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> The skiing was great at Fahnstock on Sunday. Could not have asked for a
better day. Looks like this is the year for x-country! I heard we are
getting 27 storms :)

Julie

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> 1. ski conditions
> From: peburton@...
> 2. Re: ski conditions
> From: Jim Grau <jgrau@...>
> 3. waxable skis
> From: Jon Nyberg <jdnlistgroups@...>
> 4. Re: waxable skis
> From: Jim Grau <jgrau@...>
> 5. Local skiing is here!!!
> From: Jim Scheef <jscheef@...>
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>Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2002 11:29:12 EST
> From: peburton@...
>Subject: ski conditions
>
>Has anyone been out skiing? I went to Litchfield yesterday and the snow
was
>excellent in places, then very sticky in others. Today I went to Holcomb
Park
>in Newtown and it was excellent in the early morning except in the
southern
>most field.
>Paula
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>Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 08 Dec 2002 12:09:52 -0500
> From: Jim Grau <jgrau@...>
>Subject: Re: ski conditions
>
>Because of some bloody work commitments I've only been skiing on the old
>railroad bed in Ridgefield, because it starts just a few hundred yards
from
>where I work. It was still quite good this morning (Sunday) as I got in
>about 90 minutes before heading to the office. I skied with purple wax on

>my waxable skis and found it was perhaps a bit too warm, but probably good

>for my technique since you had to have nearly perfect form not to
>slip. Just for curiosity I slipped into my waxless skis at the end and
did
>another 15 minutes ... what a difference!! I'm becoming more and more
>convinced that the preponderance of waxless skis around here is the main
>reason more people don't get hooked on XC skiing ... it's just not nearly
>as much fun without the glide you get with waxable skis.
>
>I've heard that Minnewaska, Mohonk, and Fahnstock are in pretty good
>shape. Wish I could be there :(
>
>Jim
>
>At 11:29 AM 12/8/2002, you wrote:
>>Has anyone been out skiing? I went to Litchfield yesterday and the snow
was
>>excellent in places, then very sticky in others. Today I went to Holcomb
Park
>>in Newtown and it was excellent in the early morning except in the
southern
>>most field.
>>Paula
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> Jim Grau
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>Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 08 Dec 2002 13:32:10 -0500
> From: Jon Nyberg <jdnlistgroups@...>
>Subject: waxable skis
>
>So just how hard is it to learn how to properly wax skis?
>
>Jon
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>Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 08 Dec 2002 14:42:02 -0500
> From: Jim Grau <jgrau@...>
>Subject: Re: waxable skis
>
>Jon,
>
>As long as it's below freezing and not icy it's quite simple. The waxes
>have a fairly broad temperature range and you just pick the most
>appropriate one and it almost always works well. If it slips too much you

>might need to stop and make it thicker or go to a warmer wax. If it's
>sticking too much you're still probably getting more glide than you'd get
>with waxless skis, but you can always scrape a bit off and/or add a colder

>wax on top.
>
>Waxing becomes more of a challenge when it's right around freezing or
>above. The waxes made for these conditions are inherently more sticky and

>thus less pleasant to deal with, and much of the time they don't seem to
>perform quite as well. You can get it right with a bit more effort, but
>you might want to save your waxless skis for these conditions.
>
>If the snow is "old", typically meaning there's been no new snow in a
>couple of weeks or more, the snow crystals won't be sharp anymore and
>you'll need to use klister. Some skiers absolutely refuse to use klister
>because it's very sticky and tends to get on EVERYTHING if you're not
>careful, but klister skiing can be some of the absolute best skiing there
>is. Klister can give you incredibly secure kick and the old snow can give

>you very good glide ... you get the best of both worlds.
>
>The bottom line is that waxing skis IS a bit more work, but once you've
>experienced skiing with properly waxed skis you'll find it hard to settle
>for anything else.
>
>Jim
>
>At 01:32 PM 12/8/2002, you wrote:
>>So just how hard is it to learn how to properly wax skis?
>>
>>Jon
>>
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>Message: 5
> Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2002 15:48:18 -0800 (PST)
> From: Jim Scheef <jscheef@...>
>Subject: Local skiing is here!!!
>
>Hello everyone,
>
>Saturday afternoon we sampled skiing in both Washington/Kent and
Litchfield
>at the Lake Waramaug CC and the Litchfield CC (one of the borders of White
>Memorial). Conditions were definitely skiable - sort of. Skiing on the
nicely
>manicured golf course grass was a mixed blessing and we found the best
skiing
>of the day in the woods on old roads. Despite the above freezing temps,
the
>snow was still a nice powder. Unfortunately the ground benieth was not
frozen
>and the wet would reach up and grab your ski when you would least expect
it.
>If there had been a nice frozen anything under this new snow, the skiing
>would have been heaven.
>
>This is certainly the earliest local skiing I can recall in my 30 years in
>CT. Hopefully this is the start of a great ski season!
>
>Jim
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