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Another place to keep an eye on for skiing possibilities relative close
to home is http://www.skinnyski.com/trails/reports.asp (see bottom). I know there's at least one regular Birkie skier who flies up from St. Louis. Perhaps he's not doing it alone? Gene On Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:35:53 -0800 (PST) Meg wrote: True - it did seem like the skating style would be more natural to me - and I've been watching to see what the difference is, but from what I read, the skating style can only be done on well groomed trails - and that the classic style was better for new snow - is that correct? Meg On Feb 24, 6:30*pm, wrote: Meg, * Sounds great. * Instructors (I'm one) usually tell new skiers to start with the classical/diagonal striding style, i.e., what you're doing. *However, with experienced skaters (ice or land), we pose the idea of starting with ski skating instead (you may have seen both at the Olympics). *Most adults need considerable acclimation to gliding on one ski, but experienced skaters have already learned that and developed the muscles to go along, so skating often makes a nice place to start. *If you ever get the chance... Gene |
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Thanks for the link. It's not entirely out of the realm of possibility
for me to drive in the direction of Chicago - there looked to be a couple places East of Springfield - I don't know that I'd drive all the way to Chicago though it's not that bad a trip from here. On Feb 26, 2:01*am, wrote: Another place to keep an eye on for skiing possibilities relative close to home ishttp://www.skinnyski.com/trails/reports.asp(see bottom). *I know there's at least one regular Birkie skier who flies up from St. Louis. *Perhaps he's not doing it alone? |
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Another person in the Chicago area who would probably be worth calling
for advice on places for help closer to St. Louis is Joe Gollinger, http://www.cascoxc.com/ (he's in Naperville, a Chicago suburb). Tell him I suggested calling (you probably won't need anything he's selling at the moment, unless you like the Casco eyewear, which is actually quite good). Gene On Wed, 3 Mar 2010 15:58:48 -0800 (PST) Meg wrote: Thanks for the link. It's not entirely out of the realm of possibility for me to drive in the direction of Chicago - there looked to be a couple places East of Springfield - I don't know that I'd drive all the way to Chicago though it's not that bad a trip from here. On Feb 26, 2:01*am, wrote: Another place to keep an eye on for skiing possibilities relative close to home ishttp://www.skinnyski.com/trails/reports.asp(see bottom). *I know there's at least one regular Birkie skier who flies up from St. Louis. *Perhaps he's not doing it alone? |
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On Mar 3, 7:09*pm, wrote:
Another person in the Chicago area who would probably be worth calling for advice on places for help closer to St. Louis is Joe Gollinger,http://www.cascoxc.com/(he's in Naperville, a Chicago suburb). Tell him I suggested calling (you probably won't need anything he's selling at the moment, unless you like the Casco eyewear, which is actually quite good). * Gene Thanks for replying - sorry I didn't say I had it figured out and had posted somewhere else. I wasn't quite sure anyone would see this older post. On Wed, 3 Mar 2010 15:58:48 -0800 (PST) Meg wrote: Thanks for the link. It's not entirely out of the realm of possibility for me to drive in the direction of Chicago - there looked to be a couple places East of Springfield - I don't know that I'd drive all the way to Chicago though it's not that bad a trip from here. On Feb 26, 2:01*am, wrote: Another place to keep an eye on for skiing possibilities relative close to home ishttp://www.skinnyski.com/trails/reports.asp(see bottom). *I know there's at least one regular Birkie skier who flies up from St. Louis. *Perhaps he's not doing it alone? |
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