From the FasterSkier archive — posts syndicated from athletes’ and coaches’ own blogs between 2004 and 2012, kept online as published. Current coverage is at fasterskier.com.

Michigan Cup at Hanson Hills, Grayling, MI

The race is a 15km skate race at Hanson Hills trail system near Grayling, MI.br /The NOAA forecast for that region is:br /br /Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -3. Northwest wind around 5 mph.br /br /Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. West wind around 5 mph.br /br /Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. West wind between 5 and 10 mph.br /br /br /If you have a choice, pick a pair of medium flex cold base skis with a fine grind. Start by applying a base layer of SOLDA Perfromance Green, scraped and brushed. Then go with a layer of SOLDA F31 or F40 Violet and if you have it, finish with Solda HP05.br /br /For the budget wax I would go with base of SOLDA Perfromance Green and finish with SOLDA UF7.br /br /Have a great race.div class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6589659500745667109-6685177577871295558?l=www.webskis.com%2Fwebskisblog.html’ alt=” //div