Well yesterday was probably going to be the last day I ski this season. Sam was feeling good even though we did river bottoms the day before. My glide started out good but it turned sour when we started hitting all the dirty snow. Sam had some moly on which helped him. The warm up will begin this week and the snow will be almost gone. I would have gone skiing today again but I did a lot the last few days and I'm taking a couple days easy. I sharpened the skates and coated the blades this weekend and now I have to stone grind the skis and put a summer coat on. The bikes are all ready to go. We sent in the rear shocks over the winter to get new seals and oil and what not. I put new rings and chains on everything too. The only upgrades for this year are some lighter shoes and pedals. I'm looking at the new Look quartz pedals and Specialized shoes with the boa system. I like the Look pedals because they have a bigger platform than egg beaters yet lighter than Time. The Specialized shoes have had good reviews and they are one of the lightest available. I should shave a 1/4lb off the pedals and shoes combined.
Friday Sam, Chris, and I went down to the river bottoms. Fresh snow and around 10 degrees. The sun was strong and was actually making the road section at 35W muddy. We were out there for almost 4 hrs. I have no pictures because my lcd screen on my camera decided it did not like Minnesota temperatures. I did the river bottoms 2 times this week. Its a lot better than on the road because you can stay warmer and out of the wind. Keeps the mind occupied too. Now with warmer weather on the way the streets will clear up and conditions will favor the road. Not too long before I do my Scandinavian town tour.