Today was the big Keskinada race. The "Casino Lac Leamy freestyle" 53 k race is part of the World Loppet series and brings in racers from all over the world. I took a similar route to Saturdays events, skiing and driving (and skiing some more) to take some photos of the racers as they stormed through the park. The weather was not too bad as Keski goes. The day hovered around -11C but there was a bone chilling wind that brought the temp down to -25 (that's MINUS 25 for my readers in Ozz ;-). Some fresh cold, dry snow made the skiing something less then speedy but the top racer covered the course in 2 hrs 30mins which is pretty darn fast.The local team had a strong showing (their link is on my sidebar) and scored a victory in the 29k race and 4th and 3rd place finishs in the mens and womens 53 k races.... Well done.
That marks the end of formal skiing activities for this area....and some of the racers I know will now turn their thoughts to preparing for summer racing - marathons, triathalons, cycling and the like. For me this is the best time to ski. The snow is good, the sun stays up a little longer and the weather usually warms up. Time to take advantage of the trails and some decent fitness and get skiing. Summer will arrive soon enough.
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What a crazy flurry of skis and poles. Any wipe outs?
Indeed its a little bit of organized chaos. Local skier Craig Storey broke a pole in the free for all that is the start (he wasn't alone). Tumbles happen (and their not pretty) but I didn't see any this year. Took Craig a while to get a new pole from a friend positioned up the trail holding poles for the team. By then the lead train was g-o-n-e. He says his race went well for 0.37% of the race (200m of 53k).... after that it was a long day of chasing.
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