Hopefully, we will catch up on some snow this week after the warmer weather. The plan is to have masters on Saturday at 10 am, Skate, meet at the cabin. The focus will be some skate drill to help those who are just getting back on skis. So if you a first of the year skate skier or just starting out, the drills will be a good chance to get on the right or left foot. Just kidding. For the more advanced skiers, we will meet at 11am and work on some spenst drills, and strength work which will get the power back in your skiing. If Classical tracks are available we will have a Sunday session as well. 10am meet at the cabin. As skiing will be limiited this year with the closure Feb 1st, I will try and have two sessions on weekends when possible.

Phil

Mac Pass November 1, 2011

Here is something I've just started doing with Toko Base Green.  I did this twice last year with huge success - both for kick and glide.  I decide on the kick wax of the day for kick, let's say blue to make it easy.  Then I'll put on a coat of the base green and heat it with a heat gun and then cork it in real good.  Then I add another coat of the base green for the needed thickness to make it thru the race - thicker - and cork it well. Then I add another thin layer of the Base Green and cover it with the wax of the day (Blue).  I cork them in together. I add another light coat of Base Green and cover it with a coat of Blue and cork them in together again.  I like to recork the skis outside when they are colder to get them even smoother.

Man, I had great kick and a ton of wax left at the end of the Birkie and it was very aggressive snow. I will do more of this as I think manmade snow or transformed snow reacts very positively to this combination. Great kick and great wear!

See you this winter,

Marty

(Note from Ian Harvey: I think this works especially well in snow that is especially abrasive or partially transformed or for very long races)

Thursday, March 10 6:30pm  The Base Camp

Hi Everyone!

Just a reminder that our monthly meeting is happening this Thursday

(Mar 10) at 6:30pm at the Base Camp. Please respond if there are

items you would like to be discussed and added to the agenda.

Hope to see some of you there!

Amanda

Several people have asked to change the dates for this weekend. So Saturday will be skate training/tech starting at 10am and Sunday will be Classical Technique at 10am. The Saturday group will be divided into two groups with a 1st hour slow tech work and then some intervals starting the second hour. Sunday will be devoted to classical technique with emphasis on transitions.

Phil