Last ski, best ski... now what?

Jeff-

I just had to let you know that I woke up to fresh snow this morning
and it is currently still snowing ...

I do believe I'll be getting in another ski this weekend! Come on
over!

robin

"Terje Mathisen" wrote in message
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Wily Coyote wrote:
"Bob" wrote in message
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Wily Coyote wrote:
I've often wondered what it would be like, to live someplace where you
could ski every day of the winter; after work during the week, and all
weekend. I don't think I'd ever get tired of it. And like you
mentioned, the price of gasoline is starting to factor into those
160-mile RT's (closest Nordic areas to Denver require that much
driving).
I've wondered about living on the ski trails, too. The 450 round trip to
Tahoe isn't cheap. Not to mention the restaurant and bar tab ;-)

-Bob

There was a great thread on here a few years ago, about the best XC ski
towns. After reading all the posts, I recall thinking that the Hayward,
WI area might be Nordic nirvana. Duluth got high marks, also, I believe.
Out

Hmmm, a case of selective memory?

I definitely remember Oslo coming out pretty high up on that list. :-)

Oh, you meant "Continental US only"? :-)

Terje
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"almost all programming can be viewed as an exercise in caching"

Sorry, Terje, I didn't mean to exclude THE all-time greatest ski town in the
world. If you know how I could "retire" there, at least for a little while,
I'm all ears. According to M. Michael Brady in "Living and Working in
Norway," you have to meet certain criteria to obtain a residence permit
(Oppholdstillatelse) in order to stay for more than three months (without
working). Of course, perhaps I could just work part-time...

Wily Coyote wrote:
"Terje Mathisen" wrote in message
Hmmm, a case of selective memory?

I definitely remember Oslo coming out pretty high up on that list. :-)

Oh, you meant "Continental US only"? :-)

Sorry, Terje, I didn't mean to exclude THE all-time greatest ski town in the
world. If you know how I could "retire" there, at least for a little while,
I'm all ears. According to M. Michael Brady in "Living and Working in
Norway," you have to meet certain criteria to obtain a residence permit
(Oppholdstillatelse) in order to stay for more than three months (without
working). Of course, perhaps I could just work part-time...

You do need a work permit to stay here indefinitely, and they have
become a little bit harder to get for US citizens, but still _far_
easier than it is for me to get a "green card" to work in the US.

Besides, with the cost of living in Oslo, you probably need to work. :-(

The absolute best option (in a fantasy world) would be to work for
Skiforeningen as a trail setter, or in one of the Nordmarka cabins: Do
some work in the morning, then have the rest of the day off for skiing. :-)

Terje
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"almost all programming can be viewed as an exercise in caching"

You got me Terje - Oslo tops Marquette any day. But would Mora or
Falun give Oslo a run for the money?
More trails in Oslo ... probably, i bet.

JKal.

On Mar 28, 8:57*am, Terje Mathisen
wrote:
Wily Coyote wrote:
"Terje Mathisen" wrote in message
Hmmm, a case of selective memory?

I definitely remember Oslo coming out pretty high up on that list. :-)

Oh, you meant "Continental US only"? :-)
Sorry, Terje, I didn't mean to exclude THE all-time greatest ski town in the
world. *If you know how I could "retire" there, at least for a little while,
I'm all ears. *According to M. Michael Brady in "Living and Working in
Norway," you have to meet certain criteria to obtain a residence permit
(Oppholdstillatelse) in order to stay for more than three months (without
working). *Of course, perhaps I could just work part-time...

You do need a work permit to stay here indefinitely, and they have
become a little bit harder to get for US citizens, but still _far_
easier than it is for me to get a "green card" to work in the US.

Besides, with the cost of living in Oslo, you probably need to work. :-(

The absolute best option (in a fantasy world) would be to work for
Skiforeningen as a trail setter, or in one of the Nordmarka cabins: Do
some work in the morning, then have the rest of the day off for skiing. :-)

Terje
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"almost all programming can be viewed as an exercise in caching"

32 Degrees B wrote:
You got me Terje - Oslo tops Marquette any day. But would Mora or
Falun give Oslo a run for the money?
More trails in Oslo ... probably, i bet.

A _lot_ more trails, the official number is 2600 km according to
Skiforeningen, i.e. the trails maintained by them.

There are of course "wild" trails up&down to the top of more or less
every single hill in Nordmarka.

On a really bad snow year we've had to drive 20 min to the northern end
of Sørkedalen, then carry our skis for ~10 mins to get to the skiable
trailhead, but from that point we have multiple trails and can ski all
day before returning.

In the final weeks of the season, skiers will drive to the north end of
Nordmarka, to Ringkollen, where the snow lasts another month.

Terje

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"almost all programming can be viewed as an exercise in caching"

rungirl4u writes:

rungirl4u Jeff-
rungirl4u I just had to let you know that I woke up to fresh snow this morning
rungirl4u and it is currently still snowing ...

rungirl4u I do believe I'll be getting in another ski this weekend! Come on
rungirl4u over!

I had a great, but far too short, day at Waterville Valley today. Sadly I cannot
make it out this weekend, but I hope for a full day there on Monday. Today we had
four fresh inches on top of a deep base. Wonderful.


--
Andrew Hall
(Now reading Usenet in rec.skiing.nordic...)

I had a great, but far too short, day at Waterville Valley today.

I'm going to WV tomorrow (Sunday).
Long-term forecast for next weekend also looks good.

Mark Drela writes:

I had a great, but far too short, day at Waterville Valley today.

Mark I'm going to WV tomorrow (Sunday).
Mark Long-term forecast for next weekend also looks good.

I could not make it this weekend due to family commitments, but
I will be going for a full day tomorrow. It will take some good
grooming after this week's rain and high temps, but they are supposed
to be very good at grooming...


--
Andrew Hall
(Now reading Usenet in rec.skiing.nordic...)

In article , gr writes:
Just had what was probably the last ski of the season down in the NYS
Finger Lakes (Harriet Hollister Rec Area).

The conditions at Waterville were incredible on Sunday -- best I've seen all year.
They still have about 2 feet of dense snow on the trails, with more snow tomorrow,
but next weekend looks sketchy. Bretton Woods closed already.