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Sarah McNamara
Citizen
Username: Smcnamara
Post Number: 47
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Monday, January 24, 2005 - 11:33 am: |     |
Anyone up for an after lunch XC ski? |
Angus MacGuyver
Citizen
Username: Macgyver
Post Number: 54
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Monday, January 24, 2005 - 11:39 am: | |
no skiis....
sorry. |
Soda
Supporter
Username: Soda
Post Number: 2418
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, January 24, 2005 - 12:16 pm: | |
My XC doesn't require skis. AWD, you know...
-s.
BTW: Many moons ago, I learned to ski using the GLM (graduated length method). I really loved the short skis I used when starting out. They were easy to handle, and stopped me when I wanted 'em to. Once I was proclaimed proficient at that level, I was "graduated" to a longer set of skis, which were far harder to work, and turned me off to the sport (admittedly, I'd always been an expert sledder, and found this new mode of snow transport, with all its attendant equipment, jargon, protocol, class structure, and obvious difficulty quite demeaning) altogether. Under some protest, I'd drive my family to whatever skibowl they wanted to visit, but once there, I focused my attention on (A)admiring the slope skills of my wife and kids, and (2)burying myself in my latest choice of non-fiction reading material, plus the occasional Irish Coffee.
Eventually, prodded by an old surfing buddy, I tried snow boarding. "It'll be just like riding a bike! You'll pick it up in no time, just like the old days. It's just carving mountain face instead of wave face." Okay. I'd give it a shot. (Please note: I no longer surf. Since college, I've only body surfed.) I bought myself a jacket, rented boots, and a board... After a weekend on my tush, I was hurting. Bad. This was Not For Me.
So for years now, my only high-risk sporting activities have been: sledding on Flood's Hill (where I'm still a Big Kahuna) and my annual high dive (just to get my "dot") at the South Orange Pool.
Now I hear there's a hot new wrinkle at all the trendy schusseries: SnowSkates. Is this true? Have people finally come to their senses? Are short skis really hip again??? If so, maybe I'll see you out there. Or not. |
jet
Citizen
Username: Jet
Post Number: 709
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Monday, January 24, 2005 - 12:45 pm: | |
Soda , going back side really means it on a snow board. The hot trend I see in sking is high performance downhill telemarking sking. |
Soda
Supporter
Username: Soda
Post Number: 2421
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, January 24, 2005 - 1:04 pm: | |
jet: Question: Does this involve placing successful sales calls to strangers via cell phone while hurtling downhill on sks?
Thanks. I'll stick with the Irish Coffee.
-s.
BTW: I actually did try XC skiing many years ago in Quebec (Saint Agathe?). The snow was a yard thick, and even trails newly-made with a ski-doo were too much for me. Repeatedly falling sideways from the path, looking like a buried snow-angel, I quietly fumed while my wife and our hosts glided easily by, tossing off encouraging remarks like, "You're really getting the hang of it now!", and, "See ya back at the cabin, Olaf. It's only a mile away"... |
davel
Citizen
Username: Davel
Post Number: 112
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Monday, January 24, 2005 - 5:50 pm: | |
Anyone know where to get good cross country ski equipment around here? I have some Nordic Norm classic bindings but no shoes to put into them  .
I also finally broke my 1979 Adidas bindings on another set of skis. |
mjh
Citizen
Username: Mjh
Post Number: 39
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 - 6:20 am: | |
A big thank you to whomever did the X-country skiing in the reservation early on Sunday.
We enjoyed your tracks immensely later in the day. It was a lovely afternoon..... |
Sarah McNamara
Citizen
Username: Smcnamara
Post Number: 48
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 - 5:17 pm: | |
Davel - There is nowhere great, but there is a place on Route 10, just west of the Livingston Circle, on the east bound side - High Peak Sports, or something like that. We bought our kids skis and new boots for us there in the fall. Not a great selection, but adequate for our needs. I don't know if they'll have the boots you need, though. You can also try Campmore on Route 17 North, just before the EMS. They have some XC equipment, but if you've never been there and like other outdoor activities, you'll love the place. Prices are good there, and if you join the NY/NJ trails assoc (forms at the register) you get a discount for all purchases made for a year.
MJh - You're welcome. We were the first ones up there Sunday, and cut a relatively short track (our kids were with us, and it was our youngest's first time on skis). There were about 7 carloads of people arriving just as we were leaving, so if you were not among them, I'm sure they went farther and just improved on what we started. Had two good days over at the golf course, too, if you are looking for variety. Supposed to get cold again tomorrow, so the skiing should be great. |
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