Wednesday 25 February 2015

One week to the start

.. but I am off for my usual few days training in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Today did some last minute shopping and came across some short strap on "crampons" for boots. Very handy for the stretches of the RR where we occasionally have it very icy - usually a logging track.

The long term forecast on www.yr.no goes 10 days ahead, and I have been tracking it for a while now. Kuusamo has been above or around 0C on several occasions in the last few days, and at present will get to 0C or even +1C on several days up to the start of the RR. The first afternoon of the RR is a forecast of 0C and snow, but then temperatures look like they drop quite quickly.

So it looks like my skintec skis will certainly come into their own for the last training sessions and the first couple of days. These have a waxless replaceable grip module with Mohair grip zones.

They claim that they "provide the feel of a perfectly waxed ski, but without the need for waxing" - quite a benefit if you have seen how good I am at waxing in conditions around zero.

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