2015 Trail Skiing Thread
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Spring like conditions today at local golf course. Snow set up just right for skate skiing. I went out around 4ish, the sun softened the top layer of snow so my skis could track but the base was firm enough to push off without sinking. I shot under par and am getting closer to the 8mph/avg. https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/706109111
Its amazing how long the snow is lasting this year, the cold temps have preserved the snow. In Monmouth County its disappearing, not so in Union county and points north. Get on it while you can.
Blasphemer!! This is a trail skiing thread!! I'm starting to see the tops of some fenceposts and garbage cans and praying for 5degrees and snow😀
ChrisG
Unapologetic Lifer for Rock and Roll
I'd have bought skis a long time ago if I lived in your vicinity, you can be sure of that.
I've been sick all week, and spent all last weekend on the couch. I never get sick, so I'm pretty miserable on the rare occasion that it happens. Drive up to VT with my parents today, got out nice and early so there would be plenty of daylight for some back country trails this afternoon before the rest of the family gets here. Waiting to turn into my aunt's driveway, and boom. Rear ended. No car means no skiing today. Everyone's fine at least. Downhill skiing at Stratton tomorrow, hopefully trail skiing on Sunday. Although it's more likely my brother will make me go back to Stratton again instead.
Jim, I'm gonna be in VT this wknd. I'm driving up tomorrow with Mary and plan to ski Prospect Mt. both days. I'll PM you my cell #, it would be great to meet Sunday and XC ski together up there. Here is link about Prospect Mtn. http://www.prospectmountain.com/
Glad to hear no one was hurt in car accident.
Thanks for the invite, but I don't think it's going to work out. My dad is going to rent a car so we can get home Sunday evening, and my parents will be in Stratton. I might be able to steal the rental car and come down in the morning, and then go back to get them in the afternoon, but it probably makes more sense to stay here. I'll text you if I can make it work. I'm going to lay the groundwork this weekend for using my aunt's place, so I'm hoping to be up here a few more times. Hopefully we can work something out for the near future. There should be snow up here for some time yet.
So I did a lil sumthin on last weekends skicon I guess. I've been coming home to a knee the size of a soccer ball all week and my right foot is stuck about 4 degrees right. Took a shot at the Mooch this afternoon and it doesn't hurt but I'm a little slow. So anyway, Allamuchy.........it's ridiculous!! 12-18" base everywhere, a ski skatepark! I'm going out again tomorrow and if all goes well and we get this next hit of snow I'm goin for a Triple Parker sometime in the next 2 weeks. I found out today that BC65s DO turn by layin into the sidecut. Conditions were perfect and I was going way too fast, but it works😀
Brett, I hope your knee is ok. You should head over to the ST course tomorrow and heckle racers. Maybe you can pack some snow with dem BC65's.
Jim, really good conditions today at Prospect. Best day this year on skis, bright and sunny with really good conditions. I did 20 miles with an 8mph avg. Text me if you can xc ski tomorrow. Will post up pics when I get home.
Jim, really good conditions today at Prospect. Best day this year on skis, bright and sunny with really good conditions. I did 20 miles with an 8mph avg. Text me if you can xc ski tomorrow. Will post up pics when I get home.
Sadly, not going to work. Epic day at Stratton, but it ended with me face planting jumping out of some glades. My shoulder is a bit sore, and we are going to end up leaving early tomorrow due to the car situation. .My aunt said come back anytime, so I'll let you know when I'll be back. We could probably do an mtbnj trail skiing trip... Her house sleeps 17.
cbiker
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If you are having problems turning your xc skis you might want to detune your edges a bit just dull 3 or 4 inches of the edges at the tips and tails of the skiis with a file it will help you slip into a turn and snowplow easier. Dont do this with carving skiis with lots of sidecut but this should be done with most straighter sided xc skis. This can make skiis that seem unturnable turn pretty well.
Bummer Jim, sounds like you ran into a string of bad luck at Stratton. Hopefully you can get back up there before the snow melts and redeam yourself.
When old people retire they go somewhere warm, like Florida or AZ. I want to go to Vermont, or at least upstate NY. To me this is the best of both worlds, it means great skiing in the winter and equally awesome cycling in the other months. I'm trying to sell my wife on this idea, while she likes VT I'm not sure she would want to live there year round. I still have close to 20yrs before I can retire, putting kids through college blows. Whatever, I am enjoying these cold snowy winters a lot.
Prospect Mtn is 7 miles from Bennington, its southern VT but despite this it still gets a lot of snow in winter. What I love about this place is that its an old downhill place that was converted into a XC ski center. The old lodge has a wood burning stove and fireplace to add charm. Its filled with locals, avid skiers from out of town, old hippies and families whose kids race XC. A hamburger costs $5.00 and the owner doesn't care if folks crack their own beers in the lodge. I call this real VT.
Saturday was really good skiing with fast conditions. I cracked the 8mph avg for 20 milles. This is the equivalent of the 20mph avg on a road bike, I can't prove this scientifically, its more based on feel. I wasn't wearing a HR monitor but It felt like my HR avg. was in tempo. Sunday I skied with Lars,(someone I met at a Marty's ride a year ago). I'll just say that when your name is Lars...your a really good skier. I ran into him last year at Prospect, he recognized my Mtbnj jersey. Wearing a cycling jersey in this place gets some attention, a lot of the locals are cyclists. Lars gave me some skate skiing tips which helped improve my glide. Even thought I was a little tired from the efforts of the day before I was still able to ski close to an 8mph avg. One of these years I'd like to compete in a XC ski race.
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Sunday was not too cold, 18 degrees and snowing lightly. This feels warm considering the weather we've been having. Mary decided to rent snow shoes and trek around while I skied. Now she wants to get snow shoes. I don't know much about snowshoeing. What are good ones? What kind of shoes do you wear when you snowshoe? I'd like for her to get into it, this way she'll have something to do in VT when we retire.
The happy couple
axcxnj
Hipster Keys
looks like a cool place..i need to try real skate skiing at some point.
yesterday i had the great idea after work to take my skis over to the snow bowl. i made my way up to the top with a lot of duck walking. looks like the place has gotten some good traffic....including snowmobiles 😡
took one scary run down from the top and only crashed once. i stuck to the deeper powder and was able to keep my speed down and make turns.
after that i just did a few up and down laps on the lower portion of the road. snow conditions were nice. too bad its going to warm up tomorrow
yesterday i had the great idea after work to take my skis over to the snow bowl. i made my way up to the top with a lot of duck walking. looks like the place has gotten some good traffic....including snowmobiles 😡
took one scary run down from the top and only crashed once. i stuck to the deeper powder and was able to keep my speed down and make turns.
after that i just did a few up and down laps on the lower portion of the road. snow conditions were nice. too bad its going to warm up tomorrow
Went over to Watchung tonight. The snow was coming down, then it turned to ice. Really good conditions though, probably the best this year. I call it hero snow, the ski tracks really well and you can grab the brakes if need be. This is a good drop in this pic, the camera doesn't do it justice.
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/710749222