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Griff · 03-07-2019, 06:29 AM

We xc skied at, I think, -15F once this year that was too cold. We used to use wooden skis so we'd end up fussing with waxes until we nailed it. This snow is a little weird. It fell very light and fluffy but it adheres to itself. It is unfortunately not on top of any decent cover so you have occasional rocks and ice patches. The snow doesn't blow around enough to refill the tracks so the base remains sketchy.

Was it enjoyable? It was kinda meh because we can't ski the mix of terrain we want to and the snow has poor kick.

03-07-2019, 06:29 AM	#1769
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	We xc skied at, I think, -15F once this year that was too cold. We used to use wooden skis so we'd end up fussing with waxes until we nailed it. This snow is a little weird. It fell very light and fluffy but it adheres to itself. It is unfortunately not on top of any decent cover so you have occasional rocks and ice patches. The snow doesn't blow around enough to refill the tracks so the base remains sketchy. Was it enjoyable? It was kinda meh because we can't ski the mix of terrain we want to and the snow has poor kick. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis