XC Skiing

Speaking of skiing, we hit the trails with our local Nordic ski club, and it was a blast, though not quite as serious as I thought it would be. Our friend AM is an avid skier, as is her daughter, and they used to race with one of the town XC ski teams. I guess they don’t do it anymore but want to continue with the sport, so she organized a laid back “team” for the town. I’m not sure if they are involved in competition, because some of those XC ski organizations are hardcore.

I thought it would be a good way for the kids to do some XC skiing, which we don’t do a lot of, and also have something outside of, you guessed it, hockey. We have a time conflict with one of the practices, but can make it to the other, so we joined in the fun. It was an interesting group, most of the kids are beginners, and it was all about fun, which is fine by us. Then again, most of the kids were pretty young, so it got pretty silly at times, but A&N seemed fine with it, and even said they had fun.

I think there are some serious skiers in the group, and they might have been a bit bored, but for the most part, it was a nice day out on the trails. It also seemed to spark some interest in Nordic skiing in N, who has been skiing all over the yard every chance he gets. This is a great thing, in my eyes, though it does require having some snow on the ground, which is not always a sure bet.

Until the next time, thanks for reading, and thanks to halvorbodin for the pic.