On Thu, 4 Jul 2013 11:09:40 -0700 (PDT)
runcyclexcski wrote:

Hey fellow RSNers,

I just accepted a job offer at a university in the UK
(Leicestershire). I am prepared to rollerski most of the time, but
where would the closest XC skiing be (suitable for a weekend visit)?
Also, where's the closest wilderness/solitude backpacking? I haven't
seen any "woods" on my drive from London to Leicestershire, only
non-fields and sheep. The Apls seem to have only huts/hotels, so I am
likely staying away.

I suppose these folks would know about snow and probably other
adventures: http://www.rollerski.co.uk/. If I've got my people right,
isn't Daruba (sp?) in England and related to doogiski
(http://nordicxplained.wordpress.com/)?

OTOH, Andrew Musgrave seems to train everywhere in Europe but England,
while his sister does hers closer to home.

Gene