend, but it's going to be 45-50 here and the bike is calling. We'll see.
If I had a mountain bike, I'd definitely be out riding. But, I'm basically down to 2 road bikes, so it will wait.

[Norse]

We received a nice little 8-9" snowfall the other day. Rain and sleet is predicted for tomorrow night and Saturday so last night after work I got out for a wonderful 4 mile outing under the lights on the trails at the local French Regional Park on Medicine Lake. Just after sunset along one of the lagoons, I heard two owls calling to each from across the water. What a great way to spend a weeknight and forget about work!