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Information for 2 & 3 Day skiers: Thanks to Jane Phipps and Tracy Zuckerman for organizing our snacks this season. Please see their note below: We hope to have an integrated 1 & 2 day program snack celebration this Tuesday, 1/20 after practice.  There will be hot cocoa and yummy treats, so plan to stick around for a bit and enjoy. Please bring something to share (homemade or store-bought).   Let us know if you can bring something – we have over 100 kids in the 2 day program! Please e-mail Tracy. She can be reached at:  tracyzuckerman@comcast.net You may drop-off your contribution at 3:30pm or bring it to the party. All of this depends on snow conditions, so stay tuned! If the snow at Garipay won’t accommodate 200 skiers on Tuesday, and we end up practicing at Oak Hill, we will still have snacks, but will do it with only the 2 Day program. Thanks, Tracy Zuckerman & Jane PhippsContinue reading →

Get psyched to practice all sorts of starts tomorrow: classic, sprint and mass, and learn what to think about in the first 1/2 km of a race.  See you tomorrow!

Location:	Oak Hill
Time:	3:30-4:30
Technique:	classic
Wax Recommendation:	Extra blue (if you can, iron in a colder blue or green; add one coat of Extra blue)
Upcoming Race:	No supported race this weekend

 

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Location:	Oak Hill
Time:	3:30-4:30
Technique:	classic
Wax Recommendation:	Extra Blue/V40, 3 layers corked in
Upcoming Race:	No supported race this weekend

Notes:

1. So great to see everyone out there on Tuesday on good snow! Despite the cold temps, there were smiles all around. Thanks for  working with your children to have them dress appropriately. Hurrah for toe warmers, buffs and mittens!
2. Equipment: Please clearly mark your skis and poles with your skiers’ names. Colored duct tape with a name works well for easy ID. Also, we strongly recommend ski straps for both keeping track of and protecting your skis before and after practice.  Mark those with your name as well and ask your child to put her skis back in the strap at the end of practice. It’s a great habit to start early.
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3. On classic skis, it is important to know where your child’s “kick zone” is. This is where you apply kick wax to the skis. Having the right wax in the right place makes a big difference in your child’s enjoyment on classic days. Finding the “kick zone” is easily done, as the following video demonstrates.  When you do this, make sure the bottoms of the skis are clean, and the floor is as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z76IXy5W-I0)
4. When waxing with hard wax, “crayon” the wax on the kick zone (trying not to leave big chunks or globs), then use a cork to “cork it in” and repeat this three times. It is helpful to do this before practice if possible, but we are there to help at practice if you need it!
5. For more wax advice, we have help listed on our waxing tab on our site. Since most of you use Swix wax, this site is really helpful, too.
6. For those of you interested in seeing terrific nordic racing online, this website is remarkably good, with full coverage of every international race and informed commentary in English http://www.crosscountryski.us. Thanks to Jay Davis for pointing it out!

Cheers and see you tomorrow!

Ashley and Peter

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Link to Flickr photo album

Thanks to Tihana Strnad for these photos!

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See the below message about a new Wednesday evening gathering of adults on skinny skis with headlamps! It is a BLAST to ski at night with a light. Check it out…

Tonight, Wednesday January 14th
Headlamp ski at Garipay
5:30 pm
I will ski around next to the parking lot and folks can join me, then we will head out.
Ford Sayre Masters club is organizing this and we encourage any and all to join.
David Loney and David Lindahl are the point people for this.
We will meet every Wednesday when the conditions allow.

I will be there early tonight, possibly even 4:30, if anyone wants to start early. I will be back at the parking area at 5:30 to meet you. David Lindahl will be arriving about 6:00, so if you come late plan on meeting at the lot at 6:00. We will ski until 7 and of course you can stay longer if you have a good battery.

See you this evening.
David Loney aka D Lo

PS I use a bike helmet with a lamp mounted on it. I got it from Omer and Bobs. If you go to Omer and Bobs to buy a lamp I recommend you get one with a battery on a long wire. You will want to keep your battery against your body to keep it warm. If a battery goes dead and is cold it will likely lose its ability to recharge.

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