Olympic snow

A warm but drizzly day.. seems too early for spring
Got out for a few skis over the last couple of days. Been nice to get on the boards after shaking the cold I had. Sadly I haven’t managed to get my free time for skiing to coincide with sunny weather and skied for a couple of hours today in a gentle drizzle (with occasional flakes of snow falling) but so it goes sometimes. The last week has brought us about a foot of fresh snow on the ground. Warm temps however have had it falling like snain () rather than the fresh dry powder I would prefer…. But I’ll take it! The groomers have been hard at work packing the wet snow so it should lay up nicely for a strong base once cooler temperatures come back. And of course with the cooler temps will be another foot of dry powder snow (wishful thinking?)! Of interest, the current weather is almost exactly like the conditions out in the Callaghan valley right now. For those watching the Olympics on the TV we can sample the cross country snow conditions right outside our back door –wet, heavy, soft and a lot of work to ski! Pick your favourite klister or maybe some no-wax or rub skis would be the best choice for classic while the glide wax is another trick. Of course we don’t have to push as hard as the racers… but for those interested I recommend heading out tomorrow morning for 50k of classic just to take in the full Olympic effect.