On Thursday we woke up to approximately -30F temps. Needless to say, it was COLD. By 12:45 though we had loaded the vans and we were able to grab a couple hour ski. It was -10F, which seems to be a reasonably productive distance training temperature if you're careful not to expose much (if any) skin. Today was originally slated to be our annual 5/10K Classic Time Trial day, but with temps forecasted to only reach -4F for a brief hour or so in the afternoon we decided our time would be better spent getting in a last day of double distance sessions. We classic skied up from the condos in the morning and skated a variety of trails in the afternoon including 22, 23 and 24. It's been an awesome week of training for everyone with some big hours logged on snow. The truck is loaded and we're rolling out of St. Anne at 8:15 tomorrow morning for the 8 hour drive back to Williamstown. Sunday we'll be skiing at Prospect and are having a 10/15K mass start skate time trial. The temps have been so cold that I've been hesitant to break out a bare hand to take many pictures, but here are a few from today:
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| The trailhead near our condos |
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| Skiers appearing in the distance |
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| Getting closer |
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| -11F. No problem, just start with a 40 min uphill |
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Trail 23 second year in a row!
Olivia and Hannah |
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