The 2010 Southcentral Alaska crust skiing season is here.
Category: XCFeeds
A collection of live feeds from cross-country ski blogs around the web.
-
“Bulletproof ice with some of those ice balls in there. Pretty…pretty much a shitshow, really,…”
“Bulletproof ice with some of those ice balls in there. Pretty…pretty much a shitshow, really, but whatever.”br/br/ – em Random Anonymous Athlete Musings: Late (late) Season Edition./em
-
That should hold. (MWphoto)
img src=”http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzx2i8COWx1qzt3xbo1_500.jpg”/br/br/pThat should hold. (MWphoto)/p
-
“Spring” Series: 10F at the start of the day….
img src=”http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzx2h51zB91qzt3xbo1_500.jpg”/br/br/p“Spring” Series: 10F at the start of the day. (MWphoto)/p
-
If you’re going to market the area, go all out, use a BIG…
img src=”http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzx2f4XxoP1qzt3xbo1_500.jpg”/br/br/pIf you’re going to market the area, go all out, use a BIG Sharpie. (MWphoto)/p
-
This is where the trouble started.
-
SuperTour Finals: Day 1
Today was day one of the SuperTour Finals in northern Aroostook County, Maine. The race was held in the Town of Matawaska, more affectionately known as Madagascar, for it’s similar name and remote distance from anywhere. Today’s 10km classic was the first of three consecutive days of racing. This post will be brief as I’ve got to get ready for tomorrow’s classic sprint and Sunday’s 10km uphill skate race.
The SuperTour Finals are being run with a Tour de France style format where time bonuses, points, and cash are awarded intermittently during the various stages. It’s an exciting way to mix up the usual race format. The highlight of the afternoon for me was taking the 1km Sprint Bonus of 15 seconds and $250–not a bad wage for less than 3 minutes of work. Like the real Tour de France, there were a few good pile-ups on the descents, as you can imagine, with a field of over 100 skiers competing in a mass start 10km. I wasn’t able to hold on as well as I’d hoped after that and I’m sitting a ways out of the lead.
Newell, Flora, Koos: 1,2,3 on the day
Newell, Kuzzy, Babikov, Scott Patterson
The women’s race was just as exciting as the men’s. Here, Holly Brooks just out-lunges CXC’s Rebecca Dussault for one of the time bonuses. These two have a history of close finishes, going back to the 2009 Birkebeiner when Dussault took the win with a similar lunge.
It’s been a long day. In the process of refueling and getting ready for tomorrow’s Classic Sprint. . .
-
Notice
I’ve never seen a sign like this before. . .
No worm digging? That’s like telling a fish they can’t swim or a bird they can’t fly. Digging, that’s just what worms do. I didn’t know they could read either, but they must be pretty bright worms as they know both English and French.
-
Mooney leads SMS skiers in Super Tour Finals
a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/S60-06SioqI/AAAAAAAACo4/byClP1pL2yQ/s1600/IMG_3394.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/S60-06SioqI/AAAAAAAACo4/byClP1pL2yQ/s400/IMG_3394.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453083802536682146″ //aA beautiful clear day welcomed skiers to the Super Tour races at Madawaska, ME today. The strong field had reason to hammer in their mass start sprint races because there were time and $ bonuses spread out at different points around the course.br /SMS skiers had a good day with Heather Mooney leading the group with a great 15th place finish. You should look up results through summit timing, because this was a stacked field. Heather beat girls on the USST and was only 1 minute out of 2nd place in the 7.5 km race. Izzy, Cam, Gage and Issy P all skied very strong races and the Austins skied well in the boys race which was won by alum Andy Newell after the race leader, Ivan Babikov took the lap lane instead of coming into the finish.br /Here are a couple of pictures from the race. It was perfect January weather!br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/S60-YHNcDII/AAAAAAAACow/Gr1Hpl3YPis/s1600/IMG_3399.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/S60-YHNcDII/AAAAAAAACow/Gr1Hpl3YPis/s400/IMG_3399.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453083307788733570″ //aGarrot Kuzzy leads Simi Halilton and Andy Newell to the first prime and collects a 15 sec bonus and $250.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/S60-JhDdm5I/AAAAAAAACoo/ziGZ5wpLbFk/s1600/IMG_3400.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/S60-JhDdm5I/AAAAAAAACoo/ziGZ5wpLbFk/s400/IMG_3400.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453083057028176786″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/S6095x0SClI/AAAAAAAACog/KFeQWuXrbXA/s1600/IMG_3402.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/S6095x0SClI/AAAAAAAACog/KFeQWuXrbXA/s400/IMG_3402.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453082786649999954″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/S609oSmDrnI/AAAAAAAACoY/luPuqdjC2Dw/s1600/IMG_3406.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/S609oSmDrnI/AAAAAAAACoY/luPuqdjC2Dw/s400/IMG_3406.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453082486211063410″ //aKikkan leads out of the start and never looks back. She just kept pulling away and won by 30 seconds.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/S609WBDQKdI/AAAAAAAACoQ/ePaqN8SXQOI/s1600/IMG_3410.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H2SCM3lmKm8/S609WBDQKdI/AAAAAAAACoQ/ePaqN8SXQOI/s400/IMG_3410.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453082172264032722″ //aThey seeded the skiers by their USSA points. Heather was seeded 42nd, but moved all the way up to 15th.div class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4680416899705879324-8166529462001281789?l=smsxc.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div
-
1st classic race down…
div style=”text-align: center;”br //diva onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k1DHbqzFvCE/S61jfbAFRpI/AAAAAAAAA9M/uDJypm1X6hQ/s1600/DSC00565.JPG”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;” src=”http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k1DHbqzFvCE/S61jfbAFRpI/AAAAAAAAA9M/uDJypm1X6hQ/s320/DSC00565.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453124115290736274″ //adivbr //divdivspan class=”Apple-style-span” style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; “img src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_k1DHbqzFvCE/S61jfu_rxSI/AAAAAAAAA9U/9Cjjy9HVCdY/s320/DSC00583.JPG” border=”0″ alt=”” id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453124120657773858″ style=”display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; ” //span/divdivbr //divdivbr //divdiv class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1362992899157556571-4969730161825096556?l=comeskiwithme.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div
-
“The only bar in town is called Bee Jay’s. It is next door to our motel. We have closed it down…”
“The only bar in town is called Bee Jay’s. It is next door to our motel. We have closed it down every night.”br/br/ – em Random Anonymous Coach Musings, Last Call Edition./em
-
Indeed. (MWRGAH photo)
img src=”http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzw4jbFjOM1qzt3xbo1_500.jpg”/br/br/pIndeed. (MWRGAH photo)/p
-
Skiers are taking meals at the dining hall. “Nuff Said. …
img src=”http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzw4ib6KMA1qzt3xbo1_500.jpg”/br/br/pSkiers are taking meals at the dining hall. “Nuff Said. (AH photo)/p