I look at _ Rec.skiing.backcountry from time to time and checked it out the
other day. To me it seems devoted to the steep and the deep. Don't get me
wrong, I'm devoted to the steep and the deep, or I would be if a) I coud
find it and b) I was a good enough skier to handle it. In the real world I
mostly ski the shallow ( 3 or 4 inches if I'm lucky) and the steep enough (
to require some sort of turning ability. I'm reminded of the boy in the
brothel who when asked "Who do you think you are going to satisfy with that
little thing? It can't be more than 3 inches," replied with a big grin on
his face, "me".
Sorry but what we lack in snow round here we make up for in pubs.
andy b

From: . stanford.edu
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Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 13:47:14 -0600 (CST)
To: Multiple recipients of list NORDIC-SKI
Subject: Best advice for a first time xc'er

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In article ,
Andrew Bolger wrote:
On 10/11/03 4:12 pm, "J999w" wrote:

There is nothing that limits rec.skiing.nordic to racing.
This is a general nordic skiing newsgroup ... anything relating to
nordic skiing is fair game

I for one, haven't raced in 5 years and am plenty happy skiing in my own
tracks in the local parks. Just as long as I'm sucking in cold air while
sweating bullets ... I'm content.

John Wilke
Milwaukee




Glad to hear it. I can't help thinking that there must be more of us who
like to poodle round on untracked snow on our local hills than usually put
our heads above the parapet.
I for one would like more discussion of off track kit, tips and trips on
this or another board, if anyone knows of a better hole.


_ Rec.skiing.backcountry is a pretty good place for discussing
"off track kit". The point there is not what gear you use, but
getting off the beaten track ( well sort of... backcountry
skiing is getting pretty popular these days.) You can talk
about it here as well, it's just the most of the posts are
from racers about racing.

_ Booker C. Bense



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