About that cold thing.

If you're serious about getting out, you'd better be prepared for -20  
degree wind chills (and sometimes thats the baseline temperature).  
That said, it can get pretty toasty in the spring. New England  
weather brings it all.

-Brian


On Oct 17, 2007, at 12:58 PM, Henry Mai wrote:

> So, in an effort to cross-train and keep an aerobic base for  
> cycling, I'm
> ditching the fat skis for skinny ones this winter.  I've managed to  
> get a
> good deal on a pair of skate skis and boots from last year's demo  
> fleet and
> am looking to find more info about what opportunities are available  
> around here.
>
> 1. Is there a resort that the club frequents most often?  So far,  
> I've seen
> Bolton, Smuggler's, Jay, Trapp, and have heard that the Burlington  
> Country
> club have suitable trails.
>
> 2. Is there a weekly trip that's organized, or is it an ad hoc kind  
> of thing
> with members offering rides to whoever wants to come on a given trip?
>
> 3. Passes: is it worth it to get a season's pass somewhere?  The  
> Triple
> Major isn't that much more expensive than a Nordic pass from Bolton  
> alone
> and will let me go downhilling when the urge arises.  I'm a grad  
> student
> with a pretty set 9-5 schedule during the week, so weekends will  
> probably be
> the only times I can get out.
>
> 4. Clothing wise: how cold/warm does it get when you're out  
> skiing?  I come
> from Ottawa, Ontario (Canada) and I'm used to a very similar  
> climate, but
> I've only ever done downhill skiing with a pretty well insulated  
> jacket and
> pants so I have no idea how hot it's going to get when you're actually
> skiing.  I'm thinking that I can get away with using a midweight
> long-sleeved bike jacket and windshell with a thermal layer  
> underneath, but
> correct me if I'm wrong.  I'll probably be picking up a pair of  
> suitable XC
> pants/tights.
>
> So yeah.  Any other advice would be helpful.