Category Archives: Winter
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Double Duty Repeat
Posted on February 21, 2012 by Fritzrips in Alex Ski, Blog, Nordic Skiing, WinterQuick lap skating up Millcreek through 4″of ungroomed (slow) snow, then a disappointing trip up Corner Canyon Road where the south winds blew all the new snow off into Sandy. If we had a normal winter, this would be a fun road to skate ski up.
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Double Duty
Posted on February 17, 2012 by Fritzrips in Alex Ski, Blog, Nordic Skiing, Ski Touring, WinterShort skate up HWY 65 in horrific, refrozen, ungroomed mank. Then descend, eat lunch, and go skiing up Grizzly with the family. Perfect weather today, and the calm before the next welcomed storm.
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Another fine day touring.
Posted on February 15, 2012 by Fritzrips in Blog, Ski Touring, WinterSort of felt weird not skiing with Alex on my back. Good skiing on mellow north aspects. Hero snow. Today made me want to hang up the nordic skis and stay on touring gear, both to heal my ankle up, and just for a change of pace.
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Grizzly Hunting
Posted on February 15, 2012 by Fritzrips in Alex Ski, Blog, Ski Touring, WinterWent out hunting Grizzly with Alex, just found powder. Oh well, at least it actually looks like winter in the Wasatch now.
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Powder Day With Alex
Posted on February 14, 2012 by Fritzrips in Alex Ski, Blog, Ski Touring, WinterA foot or snow of new snow that remained good all day until Alex and I could get a run in before sunset. Nice turns on south aspects, nobody around for the dusk patrol.
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50k Round Valley
Posted on February 9, 2012 by Fritzrips in Blog, Nordic Skiing, WinterFirst long day on nordic skis, and really the first long day since Alex was born last June. Suffered for the first 15k due to low motivation, grey sky mank weather, and general apathy. After 15k started feeling good, and felt great the last 15k. It’s nice when your body goes into epinephrine mode, or [...]
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O’dark thirty nordic
Posted on February 7, 2012 by Fritzrips in Blog, Nordic Skiing, WinterThe photo above is going to be the reality if we don’t get some snow soon. The other reality is, if you want to go nordic skiing and not haul 20+lbs of child and chariot, then you have to get up at 5am and ski before mom goes to work. I will admit that watching [...]
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Snyderville Basin Nordic
Posted on February 7, 2012 by Fritzrips in Alex Ski, Blog, Nordic Skiing, WinterWent up to Park City to sample the Snyderville Basin nordic trails. Awesome nordic skating in the urban environment. Similar to Round Valley, but less hills. A great area to tow Alex around and just cruise along at 13-16mph.
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Samurai on track
Posted on February 3, 2012 by Fritzrips in 4x4, WinterButchered the Samurai down to the minimum for the lightest possible weight for the best over snow performance. Eventually I will rebuild the cab in uber-light fashion, as well as tweak the tracks a bit for more float and better traction. A ghetto rear locking differential is in the works too.
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More Fish
Posted on February 3, 2012 by Fritzrips in Nordic Skiing, WinterAnother day skating up Hwy 65. A skiff of fresh snow slowed it down, but still a good time and a great workout.
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